Peace Corps The Safety of The Volunteer 2010

Volume 12
May 2012
Annual Report of Volunteer Safety
Safety of the Volunteer 2010
OFFICE OF SAFETY AND SECURITY
Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................
ExecutiveSummary........................................................
SexualAssaults...............................................................
Rape............................................................................
MajorSexualAssault..................................................
OtherSexualAssault..................................................
PhysicalAssaults.............................................................
Kidnapping..................................................................
AggravatedAssault.....................................................
MajorPhysicalAssault................................................
OtherPhysicalAssault................................................
Threats...........................................................................
PropertyCrimes.............................................................
Robbery......................................................................
Burglary......................................................................
Theft...........................................................................
Vandalism...................................................................
InServiceDeaths...........................................................
Appendices.....................................................................
A:SeverityHierarchyandIncidentDefinitions...........
B:Methodology.........................................................
C:PeaceCorpsCountries...........................................
D:DemographicsofAllVolunteers............................
E:Global,Regional,andPostVolumeandRates......
F:CountryofIncidentcomparedwithCountryofService
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Contributors
EdwardHobson,AssociateDirectorforSafetyandSecurity
DarylSink,ChiefofOverseasOperations,OfficeofSafetyandSecurity
DavidFleisig,LeadSecuritySpecialist,OfficeofSafetyandSecurity
ElizabethLowery,ProgramManager,OfficeofSafetyandSecurity
JenniferBinghamdeMateo,DataAnalyst,OfficeofSafetyandSecurity
CountryDirectors,PeaceCorpsSafetyandSecurityCoordinators,PeaceCorps
MedicalOfficers,PeaceCorpsSafetyandSecurityOfficers,andSafetyand
SecurityDeskOfficers
Introduction
Purpose
The Safety of the Volunteer 2010 provides summary statistics for calendar year 2010. In addition, it also provides a
globaltrendanalysisoverthelast10yearsandananalysisofincidentandriskcharacteristicsfrom2006to2010.
Theobjectiveofthispublicationistoprovidedetailedinformationregardingthedistributionandtrendsincrimesoc
curringtoPeaceCorpsVolunteersoverseas.
Profile of Volunteers on Board vs. Volunteer Crime Victims in 2010

Before examining crime incidents in 2010, it is important to consider the demographic profile of the average Peace
Corps Volunteer/trainee and to compare this profile to that of the Volunteers who were victims of crimes to see if
thereareanydifferencesinthetwopopulations.Volunteersareconsideredtraineesfromtheperiodoftheirstaging
event(preliminarytrainingcompletedintheU.S.)throughswearingin.AcomparisonoftheVolunteervictimstothe
generalVolunteerpopulationof2010isprovidedinTable1.
Table 1. Comparison of Volunteer Victims to General Volunteer Population in 2010

%Volunteerson
%Volunteer
%Volunteerson
%Volunteer
Characteristic
Characteristic2
Board
CrimeVictims
Board2
CrimeVictims2
Female
60
69.5
Male
40
30.5
Age
Ethnicity
84
88
Caucasian
75
77
<30
3039
8
6
Notspecified
8
3
4049
2
1
Asian
5
5
5059
2
2
Hispanic
6
6
4
3
AfricanAmerican
3
4
6069
7079
<1
<1
MixedEthnicity
3
3
0
NativeAmerican
<1
<1
8089
<1
Measuring the Volunteer Population

The Volunteer population fluctuates throughout the year as trainees arrive and seasoned Volunteers complete their
service(normally27months).NewPeaceCorpspostsareopening,whileotherpostsmaybesuspendingorclosingop
erations.Tomoreaccuratelycomparecrimedataacrosscountries,Volunteer/traineeyears(VTyears)areusedincal
culatingcrimeincidenceratesbecausethismeasurementprovidesamoreaccuratecountoftheactuallengthoftime
Volunteersareatriskofexperiencinganincident.Whiletherewere8,655VolunteersandtraineesservingasofSep
tember30,2010,therewereonly7,736VTyearsincalendaryear2010.
Overseas Post Changes

Incalendaryear2010,Volunteersservedin70PeaceCorpspostsin76countries.Programsthatcloseoropenwithina
calendaryearonlyprovidedataforthosemonthsinwhichVolunteersactuallyserved(seeAppendixC).
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S A F E T Y O F T HE V O L U N T E E R 2 0 1 0
Introduction
Data Source
ThedatausedtopreparethisreportwascollectedthroughtheCrimeIncidentReportingForm(CIRF)andtheConsoli
datedIncidentReportingSystem(CIRS).TheCIRS,aninhousedevelopedapplicationbuiltusingwebservices,wasre
leasedinApril2008.CIRSexpandedonthedatafieldscollectedbytheCIRF;therefore,someriskcharacteristicsana
lyzedinthereportarelimitedtodatacollectedsinceApril2008.
Incident Classification
CrimeincidentsarerankedonaseverityhierarchyrangingfromVandalism(leastsevere)toDeath(mostsevere)Ap
pendix A contains an overview of this hierarchy, including all definitions used to classify incidents. Information col
lectedintheCIRSfallsintooneoffivecategories:
SexualAssaults(rape/attemptedrape,majorsexualassault,andothersexualassault);
PhysicalAssaults(kidnapping,aggravatedassault,majorphysicalassault,andotherphysicalassault);
PropertyCrimes(robbery,burglary,theft,andvandalism);
Threats(includingintimidationanddeaththreat);and
Death(duetohomicide,suicide,accident,illness,andindeterminatecause).
Anoverviewofthemethodologyutilizedinpreparingthisreport,aswellasadiscussionofincidenceratesanddata
limitations,canbefoundinAppendixB.
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Executive Summary
ThePeaceCorpsiscommittedtominimizingrisksthatVolunteersfaceinthefieldsotheyareabletocompleteasuc
cessfulandproductivetwoyearservice.PeaceCorpsapproachtoVolunteersafetyismultifacetedanddrawsheavily
upontheassumptionthatstaff,Volunteersandcommunitymemberswillfulfilltheirrolesandobligationsastheyper
taintoVolunteersafety.Thisapproachisasharedresponsibilitythatdrawsitsstrengthfrombuildingcommunityrela
tionships,sharingpertinentinformation,providingindepthtraining,conductingthoroughsitedevelopment,ensuring
accurateandtimelyincidentreporting,developingeffectiveincidentresponseprocedures,andimplementingacom
prehensive and tested emergency communications/response system. This report, when combined with all of the
aforementionedresponsibilitiesandactivities,isonetooltoassiststaffandVolunteersinimprovingsafetyandsecurity
systemsandprotocolsandcanprovideinsightsintoreducingrisksinthefield.
Worldwide,PeaceCorpsVolunteersreported1,577crimesduring2010,oranoverallincidencerateof20.38incidents
per100VTyears.Propertycrimescontinuetobethemostprevalentincidentsreported(79percentofallreported
incidents),withtheftsaccountingfor45percentoftheoveralltotal,burglaries22percentandrobberies12percent.
Ofthemoreseriouscrimesreported,therewere13aggravatedassaults,23rapes/attemptedand1deathbyhomicide.
Figure1:IncidenceRatesofReportedCrimes2010(n=1577)
DeathbyHomicide
Rape
Majorsexualassault
Othersexualassault
Kidnapping
Aggravatedassault
Majorphysicalassault
Otherphysicalassault
Threat
Robbery
Burglary
Theft
Vandalism
0.01
0.49
0.43
1.73
0.00
0.17
0.18
0.88
0.67
2.43
4.41
9.94
0.05
0.00
2.00
4.00
6.00
8.00
10.00
12.00
Rateper100VTYears
Sexual Assaults
Sexual assaults are categorized into one of three areas: rape/attempted rape, major sexual assault, or other sexual
assault.From2009to2010,thenumberandrateofrapes/attemptedrapesincreasednoticeably,returningtothelev
elsseenin2008andearlier.Thenumberofreportedmajorsexualassaultsremainedthesame,thoughanincreasein
Volunteerpopulationmeansthisratehasdeclinedslightly.Therateofothersexualassaultsdecreasedslightly,though
thenumberreportedwasanincreaseofonefrom2009.
Inrapes/attemptedrapes,theoffenderistypicallyafriendoracquaintanceoftheVolunteerandtheincidentmostof
tenoccursintheVolunteersresidence.Majorsexualassaultsandothersexualassaultsaremorecommonlycommit
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Executive Summary
tedbystrangersandtendtooccurinpublicareasattheVolunteerssite,or,inthecaseofothersexualassaults,ona
formoftransportation.Mostrapesoccurbetweenmidnightand6a.m.onSaturdaynight/Sundaymorning.Majorsex
ualassaultsaremostcommonbetween6p.m.andmidnightovertheweekend,whileothersexualassaultsaremore
commonduringdaylighthoursandhavenodiscerniblepatternbydayofweek.TheVolunteerisrarelyphysicallyin
juredinasexualassault.ItisrareforaVolunteertodecidetopursueprosecutioninasexualassault;therefore,of
fendersaretypicallynotidentifiedorapprehended.
Physical Assaults
Physical assaults are categorized into one of four areas: kidnapping, aggravated assault, major physical assault, or
otherphysicalassault.Dataonkidnappinghasonlybeencollectedsince2006,andnokidnappingswerereportedin
2010.Between2009and2010,theincidencerateofaggravatedassaultscontinuedtodecreaseinthesamemannerit
hassince2006.Majorphysicalassaultsincreasedslightlyfrom2009to2010,whileotherphysicalassaultsdecreased
from2009to2010.
MaleandCaucasianVolunteerstendtobethemostfrequentvictimsofaggravatedassaults.Alargepercentageof
majorphysicalassaultsoccurbetweenmidnightand6a.m.Approximatelyhalfofallphysicalassaultsoccuronweek
ends,thoughthisisprimarilyseeninaggravatedassaultsonSaturdaysandmajorphysicalassaultsonSundays.The
physical assault categories are distinctive since the frequency of these events does not decrease noticeably with
monthsinservice.PhysicalassaultsareonlyslightlymorelikelytooccurattheVolunteerssiteascomparedtowhen
theVolunteerisoutofsite.Amajorityofaggravatedassaultsoccurinruralareas,whileruralareasaretheleastcom
monlocationforotherphysicalassaults.
Threats
Threatsare twotypesofincidents combinedintoa single category:deaththreatsandintimidation.Intimidation has
been collected only since 2006. The incidence rate for threats remained steady from 2009 to 2010, following a de
creasefrom2008.FemaleandCaucasianVolunteersexperiencehigherratesofthreatincidents.Threatincidentsare
alsooneoftheonlytypesofcrimethatoccurmorefrequentlyduringthesecondhalfoftheVolunteersfirstyear.The
offenderinthemajorityofthreatincidentsisastranger,thougharelativelyhighpercentagearetheresultofactions
byafriendoracquaintance.
Property Crimes
Propertycrimesarecategorizedintooneoffourareas:robbery,burglary,theft,orvandalism.Between2009and
2010,incidenceratesforrobberyandtheftincreasedslightly,whileratesforburglaryandvandalismdecreased.Inthe
caseoftheft,thiscontinuesafairlysteadyincreaseinrateseensince2001.Theincidenceratesformostproperty
crimeshavesteadilyincreasedoverthepast10years.Robberiesandtheftstypicallyoccurinurbanareasoutsideof
theVolunteerssite,whileburglary,sinceitinvolvestrespassintoaresidence,istypicallyintheVolunteerssite
(barringrareexceptionsforhotelrooms).Robberiesmoreoftenhavemultiplevictimsinasingleevent,whileburglar
iesandtheftstendtoimpactasingleVolunteer.Almostallrobberiesarecommittedbystrangers,whereastheftsand
burglarieshavenoidentifiableoffender.Robberiestypicallyoccurinpublicareas,whiletheftsaremorecommonon
transportation,primarilybuses.PropertycrimescanresultinsubstantiallossestoVolunteers,andsinceAprilof2008,
Volunteervictimsofpropertycrimeslostanestimated$886,933.
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Sexual Assaults
Definitions
Rape:Penetrationofthevaginaoranuswithapenis,tongue,fingerorobjectwithouttheconsentand/oragainstthe
willoftheVolunteer.Thisincludeswhenavictimisunabletoconsentbecauseofingestionofdrugsand/oralcohol.
Rapealsoincludesforcedoralsex,where:
1. thevictim'smouthcontactstheoffender'sgenitalsoranus,OR
2. theoffender'smouthcontactsthevictim'sgenitalsoranus,OR
3. thevictimisforcedtoperformoralsexonanotherperson.
Anyunsuccessfulattemptstopenetratethevaginaoranusarealsoclassifiedasrape.
Majorsexualassault:Intentionalorforcedcontactwiththevictimsbreasts,genitals,mouth,buttocks,oranusOR
disrobingoftheVolunteeroroffenderwithoutcontactoftheVolunteersaforementionedbodyparts,forsexualgrati
ficationANDanyofthefollowing:
1. theuseofaweaponbytheoffender,OR
2. physicalinjurytothevictim,OR
3. whenthevictimhastousesubstantialforcetodisengagetheoffender.
Othersexualassault:Unwantedorforcedkissing,fondling,and/orgropingofthebreasts,genitals,mouth,buttocks,
oranusforsexualgratification.
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Sexual Assaults
The following section provides a global analyses of sex
ual assault incidents. Incidence of sexual assault is ex
pressedasincidentsreportedbyfemalesper100female
VTyearsbecausewomenareatamuchgreaterriskfor
sexualassaultsthanmen.In2010,98percentofthesex
ual assaults reported worldwide were against female
Volunteers.Useoffemalespecificincidenceratesbetter
characterizes the risk of sexual assault. However, in
viewingtheriskfactorgraphs,allsexualassaultsarein
cludedirrespectiveofthesexofthevictim.Incompar
ingyeartoyeardataforrapes/attemptedrapesandma
jorsexualassaults,incidenceratesshouldbeinterpreted
with caution due to the small number of incidents per
petratedannuallyagainstPeaceCorpsVolunteers.
Figure2:YearlyRatesofRape/AttemptedRape(n=212)
Eventsper100FemaleVTYears
1.00
0.80
0.60
0.66
0.51
0.59 0.55
0.54
0.48 0.51
0.49
0.39
0.40
0.20
0.30
10yearavg: 0.50
0.00
I. Rape/Attempted Rape
GlobalAnalysis
II. Major Sexual Assault
Table 2 provides the volume and rates of rapes/

