4 Injury, assault and intimidation

  The number of cases reported for injury, assault and intimidation all sharply increased in 2000. The number of cases reported for injury then continued to increase, reaching the highest since 1975 at 36,568 in 2003, but did then decrease over four consecutive years from 2004 to 30,986 in 2007 (down by 3,001 (8.8%) from the previous year). The number of cases reported for assault continued to increase from 1995 to 31,966 in 2007 (up by 964 (3.1%) (id.)). The number of cases reported for intimidation reached the highest since 1976 at 2,658 in 2006, but then slightly decreased to 2,553 in 2007 (down by 105 (4.0%) (id.)). The clearance rate for those offenses all significantly fell due to the sharp increase in number of reported cases, but has risen somewhat since around 2004.
  Table 1-1-2-4 shows the number of cases reported and the percent distribution for injuries, assault and intimidation by place of occurrence.
  The number of cases reported for injury and assault was the highest on the roads, followed by residences, for place of occurrence. It is also noticeable that a large number of cases were reported to have taken place at parking places for vehicles, including bicycles, for injuries, and at public transportation facilities (inside subway trains, aircraft, ships, and buses, stations and other railroad facilities, airports, and seaports) for assault. The majority of reported cases for intimidation have taken place at residences.

Table 1-1-2-4  Number of reported cases and percent distribution for injury, assault, and intimidation by place of occurrence (2007)