Characteristics of Crime (2019/2020) 4.15

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SAINT LUCIA NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMIZATION SURVEY 2020 (SLNCVS). Basic tables.			Table 4.15
Distribution of assaults where the victim suffered any type of physical injury by geographic area, by type of injury
September 2018 to August 2019
Geographic area & Type of injury	Total number of assaults where the victim suffered any type of physical injury	Frequency 1*
		Absolute	Percentage
SAINT LUCIA	2 661
Minor injuries		3230	100.0
Bruises (including black eye)		1173	44.1
Scratches		505	19.0
Swelling		920	34.6
Cuts		341	12.8
Chipped or fractured teeth		0	0.0
Other minor injuries		291	10.9

Major injuries		667	100.0
Bullet wound		0	0.0
Knife or stab wounds		287	10.8
Amputation		0	0.0
Broken bones or loss of tooth/teeth		88	3.3
Internal injuries		76	2.8
Blows that make you lose consciousness		217	8.2
Other serious injuries		0	0.0
1* Respondents might have chosen more than one option.
Note 1: The estimates that appear in this tabulation are shadowed according to their level of precision in High, Moderate and Low, taking the Coefficient of Variation CV (%) as a reference. If the values are closer to 0 it indicates the estimate is more precise and vice versa. Moderate and Low precision requires a cautious use of the estimates in which the causes of high variability are analyzed and other indicators of precision and reliability are considered, such as the confidence interval. See table below for level of precision of the estimates:
High: Indicates a CV (%) on a range of (0, 25)
Moderate: Indicates a CV (%) on a range of (25, 50)
Low: Indicates a CV (%) on a range of (50+)
Source: SLNCVS. Saint Lucia National Crime Victimization Survey, 2020.

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