attemptedrapesreportedbyfemaleVolunteers.
GlobalAnalysis
Table 3 provides the volume and rates of major sexual
assaultsreportedbyfemaleVolunteers
Table 2: SummaryRape/ Attempted Rape

IncidentsreportedbyfemaleVolunteersonly
2010NumberofIncidents
2010IncidenceRate(per100FemaleVTyears)
YearlyRateComparison(2009to2010)
10YearRateComparison(2001to2010)
23
0.49
13
0.30
64%
4%
There were 23 rapes/attempted rapes reported by fe

male Peace Corps Volunteers worldwide during 2010,
resulting in an incidence rate of 0.49 incidents per 100
femaleVTyears.Theincidencerateforrapes/attempted
rapes has remained relatively unchanged since 2001. In
2009, a substantially lower number were reported,
thoughin2010thisnumberreturnedtothelevelprevi
ouslyseen.
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Table 3: SummaryMajor Sexual Assault

20
0.43
20
0.46
7%
21%
Therewere20majorsexualassaultsreportedbyfemale
Peace Corps Volunteers worldwide during 2010, result
inginanincidencerateof0.43incidentsper100female
VTyears.Overthelast10yearperiod,therateofmajor
sexualassaultshasvariedwidelyfromahighof0.56inci
dentsin2001toalowof0.24incidentsper100female
VTyearsin2004.MalePeaceCorpsVolunteersreported
onemajorsexualassaultworldwideduring2010,result
inginanincidencerateof0.07per100maleVTyears.
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Figure4:YearlyRatesofOtherSexualAssault(n=714)
Figure3:YearlyRatesofMajorSexualAssault(n=155)
3.00
0.80
0.60
1.00
10yearavg:0.37
0.54
0.40 0.46 0.43
0.47
0.36
0.40
0.28
0.24
0.25 0.25
0.20
0.00
2.50
1.83
2.00
1.61 1.55
1.50
1.58
1.37
1.66
1.88 1.88 1.77

1.73
1.00
10yearavg:1.69
0.50
0.00
III. Other Sexual Assault
IV. Number of Incidents vs. Number of

Victims
GlobalAnalysis
Thenumberofreportedsexualassaultsandthenumber
ofvictimsgenerallydonotdiffer,meaningthereisusu
allyonlyoneVolunteervictiminasexualassault.Intwo
major sexual assaults and two other sexual assaults,
more than one Volunteer was victimized in each inci
dent.
Table 4 provides the volume and rates for other sexual

assaultsreportedbyfemaleVolunteers.
Table 4: SummaryOther Sexual Assault

81
1.73
77
1.77
2%
7%
There were 81 other sexual assaults reported by Peace

CorpsVolunteersworldwideduring2010,resultinginan
incidencerateof1.75incidentsper100femaleVTyears.
This number is slightly higher than the previous year,
though an increase in Volunteer population means the
ratehasdecreasedslightly.Overthelast10yearperiod,
theincidencerateofothersexualassaultshasfluctuated
around an average of 1.69 incidents per 100 female VT
years.MalePeaceCorpsVolunteersreportedtwoother
sexual assaults worldwide in 2010, resulting in an inci
dencerateof0.98per100maleVTyears.
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Figure5:NumberofIncidentsvs.NumberofVolunteer
Victimsfor2010
23
23
Rape
NumberofVictims
NumberofIncidents
23
21
MajorSexual
85
83
OtherSexual
20
40
60
80
100
Sexual Assaults
Volunteer Characteristics
Sex
Age
Figure7:RateofSexualAssaultsbyAgeGroup2006
2010(n=580)
Figure6:RateofSexualAssaultsbySex20062010
(n=594)
60s+(n=7)
Female(n=573)
0.4
0.4
0.1
0.1
1.8
0.3
50s(n=3)
0.5
40s(n=7)
OtherSexual
MajorSexual
0.1
Male(n=21)
0.01
30s(n=35)
Rape
0.01
0.00
1.00
1.50
2.00
OtherSexual
0.8
0.1
20s(n=528)
0.50
0.8
0.2
0.2
0.0
Rape
1.2
0.2
0.3
0.5
Rateper100VTYears
1.0
1.5
Rateper100VTYears
Ethnicity
MonthsinService
Table 5: Comparison of Sexual Assaults by Race/Ethnicity to

Volunteer Population, 2010 (n=125)
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian(n=101)
Notspecified(n=4)
Hispanic(n=10)
Asian(n=4)
AfricanAmerican(n=4)
Twoormoreraces(n=2)
NativeAmerican(n=0)
MajorSexual
0.3
Figure8:PercentageofSexualAssaultsbyMonthsin
Service20062010(n=581)
45.0%
MajorSexual OtherSexual Volunteer

