Crime Resulting in Bodily Harm - Update 2

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The percentage difference for crimes resulting in bodily harm is much more equal between men and women than expected.

Excel Workbook link and explanation

I have linked to my Excel Workbook here

The yellow highlights are the totals of each category and the percentages are of the total violations. Each value below the category total is the percentage of that category.

Contrary to the common public narrative, women are only 5% more likely to be the victim of a violent crime. There is further divide in gender disparity in both the sexual assault category and assault category that evens out for the overall total.

Original datasheet link

I have linked the Original Datasheet here

News story/study link and brief summary


A Global News report here speaks to the common narrative I referred to earlier. Though this story is from 2018 and my data is from 2017, men are in fact much more likely to be victims of assault, and thus more likely to be killed. This story speaks as though women are dying in droves while men live worry free, when it is almost the opposite.

The story references 2016 statistics in which 148 women were the victims of homicide, without comparing it to the number of male victims. This is relevant because the data I have found is in direct opposition to the public narrative of violence in society and whom it affects.

Crime Resulting in Bodily Harm

1. What dataset will you use for your final report?

Victims of police-reported violent crime and traffic offences causing bodily harm or death, by type of offence and sex and age group of victim.

2. Describe the dataset. What kind of data does it contain?

The dataset contains information regarding bodily harm or death caused by violent crime and traffic offences, broken down by sex and age group. The data also categories by crimes, which will allow for in depth examination of crimes against age and sex groups.

3. Is there anything about your data you don't understand?

I understand the data very well, the information is clear and concise. The only point of confusion I had was the category labeled 'Sexual Violations against children', it included statistics for persons over 18, though I figured that this was due to either occurrences on birthdays or delayed reports.

4. what are some questions you hope to answer with your data? list at least three.

What age/sex group is the most commonly targeted?

What crime is most often committed against this group?

What age/sex group is the least commonly targeted?

What is the most common offence resulting in bodily harm?

What is the most common crime against males?

What is the most common crime against females?