Disadvantaged populations are entitled to the same equal protections under the law that their more advantaged counterparts enjoy. Foremost among them is the right to safety. Unfortunately rates of safety and victimization are informed by factors like race and ethnicity, foster care status, and LGTBQ status. Rates of violent victimization as well as rates of family-related homicide show large disparities between racial and ethnic groups. Foster care children experience disproportionately higher rates of abuse than non-foster care children. Hate crimes, motivated by religion, race, and sexual orientation, continue to claim victims across NYC.

To understand Safety and Victimization as a function of inequality we used four indicators:

• Race & Violent Victimization
• Race & Domestic Violence Homicide
• Foster Care Status & Child Abuse/Neglect
• Hate Crime Victimization

Look at the chart to your right for an overall picture of this topic, and then explore each indicator and the scores in context for more detail and additional findings.