Social - no tourists, vandalism, run down communities, lack of service and broken window theory (environment encouraging behaviour)
Financial impact (violent crime)
Loss of income, need to take time off work, unable to work
Violent crimes
Loss of confidence, physical suffering, scarring, difficulty sleeping and eating disorders
Psychological effects (violent crime)
PTSD, Anxiety, depression
Social effects (violent crime)
Having to movehouse, avoidingcertainplaces,avoidingtravel
All crime surveys in the UK show that men are more likely to be victims of violentcrime than woman (2% of men and 1.3% of women)
Men are the main victims of violent crimes apart from domestic violence, where women are more likely victims ( 0.3% of women,0.1% of men)
Figures from ‘The Home Office Homicide Index’ for the year ending march 2020 shows that 73% of homicide victims were male and 27% were female
In 2021/22 the emotional impacts reported by victims of violent crime were in annoyance (51% of violent crime), anger (46%) and shock (34%)
Property crime impact
55% of property crimes, the victims had somethingstolen
Property crime impact
63% of such cases of values of property stolen was less than £100
Property crime impact
In only 8% of incidents, was the value of property lost, more than £1000
One impact of crime on victims is financial. People who are a victim of theft or robbery have lost some of their possessions and may not have insurance to replace them. For example, those in the lowest wealth bracket in the UK are the least likely to have insurance and most likely to be a victim of theft.
One impact of crime on victims is physical. People who are a victim of violent crime have been injured (sometimes permanent) or even murdered. For example, a man in Bristol was a victim to violent crime, his ex attacked him with corrosive acid which left him blind in one eye and disabled.