Rape
Assault
Assault Population
91.3%
81.0%
77.8%
74%
0.0%
0.0%
4.9%
10%
4.3%
9.5%
8.6%
6%
0.0%
4.8%
3.7%
5%
4.3%
0.0%
3.7%
3%
0.0%
4.8%
1.2%
3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
<1
40.0%
35.0%
33.7%
Rape
30.6%
30.0%
MajorSexual
25.0%
21.4%
OtherSexual
20.0%
15.0%
11.2%
10.0%
3.1%
5.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0to6
7to12
13to18 19to24 25to30 31to36
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Sexual Assaults
Offender Characteristics
Victim/OffenderRelationship
DayofWeek
Figure9:PercentageofSexualAssaultsby
Offender/VolunteerRelationship20062010(n=594)
LocalLaw
Figure11:PercentageofSexualAssaultsbyDayof
Week20062010(n=594)
25.0%
22.1%
1.0%
Stranger
20.0%
36.5%
PeaceCorpsStaff
0.0%
Coworker/Mgmt.
4.8%
OtherPCV
3.8%
HostFamily
2.9%
15.0%
OtherSexual
MajorSexual
Rape
Friend/Acquaint.
11.5%
12.5%
Rape
12.5%
MajorSexual
10.6%
10.0%
OtherSexual
7.7%
5.0%
44.2%
Other
23.1%
4.8%
Unknown
0.0%
1.9%
0.0%
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
MON
80.0%
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
SUN
UNK
Incident Characteristics
TimeofDay
AtVolunteersSite
Figure10:PercentageofSexualAssaultsbyTimeofDay
20062010(n=581)
Morning
Afternoon
22.1%
6.3%
6.1%
25.3%
4.0%
0.0%
35.2%
OtherSexual
MajorSexual
Rape
9.7%
32.9%
20.0%
40.0%
56.5%
64.2%
55.8%
Yes
33.0%
35.4%
35.4%
Evening
Night/EarlyMorning
Figure12:PercentageofSexualAssaultsbyVolunteer
Site20062010(n=594)
MajorSexual
Rape
54.5%
1.0%
Unknown
60.0%
0.0%
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OtherSexual
42.5%
35.8%
44.2%
No
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
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Sexual Assaults
Location
WeaponType
Figure13:PercentageofSexualAssaultsbyLocation
20062010(n=594)
Workplace
Figure15:PercentageofSexualAssaultsbyWeapon
Type20062010(n=32)
1.9%
Commercial
Transportrelated
Knife/SharpObject
OtherSexual
11.5%
Rape
NonVol.Residence
36.5%
PublicArea
Other
22.1%
10.0%
Other
10.0%
Unknown
1.9%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
0.0%
60.0%
CommunitySize
PropertyLoss
Figure14:PercentageofSexualAssaultsbyCommunity
Size20062010(n=586)
38.5%
Rural
Urban
15.0%
47.5%
44.7%
Damagedor
Destroyed
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
100.0%
OtherSexual
1.5%
Stolen
MajorSexual
Rape
17.2%
11.8%
None
OtherSexual
MajorSexual
Rape
6.5%
2.5%
1.9%
40.0%
0.4%
25.3%
23.3%
20.0%
Figure16:PercentageofSexualAssaultsbyTypeof
PropertyLoss20062010(n=388)
29.8%
35.0%
30.1%
Intermediate
Unknown
81.0%
85.3%
99.6%
1.7%
1.5%
0.0%
50.0%
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Rape
5.0%
0.0%
MajorSexual
Drug
1.0%
Unknown
Unknown
8.3%
5.0%
BluntObject
20.2%
Vol.Residence
8.3%
15.0%
Gun/Firearm
MajorSexual
4.8%
83.3%
55.0%
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
100.0%
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Sexual Assaults
PersonsAccompanyingVolunteer
SupportProvided
Accompaniment20062010(n=397)
Figure21:PercentageofSexualAssaultsbySupport
Provided20082010(n=338)
Medical&Counseling
Planned/Provided
OtherSexual
30.4%
Accompanied
MajorSexual
Alone
2.6%
Rape
CounselingOnly
Planned/Provided
10.9%
68.5%
67.2%
74.6%
MedicalOnly
Planned/Provided
0.9%
7.4%
10.9%
NoSupportRequested
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
Unknown
0.0%
40.0%
60.0%
20.0%
Resulting Actions
InjurytoVolunteer
SuspectsApprehended
Yes
Yes
98.7%
87.0%
76.8%
OtherSexual
Rape
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
Unknown
0.0%
100.0%
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40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
86.9%
75.0%
80.6%
OtherSexual
MajorSexual
Rape
7.1%
0.0%
MajorSexual
10.3%
17.5%
15.5%
No
MajorSexual
Unknown
OtherSexual
Figure22:PercentageofSexualAssaultsbySuspect
Apprehended20062010(n=589)
13.0%
16.1%
No
45.4%
Rape
PhysicalInjury20082010(n=342)
72.7%
45.4%
5.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
80.0%
33.3%
18.5%
5.5%
Unknown
20.0%
37.0%
2.7%
7.5%
3.9%
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
100.0%
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Sexual Assaults
IntentionofVolunteertoProsecute
Figure23:PercentageofSexualAssaultsbyIntentionto
Prosecute20062010(n=593)
Yes
10.5%
34.6%
33.7%
No
35.8%
Undecided
7.1%
13.6%
9.6%
Unknown
9.6%
16.0%
5.8%
0.0%
20.0%
72.8%
51.0%
OtherSexual
MajorSexual
Rape
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
100.0%
Volunteers who report any incident to the Peace Corps

alsohavetheoptionofreportingtheincidenttotheap
propriate law enforcement agency. Beginning in 2010,
the Peace Corps began tracking the outcomes for inci
dentsinwhichVolunteervictimschosetoreporttolocal
authorities and pursue prosecution of the offender
(Table6).
Table 6: Outcomes in Rape/Attempted Rape and
Major Sexual Assault Incidents, 2010 (n=44)
Number Percent
VolunteerDeclinedtoPursue
Prosecution
VolunteerPursuedProsecution
UnderInvestigation
SuspectApprehended
StateDeclinedto
Prosecute
InJudicialProcess
Verdict:Guilty
32
12
73%
27%
33%
67%
4
8
1
3
4
13%
38%
50%
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Physical Assaults
Definitions
Kidnapping: The unlawfulseizure,transportation,and/ordetentionofavictimagainsther/hiswillforransomorre
ward.Thiscategoryincludeshostagetaking.
Aggravatedassault:Attackorthreatofattackwithaweaponinamannercapableofinflictingseverebodilyinjuryor
death.Attackwithoutaweaponorobjectwhenseverebodilyinjuryresults.Severebodilyinjuryincludesbroken
bones,lostteeth,internalinjuries,severelaceration,lossofconsciousness,oranyinjuryrequiringtwoormoredays
ofhospitalization.Attemptedmurdershouldbereportedasaggravatedassault.
Majorphysicalassault:AggressivecontactthatrequirestheVolunteertousesubstantialforcetodisengagetheof
fenderORthatresultsinmajorbodilyinjury,includinganyofthefollowing:injuryrequiringlessthantwodaysofhos
pitalization;ordiagnosticXraystoruleoutbrokenbones(andnofractureisfound);orsurgicalintervention(including
stitches).
Other physical assault:AggressivecontactthatdoesnotrequiretheVolunteertousesubstantialforcetodisengage

theoffenderandresultsinnoinjuryoronlyminorinjury.Minorinjurydoesnotrequirehospitalization,Xrayorsurgi
calintervention(includingstitches).
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Physical Assaults
The following section provides global analyses of all
physicalassaultincidents.Incidenceofphysicalassaults
isexpressedper100VTyears.
Figure24:YearlyRatesofKidnapping(n=4)
0.04
Eventsper100VTyears
Physical assault definitions have undergone several

changes in the past five years which make longterm
trend monitoring difficult. Prior to 2006, robbery was
defined as an incident devoid of violence or threat of
violenceinwhichpropertyorcashistakendirectlyfrom
aVolunteer.Iftherobberywasaccompaniedbyanat
tack,therobberywouldhavebeenreportedasaphysi
calassault.Someincidentsthatwouldhavebeenclassi
fied as aggravated assaults, major physical assaults, or
other physical assaults prior to 2006 are now classified
asrobberies,leadingtoageneraldeclineinthephysical
assaultratesandanincreaseinrobberyratesfrom2006.
0.03
0.02
0.02
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
II. Aggravated Assault

GlobalAnalysis
Table 8 provides the volume and rates of aggravated
assaults.
Table 8: SummaryAggravated Assault

2010IncidenceRate(per100VTyears)
I. Kidnapping
GlobalAnalysis
Table7providesthevolumeandratesofkidnappings.
Table 7: SummaryKidnapping
0
0.00
2
0.03
100%
0%
0.03
0.03
5yearavg:0.01
0.00
The next change involved only physical assaults. Inci

dents involving any type of weapon use or threat are
classifiedasaggravatedassaultspriorto2009,including
childrenthrowingsmallrocksorthreatsmadewithplas
ticbottles.In2010,assaultsinvolvingweaponsareclas
sified on the basis of the potential of the weapon to
cause severe bodily injury or death (aggravated as
saults),majorbodilyinjury(majorphysicalassault),orno
injurytominorinjury(otherphysicalassault).
0.03
13
0.17
19
0.26
36%
68%
There were 13 aggravated assaults reported by Peace

incidence rate of 0.17 incidents per 100 VT years. The
aggravated assault number and rate decreased 36 per
centfrom2009andhasdecreasedby68percentsince
2006.
Kidnappingwasaddedtothelistofreportableincidents
in 2006, but there were no kidnapping incidents re
portedin2006or2007.Twoincidentswerereportedin
each of 2008 and 2009; however, in 2010 the number
reportedreturnedtozero.
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Physical Assaults
Figure25:YearlyRatesofAggravatedAssault(n=610)
Figure26:YearlyRatesofMajorPhysicalAssault
(n=164)
1.00
2.50
5yearavg:0.35
2.00
1.50
1.38 1.39 1.26
1.00
Eventsper100VTYears
Eventsper100VTYears
3.00
1.60
1.21
0.53 0.53*
0.50
0.53
0.26 0.17
0.00
0.80
5yearavg: 0.18
0.60
0.40
0.31 0.32 0.30
0.20
0.35
0.22
0.13
0.13*
0.18
0.13 0.17
0.00
*2006 changeindefinition
The sharp decline in aggravated assaults from 2005 to

