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Over the last few months, we've noticed what appears to be an uptick in unprovoked stranger attacks, so we asked our strategic researchers to take a deep dive into the numbers.
What they found is concerning: over four people a day are the target of a random, unprovoked assault.
What they found is concerning: over four people a day are the target of a random, unprovoked assault.
How we got there:
First, we defined who an “unprovoked stranger” was:
- No previous relationship with the victim
- Initial interactions were brief, i.e. 0-15 seconds
- The incident was unreasonable given the circumstances
First, we defined who an “unprovoked stranger” was:
- No previous relationship with the victim
- Initial interactions were brief, i.e. 0-15 seconds
- The incident was unreasonable given the circumstances
We then reviewed assaults that were reported to the VPD from September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021, and determined there were approximately 1,555 unprovoked stranger assaults involving 1,705 victims.
1,705.
Let that number sink in.
1,705.
Let that number sink in.
