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Violent Victimization at the Intersections of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Race
National Crime Victimization Survey, 2017–2019
February 2023
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Experiences with violence differ across demographic characteristics. Using data from the 2017-2019 National Crime Victimization Survey, this study examines victimization at the intersection of sexual orientation, gender, and race/ethnicity. It appeared in PLOS ONE in February 2023.
Highlights
Across racial and ethnic groups, LGBT people are more likely than non-LGBT people to be victims of violent crime.
Within each racial and ethnic group, LGBT people have higher rates of victimization involving someone they know than non-LGBT people.
White and Hispanic lesbian and bisexual females have higher violent victimization rates than Black females.