2006reflectsthedefinitionchange.Aggravatedassault
rates continued to decline from 2006 to 2009, and
dropped substantially in 2010, perhaps as a result of
changestothedefinitions.
Thedeclineinmajorphysicalassaultsfrom2005to2006
reflectsthedefinitionchange.Between2006and2009,
therateformajorphysicalassaultsshowednocleardi
rectional trend, though in 2009, the rate increased
slightly,perhapsasaresultofthesecondchangeindefi
nition.
III. Major Physical Assault
IV. Other Physical Assault
GlobalAnalysis
GlobalAnalysis
Table9providesthevolumeandratesofmajorphysical
assaults.
Table10providesthevolumeandratesofotherphysical
assaults.
Table 9: SummaryMajor Physical Assault

14
0.18
12
0.17
9%
40%
Therewere14majorphysicalassaultsreportedbyPeace
incidence rate of 0.18 incidents per 100 VT years. The
major physical assault rate increased 9 percent com
pared to 2009, which is also an increase of 40 percent
from2006.
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Table 10: SummaryOther Physical Assault
68
0.88
70
0.97
9%
52%
Therewere68otherphysicalassaultincidentsreported
by Peace Corps Volunteers worldwide during 2010, re
sultinginarateof0.88incidentsper100VTyears.The
other physical assault rate experienced a large increase
between 2006 and 2010 (52 percent), though the rate
hasdeclinedslightlysince2009(9percent).
Physical Assaults
V. Number of Incidents vs. Number of
Victims
Figure27:YearlyRatesofOtherPhysicalAssault(n=657)
Thenumberofreportedphysicalassaultsandthenum
berofvictimsreportedin2010differmorethaninpast
years.Thisisprimarilyduetoasingleaggravatedassault
involving five Volunteers and an other physical assault
involvingsixVolunteers.
Eventsper100VTYears
3.00
2.50
5yearavg:0.69
2.00
1.50
1.29 1.29
1.00
0.50
1.11 1.19 1.14
0.97 0.88
0.58
0.58*
0.57
Victimsfor2010
0.00
0
0
Kidnapping
Aggravated
Assault
Thedeclineinotherphysicalassaultsin2006reflectsthe
definition change. Since 2006, the incidence rate for
other physical assaults shows an upward trend. This
trendacceleratedin2009,likelyasaresultofthesecond
definition change, which classified previous aggravated
assaultsasotherphysicalassaultswhenthelikelihoodof
severebodilyinjuryfromuseofaweaponislow.
NumberofVictims
NumberofIncidents
20
13
15
14
MajorPhysical
77
OtherPhysical
68
0
20
40
60
80
100
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Physical Assaults
Sex
Age
Figure:RateofPhysicalAssaultsbySex20062010
(n=449)
Figure30:RateofPhysicalAssaultsbyAgeGroups2006
2010(n=439)
0.64
0.18
Female(n=248)
0.2
0.2
60s+(n=4)
0.30
0.02
0.7
0.2
Male(n=201)
0.1
40s(n=3)
0.5
0.0
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
0.3
0.7
0.2
20s(n=393)
0.2
0.6
0.1
30s(n=32)
0.5
0.0
0.6
50s(n=7)
OtherPhysical
MajorPhysical
AggravatedAssault
Kidnapping
OtherPhysical
MajorPhysical
AggravatedAssault
Kidnapping
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.2
Rateper100VTYears
0.4
0.6
0.8
Rateper100VTYears
Ethnicity
MonthsinService
Table 11: Comparison of Physical Assaults by Race/Ethnicity to Volunteer

Population 2010 (n=94)
Figure31:PercentageofPhysicalAssaultsbyMonthsin
Service20062010(n=431)
70.0%
Aggravated Major Other Volunteer

Race/Ethnicity
Kidnapping Assault Physical Physical Population
Caucasian(n=67)
N/A
53.8%
71.4%
74.6%
74%
Notspecified(n=4)
N/A
15.4%
0.0%
3.0%
10%
Hispanic(n=7)
N/A
0.0%
7.1%
9.0%
6%
Asian(n=4)
N/A
7.7%
7.1%
3.0%
5%
N/A
23.1%
14.3%
4.5%
3%
Twoormoreraces(n=4)
N/A
0.0%
0.0%
6.0%
3%
NativeAmerican(n=0)
N/A
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
<1
60.0%
Kidnapping
AggravatedAssault
MajorPhysical
OtherPhysical
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
22.1%
27.9%
22.8%
22.8%
20.0%
2.2%
10.0%
2.2%
0.0%
0to6
7to12
13to18
19to24
25to30
31to36
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Physical Assaults
DayofWeek
Figure32:PercentageofPhysicalAssaultsby
LocalLaw
Figure34:PercentageofPhysicalAssaultsbyDayof
Week20062010(n=454)
30.0%
2.9%
Stranger
25.0%
62.6%
PeaceCorpsStaff
0.0%
Coworker/Mgmt.
0.7%
OtherPCV
0.0%
1.4%
HostFamily
Friend/Acquaint.
Other
Unknown
0.0%
20.0%
17.6%
15.0% 11.3%
OtherPhysical
MajorPhysical
AggravatedAssault
Kidnapping
12.9%
10.8%
8.6%
13.4%
14.8%
12.0%
8.5%
10.0%
5.0%
2.1%
0.0%
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
MON TUE
100.0%
WED THU
FRI
TimeofDay
OccurredatVolunteerSite
Figure33:PercentageofPhysicalAssaultsbyTimeof
Day20062010(n=442)
Morning
14.0%
Afternoon
24.3%
Evening
SUN
UNK
OtherPhysical
MajorPhysical
AggravatedAssault
Kidnapping
53.9%
59.7%
55.8%
50.0%
Yes
46.1%
37.1%
43.5%
50.0%
No
OtherPhysical
MajorPhysical
AggravatedAssault
Night/Early
Morning
22.8%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
Unknown
40.0%
Kidnapping
3.2%
0.7%
50.0%
0.0%
Morning=6:01a.m.tonoon;Afternoon =12:01p.m.to6p.m.;Evening=6:01p.m.tomidnight;
Night/EarlyMorning=12:01a.m.to6a.m.
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SAT
Figure35:PercentageofPhysicalAssaultsbyVolunteer
Site20062010(n=445)
39.0%
0.0%
Kidnapping
AggravatedAssault
MajorPhysical
OtherPhysical
20.4%
50.0%
100.0%
Physical Assaults
Location
WeaponType
Figure36:PercentageofPhysicalAssaultsbyLocation
20062010(n=450)
Workplace
5.8%
Commercial
6.5%
NonVol.Residence
3.6%
Vol.Residence
Knife/SharpObject
Drug
1.6%
Other
Unknown
0.0%
0.0%
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
66.7%
15.9%
0.0%
0.0%
80.0%
100.0%
33.3%
37.3%
1.4%
Other
AggravatedAssault
18.3%
BluntObject
57.6%
MajorPhysical
27.0%
Gun/Firearm
13.7%
PublicArea
Unknown
OtherPhysical
OtherPhysical
MajorPhysical
AggravatedAssault
Kidnapping
11.5%
Transportrelated
Figure38:PercentageofPhysicalAssaultsbyWeapon
Type20062010(n=131)
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
CommunitySize
Figure37:PercentageofPhysicalAssaultsby
CommunitySize20062010(n=446)
Intermediate
32.6%
38.7%
33.3%
25.0%
Urban
Unknown
6.2%
1.6%
3.6%
0.0%
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
OtherPhysical
MajorPhysical
AggravatedAssault
Kidnapping
Alone
Unknown
80.0% 100.0%
29.4%
20.0%
40.0%
65.7%
52.4%
47.7%
50.0%
1.0%
2.3%
4.9%
0.0%
0.0%
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46.6%
50.0%
Accompanied
50.0%
33.1%
29.0%
23.9%
25.0%
100.0%
28.1%
30.6%
39.1%
50.0%
Rural
80.0%
60.0%
OtherPhysical
MajorPhysical
AggravatedAssault
Kidnapping
80.0%
Physical Assaults
Resulting Actions
InjurytoVolunteer
SuspectsApprehended
Injury20082010(n=271)
23.3%
Yes
OtherPhysical
MajorPhysical
AggravatedAssault
Kidnapping
48.5%
29.3%
25.0%
70.7%
75.0%
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
81.9%
75.8%
70.4%
OtherPhysical
MajorPhysical
AggravatedAssault
Kidnapping
50.0%
2.5%
4.8%
8.9%
Unknown
0.0%
50.0%
No
1.1%
3.0%
Unknown
15.6%
19.4%
20.7%
Yes
75.6%
48.5%
No
Figure44:PercentageofPhysicalAssaultsbySuspect
80.0%
0.0%
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
SupportProvided
Figure45:PercentageofPhysicalAssaultsbyIntention
toProsecute20062010(n=450)
Figure43:PercentageofPhysicalAssaultsbySupport
Provided20082010(n=270)
Medical&Counseling
Planned/Provided
Yes
10.3%
Counseling
Planned/Provided
34.5%
Medical
Planned/Provided
NoSupportRequested
OtherPhysical
MajorPhysical
AggravatedAssault
Kidnapping
22.4%
Unknown
Undecided
Unknown
5.2%
0.0%
20.0%
40.0%
13.1%
22.6%
19.4%
32.3%
No
27.6%
60.0%
80.0%
100.0%
100.0%
0.0%
68.2%
55.4%
8.2%
16.1%
6.5%
OtherPhysical
MajorPhysical
AggravatedAssault
Kidnapping
10.6%
29.0%
18.7%
20.0%
40.0%
100.0%
60.0%
80.0%
100.0%
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Threats
Definitions
Threat: A threat is made without physical contact or injury to the Volunteer. Threat occurs when the Volunteer is
placedinreasonablefearofbodilyharmthroughtheuseofthreateningwordsand/orotherconduct.Thisoffensein
cludesstalkingandmaybedeterminedbytheperceptionoftheVolunteer.
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Threats
threat incidents. Incidence of threats is expressed per
100VTyears.
dencerateforthreatshasbeenhighlyvariable,reaching
itspeakin2008,followedbyitslowestpointin2010.
II. Number of Incidents vs. Number of Victims
I. Threat
GlobalAnalysis
The number of victims of a threat incident is generally

one;howevertherewerethreeincidentsinwhichmore
than one Volunteer was threatened during the incident
(Figure47).
Table12providesthevolumeandratesofthreats.
Table 12: SummaryThreat

