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Table 1 Overview of the mean number of (violent) offenses committed during early adulthood and specific type of offenses committed at least once by young adult violent and nonviolent offenders

From: Constellations of youth criminogenic factors associated with young adult violent criminal behavior

 

Violent offenders

(n = 146)

Nonviolent offenders

(n = 241)

Range

M

SD

Range

M

SD

Total number of offenses committed

3–96

16.38

12.40

1–5

2.00

1.32

Violent offenses committed

1–11

3.34

2.00

–

–

–

Types of offenses committed at least once

n

%

n

%

Property crime no violence

119

81.5

67

27.8

Violent property crime

101

76.0

–

–

Violent offense

115

78.8

–

–

Drug related offense

40

27.4

20

8.3

Weapon related offense

38

26.0

4

1.7

Sexual offensea

4

2.7

2

.8

Traffic offense

90

61.6

44

18.3

General offenses public domain

78

53.4

24

10.0

Arson

3

2.1

4

1.7

Otherb

113

77.4

116

48.1

  1. aSexual offenses concerned sexual harassment, not rape or sexual assault which would be considered violent crimes
  2. bExamples of the most common other offenses were insulting a police officer, not following police orders, public intoxication, resisting arrest, violation of judicial terms, false identity, vandalism and trespassing