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Maryland's Motor Vehicle Robbery (Carjacking) Report 1998

NCJ Number
181398
Date Published
1999
Length
53 pages
Annotation
Maryland's Statewide Uniform Crime Reporting Program has on record 509 carjackings reported in 1998, a 19- percent decrease from the 626 reported in 1997.
Abstract
In addition, 62 motor vehicle robberies were reported that did not meet the definition of carjacking; these robberies included 17 unfounded carjackings. The reported carjackings involved 546 victims; 1 was murdered and 17 received serious injuries. The carjackings involved 796 offenders. Use of the handgun accounted for 260 or 51.1 percent of the carjackings. A total of 73.1 percent of the victims were male, 26.9 percent were female, and 0.1 percent were unknown. A total of 61.9 percent of the victims were black, 36.8 percent were white, and 1.3 percent were of other races. Victims' ages ranged from 4 to 89 years; 59.2 percent were ages 19-40 years. Tables, figures, and appended reporting form and details on individual incidents