Victimsfor2010
52
0.67
49
0.68
1%
21%
55
Threats
52
Therewere52threatincidentsreportedbyPeaceCorps
Volunteersworldwideduring2010,resultinginarateof
0.67 incidents per 100 VT years. The threat rate de
creased only slightly since 2009, and has decreased by
21percentsince2006.
50
NumberofVictims
NumberofIncidents
100
Figure46:YearlyRatesofThreat(n=328)
Eventsper100VTyears
3.00
2.50
5yearavg:0.82
2.00
1.50
1.00
1.19
0.85
0.76
0.68
0.67
0.50
0.00
It is important to note that prior to 2006, only death

threats were a reportable category; therefore, some of
theincreasesince2006maybetheresultofincludinga
newclassofincidentsintimidation.Duetothischange
inreportingpractice,thetrendgraphshowsonlythe5
yearperiodcoveredinthisreport(Figure46).Theinci
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Threats
Sex
Age
Figure48:RateofThreatsbySex20062010(n=306)
Figure49:RateofThreatsbyAgeGroups
20062010(n=302)
60s+(n=2)
Female(n=238)
1.1
Male(n=68)
0.2
50s(n=3)
0.5
0.3
40s(n=6)
1.0
30s(n=30)
1.0
20s(n=261)
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
0.8
0.0
Rateper100VTYears
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
Rateper100VTYears
Ethnicity
MonthsinService
Figure50:PercentageofMonthsinServiceforThreats
20062010(n=295)
Table 13: Comparison of Threats by Race/Ethnicity to

Volunteer Population 2010 (n=52)
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian(n=41)
Notspecified(n=2)
Hispanic(n=4)
Asian(n=2)
Twoormoreraces(n=0)
NativeAmerican(n=0)
Threat
78.8%
3.8%
7.7%
3.8%
5.8%
0.0%
0.0%
35.0%
Volunteer
Population
74%
10%
6%
5%
3%
3%
<1%
30.0%
26.4%
25.0%
17.6%
20.0%
16.9%
15.0%
10.0%
5.1%
5.0%
1.7%
0.0%
0to6
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32.2%
7to12
13to18 19to24 25to30 31to36
Threats
DayofWeek
Figure53:PercentageofDayofWeekforThreats2006
2010(n=306)
Figure51:PercentageofOffender/Volunteer
RelationshipforThreats20062010(n=305)
LocalLaw
20.0%
1.0%
Stranger
51.5%
PeaceCorpsStaff
14.7%
13.1%
14.1%
13.1%
12.4%
FRI
SAT
12.0%
2.6%
OtherPCV
15.0%
16.0%
0.0%
Coworker/Mgmt.
17.6%
0.7%
HostFamily
8.0%
4.6%
Friend/Acquaint.
14.1%
Other
12.8%
Unknown
12.8%
0.0%
10.0%
4.0%
0.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
MON
60.0%
TUE
WED
TimeofDay
Figure52:PercentageofThreatsbyTimeofDay
20062010(n=284)
THU
SUN
Figure54:PercentageofThreatsOccurringatVolunteer
Site20062010(n=305)
Night/Early
Morning,14.1%
Unknown,1.6%
No,21.0%
Morning,26.8%
Evening,32.4%
Yes,77.4%
Afternoon,
26.8%
Morning=6:01a.m.tonoon;Afternoon =12:01p.m.to6p.m.;Evening=6:01p.m.tomidnight;
Night/EarlyMorning=12:01a.m.to6a.m.
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Threats
Resulting Actions
Location
SupportProvided
Figure55:PercentageofLocationforThreats
20062010(n=306)
Workplace
Figure59:PercentageofSupportProvidedforThreats
20082010(n=165)
7.2%
Commercial
5.6%
Transportrelated
Medical&Counseling
Planned/Provided
3.6%
NonVol.Residence
1.2%
Counseling
Planned/Provided
2.0%
Vol.Residence
32.1%
40.2%
PublicArea
Other
Unknown
Medical
Planned/Provided
32.4%
7.2%
0.0%
NoSupportRequested
63.0%
2.0%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
Unknown
50.0%
3.6%
0.0%
Figure58:PercentageofVolunteerAccompanimentfor
Threats20062010(n=220)
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
SuspectsApprehended
Figure60:PercentageofSuspectsApprehendedfor
Threats20062010(n=303)
Unknown,2.7%
Unknown,4.3%
Yes,15.8%
Accompanied,
38.6%
Alone,58.6%
No,79.9%
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Threats
Figure61:PercentageofVolunteersIntendingto
ProsecuteforThreats20062010(n=305)
Yes,
10.8%
Unknown,
21.6%
Undecided,
8.2%
No,59.3%
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Property Crimes
Definitions
Robbery: Thetakingorattemptingtotakeanythingofvalueunderconfrontationalcircumstancesfromthecontrol,
custodyorcareoftheVolunteerbyforceorthreatofforceorviolenceand/orbyputtingthevictiminfearofimmedi
ateharm.Alsoincludeswhenarobberdisplays/usesaweaponortransportstheVolunteertoobtainhis/hermoney
orpossessions.
BurglarywithAssault:UnlawfulorforcibleentryofaVolunteersresidenceaccompaniedbyanOtherSexualAssault
orOtherPhysicalAssault.AlsoincludesillegalentryofahotelroomaccompaniedbyanOtherSexualAssaultorOther
PhysicalAssault.
BurglaryNo Assault: Unlawful or forcible entry of a Volunteers residence. This incident type usually, but not al
ways,involvestheft.Aslongasthepersonenteringhasnolegalrighttobepresentintheresidence,aburglaryhas
occurred.Alsoincludesillegalentryofahotelroom.
Theft:Thetakingawayoforattempttotakeawaypropertyorcashwithoutinvolvingforceorillegalentry.Includes
pickpocketing,stolenpurses,andtheftsfromaresidencethatdonotinvolveanillegalentry.
Vandalism:Mischievousormaliciousdefacement,destruction,ordamageofproperty.
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Property Crimes
II. Burglary

property crime incidents. Incidence of property crimes
isexpressedper100VTyears.
GlobalAnalysis
Table15providesthevolumeandratesofburglaries.
Table 15: SummaryBurglary
I. Robbery
GlobalAnalysis
Table14providesthevolumeandratesofrobberies.
Table 14: SummaryRobbery

188
2.43
170
2.35
4%
4%
341
4.41
342
4.72
7%
47%
Therewere341burglariesreportedbyPeaceCorpsVol
unteersworldwideduring2010,resultinginarateof4.7
incidentsper100VTyears.Beginningin2009,burglaries
were categorized as either with assault or no as
sault. Only five burglaries were reported as burglary

Therewere188robberiesreportedbyPeaceCorpsVol
with assault in 2010, for an incidence rate of 0.06 per
unteers worldwide during 2010, resulting in a rate of
100 VT years. The total burglary rate decreased by 7
2.43 incidents per 100 VT years. The robbery rate has
percentfrom2009to2010andhasincreased47percent
increased by the same percentage (4 percent) between
since2001(Figure63).
2009and2010andfrom2006to2010.
Figure63:YearlyRatesofBurglary(n=2626)
Figure62:YearlyRatesofRobbery(n=1478)
4.72
Eventsper100VTYears
5.00
Eventsper100VTYears
5.00
4.00
5yearavg:2.40
3.00
2.00
1.66 1.55 1.67
2.04
2.33 * 2.40 2.41 2.35 2.43

1.78
1.00
4.00
3.00
4.29
3.00 3.14
3.39
4.21
4.41
3.73
3.18
2.63
2.00
1.00
10yearavg:3.67
0.00
0.00
Asnotedinthe physicalassaultssection,priorto2006,
incidents that would have been categorized as physical
assaults in previous years are now classified as robber
ies,resultinginanincreaseintheincidencerate(Figure
62). Since 2006, the incidence rate for robberies has
increasedslightly.
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Property Crimes
III. Theft
Table 17: SummaryVandalism
GlobalAnalysis
Table16providesthevolumeandratesofthefts.
Table 16: SummaryTheft

769
9.94
714
9.85
1%
61%
4
0.05
9
0.12
58%
77%
Eventsper100VTYears
There were 4 vandalism incidents reported by Peace

Corps Volunteers worldwide during 2010, resulting in a
rateof0.05incidentsper100VTyears.Thenumberof
reportedvandalismsistoosmallforreliableratecalcula
tionsand,duetoitslowincidencerate,thiscrimecate
There were 769 thefts reported by Peace Corps Volun
property
goryisnotincludedonthegraphscreatedfor
teersworldwideduring2010,resultinginarateof9.94
crimesoverall.
incidents per100VTyears.The theft rateincreased1
percentcomparedto2009.Reportedtheftshavegener
allyincreasedoverthepast10years,andbetween2001
V. Number of Incidents vs. Number of
and 2010, the rate of thefts increased by 61 percent.
Victims
(Figure64).
The number of reported incidents and the number of
victims generally differ across property crimes (Figure
Figure64:YearlyRatesofTheft(n=5948)
65). Because property crimes focus more on the items
ofvalueratherthantheperson,itisnotunusualtohave
9.99 9.85 9.94
10.00
propertystolenfrommorethanoneVolunteerduringan
8.57
8.31
8.14
7.52 7.38
7.29
incident.
8.00
6.17
6.00
Victimsfor2010
4.00
2.00
10yearavg:8.31
239
188
Robbery
NumberofVictims
NumberofIncidents
0.00
399
341
Burglary
IV. Vandalism
GlobalAnalysis
796
769
Theft
200
400
600
800
1000
Table17providesthevolumeandratesofvandalism.
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Property Crimes
Sex
Age
Figure67:PercentageofPropertyCrimesWithin
VolunteerAge2006 2010(n=5734)
Figure66:RateofPropertyCrimesbySex20062010
(n=5820)
3.2
60+(n=160)
4.7
Female(n=3791)
10.2
2.6
50to59(n=115)
3.6
40to49(n=70)
3.4
7.8
4.2
18to29(n=4992)
5.0
10.0
2.0
Ethnicity
MonthsInService
Table 18: Comparison of Property Crimes by Race/Ethnicity to

