About one-fifth of Latvia_s residents, 20.9 percent, say that they have been victims of a crime in the past 12 months such as robbery or assault, according to a poll conducted by the public opinion study center SKDS.
Published:
5 March 2000 y., Sunday
According to SKDS, 75 percent of Latvia_s residents questioned this January say that they had been victims of a crime in the past 12 months. Twenty-seven percent of residents whose income exceeded 127 lats ($213) per family member said that they were criminally abused in the past 12 months. While only 20 percent of those residents whose income level per family member is 42 lats said they were victims. The survey shows that Riga residents say they have been victims of a crime more often than residents of other cities and counties.
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