Kyme, you could try the Independent Living Center of your city. and see if they have those stats. Kendall?  

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>Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:34:22 -0500
>From: "Cleveland, Kyle E." <[log in to unmask]>  
>Subject: Violent crime against the disabled  
>To: [log in to unmask]
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>Hey guys, I'm looking to find stats (preferably in the US) that show the
>number of violent crimes committed against folks with disabilities.
>Violent crime would include rape, murder, assault, aggravated assault,
>domestic abuse, etc.  It would NOT include hate crimes that do not
>involve physical violence.  I'm also looking to see if those stats can
>be broken down into two groups: those whose disabilities would preclude
>them from being able to defend themselves and those who might be able to
>ward off their attackers by defensive mechanisms like pepper spray, stun
>guns, martial arts (yep, there are courses for hemi's in chairs), etc.
>
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>If you have any ideas for sources, that would be great.  Government
>records could be pulled through an FOIA (Freedom of Information Act)
>request.
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>
>I'm trying to see if there is some sort of correlation between
>disability and assault-are folks more likely to be assaulted because
>they are disabled?  I'm not looking at crimes committed within care
>facilities by healthcare staff-that's a whole 'nother area.  
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>If the stats are there to justify the cost, there might be an
>opportunity to get an Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant for
>self-defense classes for the disabled.
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>
>Thanks.
>
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>
>Kyle
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