Volunteer Population 2010 (n=1263)
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian(n=1002)
Notspecified(n=41)
Hispanic(n=72)
Asian(n=62)
Twoormoreraces(n=35)
NativeAmerican(n=5)
Robbery
86.3%
1.1%
3.8%
2.7%
3.8%
2.2%
0.0%
Theft Burglary
78.3%
77.9%
3.3%
4.2%
6.4%
5.1%
4.9%
6.0%
3.5%
3.9%
2.9%
2.7%
0.7%
0.0%
9.3
2.4
0.0
Rateper100VTYears
Robbery
8.0
1.5
2.5
0.0
Theft
3.8
30to39(n=397)
Robbery
Burglary
6.6
1.7
Theft
Male(n=2056)
7.6
1.9
2.3
Burglary
8.7
1.6
4.0
6.0
Rateper100VTYears
8.0
10.0
Figure68:PercentageofPropertyCrimesbyMonthsin
Service20062010(n=5630)
35.0%
Volunteer
Population
74%
10%
6%
5%
3%
3%
<1
27.4%
30.0%
25.3%
25.0%
Robbery
21.9%
Theft
16.8%
20.0%
Burglary
15.0%
10.0%
6.8%
5.0%
1.7%
0.0%
0to6
7to12
13to18 19to24 25to30 31to36
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Property Crimes
DayofWeek
Figure69:PercentageofPropertyCrimesby
Figure71:PercentageofPropertyCrimesbyDayof
Week20062010(n=4333)
25.0%
LocalLaw
0.1%
Stranger
20.1%
93.4%
PeaceCorpsStaff
Coworker/Mgmt.
0.0%
0.0%
OtherPCV
0.0%
HostFamily
0.0%
Friend/Acquaint.
0.2%
Other
0.6%
Unknown
20.0%
15.0% 11.2%
Burglary
Theft
10.6% 10.4% 10.9%
10.0%
Robbery
Robbery
Theft
5.0%
5.6%
0.0%
17.0%
18.2%
1.6%
0.0%
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
MON
100.0%
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
SUN
UNK
Note:BurglariesoftenoccurwhileVolunteersareaway
fromsiteforanextendedperiodoftime;therefore,data
ontimeofdayordayofweekforburglariesarebroad
estimatesandnotanalyzed.
TimeofDay
Figure70:PercentageofPropertyCrimesbyTimeof
Day20062010(n=3916)
Morning
26.1%
15.6%
92.2%
Afternoon
22.7%
Yes
43.0%
26.2%
Evening
Figure72:PercentageofPropertyCrimesbyVolunteer
Site20062010(n=5817)
29.3%
29.8%
7.8%
Burglary
No
38.2%
69.7%
69.8%
Theft
Night/Early
Morning
0.0%
8.1%
10.0%
20.0%
Robbery
Robbery
20.0%
Unknown
30.0%
40.0%
Theft
50.0%
0.0%
1.0%
0.3%
0.0%
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
100.0%
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Property Crimes
Location
TransportationTypeTheft
Figure73:PercentageofPropertyCrimesbyLocation
20062010(n=5831)
Workplace
0.2%
Commercial
Minibus/Maxi
taxi,13.1%
Pedestrian*,
10.4%
Burglary
3.8%
Transportrelated
Theft
Robbery
16.1%
NonVol.Residence
Figure75:PercentageofTheftsbyVolunteer
TransportationType20082010(n=624)
Motorcycle,0.3%
1.2%
Vol.Residence
WaterVehicle,Truck,1.1%
1.3%
AirVehicle,1.3%
5.5%
PublicArea
72.9%
Other
0.1%
Unknown
0.1%
0.0%
Car,7.1%
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
100.0%
*Pedestrian referstocrimescommittedatadesignatedtransportationstoporstation.
TransportationTypeRobbery
CommunitySize
Figure74:PercentageofRobberiesbyVolunteer
TransportationType20082010(n=77)
Figure76:PercentageofPropertyCrimesbyCommunity
Size20062010(n=5797)
Minibus/Maxi
taxi,14.3%
Rural
Pedestrian*,6.5%
22.9%
24.7%
21.2%
Bus,44.2%
12.5%
Urban
Motorcycle,3.9%
Truck,2.6%
0.0%
Burglary
48.1%
Theft
60.5%
Robbery
4.2%
6.9%
5.1%
Unknown
Car,22.1%
60.3%
20.3%
13.2%
Intermediate
Bicycle,2.6%
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Bus,58.2%
Other,6.7%
Other,3.9%
Unknown,0.5%
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
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Property Crimes
PropertyLoss
WeaponType
Figure77:PercentageofPropertyCrimesbyTypeof
PropertyLoss20062010(n=5807)
76.2%
Stolen
81.4%
Damagedor
Destroyed
2.5%
0.2%
0.7%
None
2.3%
Figure78:PercentageofRobberiesbyWeaponType
20062010(n=492)
Knife/Sharp
Object
97.4%
Gun/Firearm
Burglary
20.6%
Drug
Theft
17.5%
6.3%
0.6%
Other
0.7%
0.1%
0.5%
0.0%
33.7%
BluntObject
Robbery
Unknown
52.4%
4.3%
Unknown
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
100.0%
2.6%
0.0%
20.0%
40.0%
ValueofPropertyLoss
Table 19: Value of Property Loss

