The Demographics Of Crime's Victims

If you were a criminal, would you prey on (a) a person who’s young and vigorous or (b) a person who’s old and weak? And would you victimize someone who is (a) poor or (b) rich? If you answered (b) in both cases, it suggests you haven’t got a criminal mind—or perhaps merely a white-collar-criminal mind. Consistent with lots of other data, a new Gallup poll finds that young and low-income people are more likely to be victims of crime than their older and more prosperous compatriots.