The Rise of Renting in the U.S

Re:The Rise of Renting in the U.S by tomp on Thursday February 18, 2016 @04:40AM (#11124661)

A quick Google search brings up Canadian statistics [0]. In total, it's about equal (F: 50.15% M: 49.85%). Removing "criminal harrassment" and "uttering threats" (which are not really violent crimes) makes little difference (F: 48.62% M: 51.38%).

For rape ("sexual assault"), women "win" by far (F: 91.89% M: 8.11%), but it's much less frequent than "aggravated assault" and "robbery". Also, I'm assuming that "sexual assault" doesn't include prison rape (which makes sense, since that's not something you should fear in public), but it probably includes rape by friend/acquaintance (which isn't something that you should fear in public, and wouldn't rise if living in a RV compared to a house). Allegedly, rape by stranger (in public) is a rather rare form of rape (although it still makes sense to fear it and not put yourself in situations where it's likely to happen).

Men are the majority of victims of serious crime (after removing "simple assault") (F: 40.22% M: 59.78%).

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_differences_in_crime#In_Ca...

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Re:The Rise of Renting in the U.S by toddchambery on Thursday February 18, 2016 @09:39AM (#11125995)

I wonder how much these numbers are a result of a kind selection bias, i.e. women don't put themselves in situations because of natural disposition/perceived higher risk (this is certainly the case in my experience).

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