(USD), 2008 - 2010
IncidentType
Robbery
Burglary
Theft
Vandalism
60.0%
Figure80:PercentageofPropertyCrimesbyVolunteer
Mean($)
Median($)
Sum($)
$309.27
$100.00 $121,543.00
$649.57
$200.00 $339,726.00
$214.22
$87.00 $425,220.00
$37.00
$20.00
$444.00
40.9%
Accompanied
54.7%
56.5%
Alone
Theft
2.6%
1.0%
Unknown
44.3%
0.0%
Robbery
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
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Property Crimes
Resulting Actions
InjurytoVolunteer
SuspectsApprehended
Figure81:PercentageofRobberiesbyVolunteerInjury
20082010(n=500)
Figure83:PercentageofPropertyCrimesbySuspect
Unknown,0.4%
12.0%
3.8%
5.8%
Yes
Yes,18.8%
82.7%
90.4%
92.2%
No
5.3%
5.8%
2.1%
Unknown
0.0%
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
SupportProvided
Figure82:PercentageofPropertyCrimesbySupport
ProvidedtoVolunteer20082010(n=3473)
Medical
Planned/Provided
Yes
Theft
Robbery
19.9%
Undecided
56.6%
Unknown
Unknown
2.8%
0.0%
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
8.5%
16.3%
20.8%
47.3%
No
11.4%
NoSupportRequested
100.0%
Figure84:PercentageofPropertyCrimesbyIntention
toProsecute20062010(n=5823)
Burglary
9.2%
Counseling
Planned/Provided
Theft
Robbery
No,80.8%
Medical&Counseling
Planned/Provided
Burglary
100.0%
0.0%
51.1%
12.2%
7.5%
9.3%
Burglary
Theft
24.2%
Robbery
14.7%
18.8%
20.0%
69.4%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
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In-Service Deaths
Definitions
VolunteerDeathsby:
Homicide:Thewillful(nonnegligent)killingofaVolunteerbyanotherperson.Deathscausedbynegligence,suicides
andaccidentaldeathsareexcluded.
Suicide:TheactofaVolunteerkillinghim/herselfintentionally.
Accident:DeathofaVolunteerduetounintentionalinjury.
Illness:DeathofaVolunteerduetoillnessornaturalcauses.
Indeterminatecause:DeathofaVolunteerpendingfurtherinvestigationtoestablishcauseofdeath.Deathscatego
rizedasthistypewillbeupdatedafter6monthsandrecategorizedasdeathduetohomicide,suicide,accidentorill
ness.
Volunteerdeathencompassesthecategoriesof:homicide,suicide,accidentaldeath,deathduetoillness,and/ordeath
duetoindeterminatecause.
From1961throughtheendof2010,therehavebeen23homicidesinthePeaceCorps.Therewere2inservicedeaths
in2010:1homicideand1deathduetoindeterminatecause.From2006to2010,therewere14Volunteerdeaths:7
accidentaldeaths,3deathsduetoillness,3homicides,and1deathduetoindeterminatecause.Asummarytableand
figuresforinservicedeathsarenotprovidedbecausethesmallnumberofdeathsdoesnotallowformeaningfulanaly
sis.
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Appendices
AppendixA:SeverityHierarchyandIncidentDefinitions
AppendixB:Methodology
AppendixC:PeaceCorpscountries,2010
AppendixD:DemographicsofAllVolunteers,2010
AppendixE:Global,Regional,andPostCrimeVolumeandRates,2010
AppendixF:CountryofIncidentcomparedwithCountryofService,2010
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Appendix A: Severity Hierarchy and Incident Definitions
DeathbyHomicide>Kidnapping>Rape>MajorSexualAssault>Robbery>AggravatedAssault>MajorPhysicalAs
sault>BurglarywithAssault>OtherSexualAssault>OtherPhysicalAssault>BurglaryNoAssault>Threat>Theft>
Vandalism
DeathbyHomicide
Kidnapping
Rape
Thewillful(nonnegligent)killingofonehumanbeingbyanother
Deathscausedbynegligence,suicides,andaccidentaldeathsareexcluded
Unlawfulseizureand/ordetentionofaVolunteeragainsthis/herwillforransomorre
ward
Includeshostagetaking
Penetrationofthevaginaoranuswithapenis,tongue,fingerorobjectwithoutthecon
sentand/oragainstthewillofthevictim
Includeswhenavictimisunabletoconsentbecauseofingestionofdrugsand/oralcohol
Includesforcedoralsexandanyunsuccessfulattemptstopenetratethevaginaoranus
MajorSexualAssault Intentionalorforcedcontactwiththebreasts,genitals,mouth,buttocks,oranusOR
disrobingoftheVolunteeroroffenderwithoutbodilycontact
ANDanyofthefollowing:
1. theuseofaweaponbytheassailant,OR
2. physicalinjurytothevictimOR
3. whenthevictimhastousesubstantialforcetodisengagetheassailant
Robbery
AggravatedAssault
MajorPhysical
Assault
Thetakingorattemptingtotakeanythingofvalueunderconfrontationalcircumstances
fromthecontrol,custodyorcareofanotherpersonbyforce,threatofforce,violence,
and/orbyputtingthevictiminfearofimmediateharm
Alsoincludeswhenarobberdisplays/usesaweaponortransportstheVolunteertoob
tainhis/hermoneyorpossessions
Attackorthreatofattackwithaweaponinamannercapableofcausingseverebodily
injuryordeath
Attackwithoutaweaponwhenseverebodilyinjuryresults.
Severebodilyinjuryincludes:brokenbones,lostteeth,internalinjuries,severelacera
tion,lossofconsciousness,oranyinjuryrequiringtwoormoredaysofhospitalization
AggressivecontactthatrequirestheVolunteertousesubstantialforcetodisengagethe
offenderorthatresultsinmajorbodilyinjury
Majorbodilyinjuryincludes:injuryrequiringlessthantwodaysofhospitalization,OR
diagnosticXraystoruleoutbrokenbones(andnofractureisfound),ORsurgicalinter
vention(includingsuturing)
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Appendix A: Severity Hierarchy and Incident Definitions
BurglarywithAssault
OtherSexualAssault
OtherPhysicalAssault
BurglaryNoAssault
Threat
Theft
Vandalism
OtherSecurityIncident
UnlawfulorforcibleentryofaVolunteersresidenceaccompaniedbyanothersexual
assaultorotherphysicalassault
Theillegalentrymaybeforcible,suchasbreakingawindoworslashingascreen,or
maybewithoutforcebyenteringthroughanunlockeddoororanopenwindow
Unwantedorforcedkissing,fondling,and/orgropingofthebreasts,genitals,mouth,
buttocks,oranusforsexualgratification
AggressivecontactthatdoesnotrequiretheVolunteertousesubstantialforceto
disengagetheoffenderandresultsinnoinjuryoronlyminorinjury
Minorinjurydoesnotrequirehospitalization,Xrayorsurgicalintervention(including
stitches)
UnlawfulorforcibleentryofaVolunteersresidence
Thiscrimeusually,butnotalways,involvestheft
Theillegalentrymaybeforcible,suchasbreakingawindoworslashingascreen,or
maybewithoutforcebyenteringthroughanunlockeddoororanopenwindow
Alsoincludesillegalentryofahotelroom
WhentheVolunteerisplacedinreasonablefearofbodilyharmthroughtheuseof
threateningwordsand/orotherconduct
Thisoffenseincludesstalkingandmaybedeterminedbytheperceptionofthe
Volunteer
Thetakingawayoforattempttotakeawaypropertyorcashwithoutinvolvingforce
orillegalentry
Thereisnoknowndirectcontactwiththevictim
Includespickpocketing,stolenpurses,andtheftsfromaresidencethatdonotin
Mischievousormaliciousdefacement,destruction,ordamageofproperty
AnysituationthatdirectlyimpactsthesecurityofaVolunteerbutthatdoesnotmeet
anyofthedefinitionsofacrime
ThePeaceCorpsusesahierarchyruleinclassifyingincidents,similartothatusedbytheFederalBureauofInvestiga
tioninitsUniformCrimeReportingsystem.Whenasingleoffenseiscommitted,theincidentisclassifiedaccordingto
thedetailsofthatoffense.However,inmultipleoffensesituations,thehierarchyrulerequiresthatthereporterlocate
theclassificationthatishighestontheseverityhierarchyandreporttheentireincidentusingthatclassification,rather
thanmultiple,lesssevereclassifications.Thisdoesnotaffectthechargesthatanoffendermayincuraccordingtolocal
law.
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Appendix B: Methodology
Data Analysis
TheCrimeStatisticsandAnalysisUnitconductsamultistep qualityassuranceprocessto mitigate errorsinherentto
thedatacollectionprocess(i.e.,respondenterrors,nonresponseerrors,misclassifications,etc.).Eachreportreceived
at headquarters is reviewed for: 1) appropriate crime classification; and 2) any discrepancies between the summary
andtheclosedendedquestions(i.e.,questionswithmultiplechoiceresponses).Dataarerevieweddailyformisclassi
fication,inconsistencies,errorsormissingdataandaresentbacktothesubmitterforcorrectionorclarification.
TheSafetyoftheVolunteer2010reportsonthreeperiodsofdatacollectionandanalysis:the2010calendaryear,the5
yearperiodfrom20062010,andthe10yearperiodfrom20012010.Analyzingmultipletimeperiodsprovidesagood
understandingofareasoffluctuationandlongstandingcrimetrends.DataforthisreportarecurrentasofJanuary31,
2012.Longitudinaldataarerepresentedinscatterplotsthatprovidecrimeincidenceratesforeachyear.Withineach
scatterplot,atrendlineapproximatesthebestfitlinethroughthedatapoints.
This report displays the data in four categories: sexual assaults, physical assaults, threats, and property crimes. Inci
dencerates,globaltrendanalyses,andcrimeprofilesareprovidedineachofthefourcategories.Eachfigureincluded
inthecrimeprofileanalysissectionsincludesthenumberofincidentsandthespecificyearscontributingtothatpar
ticularanalysisandisdenotedasn=##withinthefigure.Insomeanalyses,thenislessthanthetotalnumberofre
portedincidentsforthatparticularcrimebecauserespondentsmayhaveleftdatafieldsunansweredwithintheinci
dentreports.
Incidence Rates
Incidence Rate =
(Number of reported incidents/VT Years) x 100
Incidenceratesaremoreaccurateindicatorsofreportedcrimesforcomparativepurposesthanaretherawnumberof
incidents,orthecrimevolume.Byreportingincidencerates(i.e.,thenumberofincidentsasafunctionofthenumber
of Volunteers serving in a given country over time), more meaningful comparisons can be made across Peace Corps
countriesorregionsthathavedifferingnumbersofVolunteers.Forexample,25reportedincidentsofaggravatedas
saultaffectahigherpercentageofVolunteersatapostwith100Volunteersthanapostwith200Volunteers.
Furthermore,incidenceratesarecalculatedusingVTyears,whicharemoreaccuratethanusingthenumberofVolun
teersinthedenominator.TheVTyearcalculationconsidersthelengthoftimeVolunteerswereatrisk;or,thelengthof
timeservedbyVolunteers.AVTyearencompassestheamountoftimeaVolunteer/traineeservedduringagivenyear
betweenthestartofdomestictraining(staging)throughtheendofservice.Forexample,ifaVolunteerleavesafter
sixmonths,heorsheisonlyatriskduringthatsixmonthperiod,andonlyhalf(0.5)ofaVTyeariscontributedtothe
incidenceratedenominator.IfaVolunteerstaysthefullyear,onefull(1.0)VTyeariscontributed.Unlessotherwise
notedinthereport,incidenceratesarereportedasincidentsper100Volunteer/trainee(VT)years.
Data Limitations
Therearethreelimitationstointerpretingthedatainthisreportthatthereadershouldbearinmind.
ThefirstlimitationrelatestotheselectivereportingofsecurityincidentsbyVolunteers.Inreviewingthefrequencyof
incidents,thereadershouldkeepinmindthatthesearethenumbersforreportedincidents.VictimizationandVolun
teersurveyfindingsconsistentlyshowthatunderreportingofcrimesdoesoccur.Relatedtotheselfreportednatureof
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Appendix B: Methodology
the incident reporting process is the potential for misclassification of incidents. Incidents are classified solely on the
informationprovidedbytheVolunteer,whichcouldleadtoinaccurateclassificationifaVolunteerdoesnotprovideall
necessaryandrelevantinformation.TheincidentdefinitionsareincludedinAppendixA.
ThesecondlimitationismoreofacautionarynoteandrelatestocomparingincidenceratesacrossPeaceCorpsposts.
While the use of incidence rates does allow for comparisons across posts, caution should be used when comparing
crime rates for countries with limited VT years, such as Indonesia (15 VT years), because they appear dramatically
higher when compared to rates for countries with greater VT years, such as Ukraine (344 VT years), even when the
numberofincidentsissmall.Toillustrate,anincreasefromonethefttotwotheftsatapostwith25VTyearsresultsin
theft incidence rates increasing from 4.0 to 8.0 incidents per 100 VT years. Whereas, with a large post with 175 VT
years,thetheftincidencerateswouldincreasefrom0.6to1.1per100VTyears.In2010,therewere11posts(16per
cent)withfewerthan50VTyears.Inaddition,ratesbasedonasmallnumberofincidents(fewerthan30),suchas
rapes,shouldbeinterpretedwithcautionastheymaynotbeanaccurateindicationofrisk.AppendixEprovidesthe
numberofreportedincidentsandthenumberofVTyearscontributedbyeachcountryin2010.
AthirdlimitationinvolvestheanalysisofthedatabytheVolunteerscountryofservice.Thevastmajorityofincidents
occurintheVolunteerscountryofservice.However,incidentsagainstVolunteersdohappenoutsidetheircountryof
service;forexample,whenaVolunteerisvacationinginanothercountry.Thepercentageofincidentsoccurringoutside
theVolunteerscountryofserviceistypically3percentorless(AppendixF).
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Appendix C: Peace Corps Countries and Regions (2010)

