People with mental health problems are up to ten times more likely to become victims of crime than the general population

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It found that:

  • People with severe mental illness were three times more likely to be a victim of any crime than those without.
  • People with severe mental illness were five times more likely to experience assault than those without.
  • Women with severe mental illness were ten times more likely to experience assault than those without.
  • Nearly forty five per cent of people with severe mental illness reported experiencing crime in the last year.
  • Sixty two per cent of women with severe mental illness reported being victims of sexual violence as adults.
  • People with severe mental illness were seven times more likely to experience three or more different types of crime in a year than the general population.
  • People with severe mental illness were significantly more likely to report the police had been unfair or disrespectful compared to the general population.