Table 5-1-5-1 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 5-1-5-1  Number of juvenile crime victims under 13 by type of major penal code offenses (1996-2005)

  The number of juvenile crime victims under 13 has been on a rise for assault and injury. The female rate among the total number of victims, by type of offense (excluding rape) in 2005, was the highest for forcible indecency (92.1%), followed by kidnapping (67.3%), and assault (51.8%).