Victimization study

People with severe mental illnesses are far more likely to be victims of crime than those not similarly afflicted.

A new comprehensive Northwestern University study shows that, compared with members of the general population, people with severe mental illnesses are:

8 times more likely to be robbed;
11 times more likely to be victims of violent crime;
15 times more likely to be assaulted;
23 times more likely to be raped; and
140 times more likely to have property stolen from their person.