The Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the United States - 1992
Appendix C, Table C.6
Medical Costs for Victims of Violent Crime Due to Alcohol and Other Drugs, 1992
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|
Causal Factor
(%) |
Medical Expenses per Victim
($) |
Total Attributed to Alcohol or Drugs
(millions of dollars) |
| Type of Crime |
Number of Victimizations |
Alcohol Abuse |
Drug Abuse |
Alcohol Abuse |
Drug Abuse |
Assault |
5,254,690 |
30.0 |
5.1 |
210* |
331 |
56 |
Rape |
140,930 |
22.5 |
2.4 |
28* |
1 |
.09 |
Robbery |
1,225,510 |
3.4 |
27.2 |
4* |
2 |
14 |
Homicide |
23,760 |
30.0 |
15.8 |
9,258** |
66 |
35 |
| Total |
6,644,890 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
400 |
105 |
Source: U.S. Department of Justice (1994b), table 4, p. 60; (1993b,c).
Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.
*Costs inflated from 1991 NCVS data. These are short-term costs only.
**Costs inflated from Miller et al. (1993) and include long-term costs.
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