Definition: Violent crime

Category: Crime and criminal justice

Violence against the person (such as physical assault), robbery (stealing by force or by threat of force), and sexual offences (including rape and sexual assault). http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/product?code=KS-SF-12-006&mode=view Eurostat, " Crime and Criminal Justice ", General methodological informationStatistics Explained, a distinct section of the official Eurostat website presenting all statistical topics in an easily understandable way