Table 5-1-6-1 shows the number of juvenile crime victims who were under 13 years of age, by type of major penal code offenses over the last 10 years.

Table 5-1-6-1  Number of juvenile crime victims under 13, by type of major penal code offenses (1997-2006)

  The number of juvenile crime victims under 13 has been on a rise for assault and injury. Looking at the rate of females among the victims for each offense (excluding rape) in 2006, forcible indecency was the highest at 89.8%, followed by kidnapping and buying or selling of human beings (69.8%), and assault (50.9%).