Seasonal Patterns in Criminal Victimization Trends
Topics:
Victim Engagement

Key findings are:
- Data indicate a higher rate of household property crimes (including burglary, motor vehicle theft, and household larceny) in the summer.
- Motor vehicle thefts do not have a seasonal pattern.
- For violent assaults (including rape and sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, simple assault), patterns vary depending on the crime.
- Aggravated assault rates are highest in the summer, whereas rates for simple assault—such as bodily injury during a consensual fight—are highest in the fall.
- Rape, sexual assault, and intimate partner violence rates are highest in the summer.
- Robbery rates do not have seasonal variations.