A recent study from the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics looks at crime rates and victimizations by season from 1993 to 2010. The study finds that:
- seasonal differences in household property victimization (burglary, motor vehicle theft, and household larceny) varied by less than 11% and violent victimizations (sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault) varied by less than 12%;
- rates in household crimes, aggravated assaults, and intimate partner violence were higher in the summer than other seasons;
- simple assaults had higher rates during the fall; and
- robbery rates did not have seasonal variations.