Europe,
Mediterranean
Africa
and Asia
Benin
Albania
Botswana
Armenia
BurkinaFaso
Azerbaijan
Cameroon
Bulgaria
CapeVerde
Cambodia
Ethiopia
China
Ghana
Georgia
Guinea
Indonesia**
Kenya
Jordan
Lesotho
Kazakhstan
Liberia
KyrgyzRepublic
Madagascar
Macedonia
Malawi
Moldova
Mali
Mongolia
Mozambique
Morocco
Namibia
Philippines
Niger
Romania
Senegal
Thailand
SierraLeone** Turkmenistan
SouthAfrica
Ukraine
Swaziland
Tanzania
TheGambia
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
*
**
***
Inter-America
and the
Pacific
Belize
Bolivia*
Colombia**
CostaRica
DominicanRepublic
EasternCaribbean
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Fiji
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Micronesia
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Samoa
Suriname
Tonga
Vanuatu
PeaceCorpscountriessuspended: Bolivia
PeaceCorpscountriesopenedor
Colombia,Indonesia,SierraLeone
reopened:
PeaceCorpscountriesclosed: None
Note:Programsnotedabovedonotprovidedataforafullcalendaryear,soincidenceofsecurityeventsforthiscountry
shouldbeinterpretedcautiously.
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Appendix D: Demographics of All Volunteers (2010)

Dem ographic Characteristic
Dem ographic Characteristic
3,420
5,235
1,475
576
86
27.9/25/24
40
60
19
7
Age:
2029
3039
4049
5059
6069
7079
8089
7,297
650
132
200
333
42
1
84
8
2
2
4
<1
<1
Ethnicity :
Caucasian
NotSpecified
AsianAmerican
Hispanic
AfricanAmerican
MixedEthnicity
NativeAmerican
6,460
720
417
547
274
220
17
75
8
5
6
3
3
<1
Men
Women
RacialMinorityVolunteers/Trainees
Seniors(50+)
OldestVolunteer
Age:Average/Median/MostCommon
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Marital status:
Single
Married
Divorced
Engaged
Married/servingalone
Widowed
Married/whileserving
7,516
537
344
140
64
53
1
87
6
4
2
<1
<1
<1
Educational lev el:

NoHighSchoolDiploma/Other
HighSchoolDiploma
12yearscollege
TechnicalSchoolGraduate
AADegree
3yearscollege
Bachelor'sDegree
GraduateStudy
GraduateDegree
NotSpecified
5
21
30
12
56
713
5,535
119
886
1,278
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
8
64
1
10
15
Notes:
1.As reportedonSeptember30,2010.
2.N=Vol unteers i nthefi el d.ReportedbythePea ceCorps 'Offi ceof
Stra tegi cInforma ti on,Res ea rch,a ndPl a nni ng.
3.Somepercenta ges donotequa l 100duetoroundi ngerror.
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Appendix E: Global, Regional, and Post Crime Volume and Rates

(2010)
Sexual Assault Events and Incidence Rates (2010)
Global
All Countries
Female
VT
Years
4679
Rape
Events Rate
23
0.49
Major Sexual
Assault
Events Rate
21
0.45
Other Sexual
Assault
Events Rate
83
1.77
All Sexual
Assault
Events Rate
127 2.71
Africa Region
Countries
BENIN
BOTSWANA
BURKINAFASO
CAMEROON
CAPEVERDE
ETHIOPIA
GHANA
GUINEA
KENYA
LESOTHO
LIBERIA
MADAGASCAR
MALAWI
MALI
MOZAMBIQUE
NAMIBIA
NIGER
RWANDA
SENEGAL
SIERRALEONE*
SOUTHAFRICA
SWAZILAND
TANZANIA
THEGAMBIA
TOGO
UGANDA
ZAMBIA
TOTALAFRICA
Female
VT
Years
70
84
80
95
28
43
75
2
56
55
12
63
69
92
100
70
56
75
106
12
86
43
89
59
65
75
105
1767
Rape
Events
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
7
Rate
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.82
0.00
0.00
0.00
2.18
0.00
1.42
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.38
0.00
1.34
0.00
0.40
Major Sexual
Assault
Events
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
8
Rate
1.43
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.82
0.00
0.00
0.00
2.18
2.00
1.42
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.54
0.00
0.00
0.45
Other Sexual
Assault
Events
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
0
2
1
1
0
2
0
0
2
2
0
2
19
Rate
1.43
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2.33
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.09
4.00
0.00
3.55
1.34
0.94
0.00
2.32
0.00
0.00
3.38
3.08
0.00
1.90
1.08
All Sexual
Assault
Events
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
5
6
2
2
1
1
0
2
0
0
4
3
1
2
34
Rate
2.87
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2.33
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.63
0.00
0.00
0.00
5.45
6.01
2.84
3.55
1.34
0.94
0.00
2.32
0.00
0.00
6.77
4.61
1.34
1.90
1.92
Notes
1.*PeaceCorpscountriesopenedorreopenedincalendaryear2010:Colombia,Indonesia,SierraLeone
2.**PeaceCorpscountriessuspendedincalendaryear2010:Bolivia
3.ForSexualAssaults,incidenceratesareper100FemaleVTyears.
ForPhysicalAssaults,Threats,andPropertyCrimes,incidenceratesareper100VTyears.
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(2010)
(cont'd)
Global
All Countries
Female
VT
Years
4679
Rape
Events Rate
23
0.49
Major Sexual
Assault
Events Rate
21
0.45
Other Sexual
Assault
Events Rate
83
1.77
All Sexual
Assault
Events Rate
127 2.71
EMA Region
Countries
ALBANIA
ARMENIA
AZERBAIJAN
BULGARIA
CAMBODIA
CHINA
GEORGIA
INDONESIA*
JORDAN
KAZAKHSTAN
KYRGYZREPUBLIC
MACEDONIA
MOLDOVA
MONGOLIA
MOROCCO
PHILIPPINES
ROMANIA
THAILAND
TURKMENISTAN
UKRAINE
TOTALEMA
Female
VT
Years
53
46
85
79
44
67
27
10
36
73
53
50
58
64
139
99
62
63
27
217
1352
Rape
Events
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
5
Rate
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.37
1.89
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.72
1.01
1.60
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.37
Major Sexual
Assault
Events
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
5
Rate
1.87
2.16
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2.81
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.72
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.46
0.37
Other Sexual
Assault
Events
4
5
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
4
6
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
41
Rate
7.49
10.79
2.36
2.52
2.27
1.49
3.73
10.42
11.22
2.73
1.89
7.93
10.32
0.00
0.00
2.01
3.21
1.59
3.73
0.46
3.03
All Sexual
Assault
Events
5
6
2
2
1
1
1
1
5
3
2
4
6
0
2
3
3
1
1
2
51
Rate
9.36
12.94
2.36
2.52
2.27
1.49
3.73
10.42
14.03
4.10
3.79
7.93
10.32
0.00
1.44
3.02
4.81
1.59
3.73
0.92
3.77
Notes
VOLUME 12
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(2010)
(cont'd)
Global
All Countries
Female
VT
Years
4679
Rape
Events Rate
23
0.49
Major Sexual
Assault
Events Rate
21
0.45
Other Sexual
Assault
Events Rate
83
1.77
All Sexual
Assault
Events Rate
127 2.71
IAP Region
Countries
BELIZE
BOLIVIA**
COLOMBIA*
COSTARICA
DOMINICANREPUBLIC
EASTERNCARIBBEAN
ECUADOR
ELSALVADOR
FIJI
GUATEMALA
GUYANA
HONDURAS
JAMAICA
MEXICO
MICRONESIA
NICARAGUA
PANAMA
PARAGUAY
PERU
SAMOA
SURINAME
TONGA
VANUATU
TOTALIAP
Female
VT
Years
57
0
1
80
119
75
122
79
38
149
46
107
47
22
31
125
92
119
122
25
25
31
49
1560
Rape
Events
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
11
Rate
0.00
0.00
0.00
2.50
0.84
0.00
0.82
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.88
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.80
0.00
0.84
2.45
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.71
Major Sexual
Assault
Events
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
8
Rate
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2.66
1.64
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.94
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.80
0.00
0.00
0.82
0.00
0.00
0.00
2.04
0.51
Other Sexual
Assault
Events
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
9
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
3
23
Rate
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.25
0.84
0.00
0.00
1.27
0.00
6.05
2.15
1.88
2.13
0.00
0.00
0.80
0.00
0.00
0.82
0.00
4.06
3.21
6.13
1.47
All Sexual
Assault
Events
0
0
0
3
2
2
3
1
0
9
1
5
1
0
0
3
0
1
5
0
1
1
4
42
Rate
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.76
1.68
2.66
2.47
1.27
0.00
6.05
2.15
4.69
2.13
0.00
0.00
2.39
0.00
0.84
4.08
0.00
4.06
3.21
8.18
2.69
Notes
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(2010)
Physical Assault Events and Incidence Rates (2010)
Global
All Countries
VT
Years
7735
Kidnapping
Events Rate
0
0.00
Aggravated
Assault
Events Rate
13
0.17
All Physical
Major Physical Other Physical
Assault
Assault
Assault
Events Rate
Events Rate
Events Rate
14
0.18
68
0.88
95 1.23
Aggravated
Assault
Events Rate
0
0.00
2
1.70
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
1
1.28
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
1
1.15
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
1
0.72
0
0.00
5
0.17
All Physical
Assault
Assault
Assault
Events Rate
Events Rate
Events Rate
0
0.00
2
1.84
2
1.84
0
0.00
0
0.00
2
1.70
0
0.00
1
0.76
1
0.76
0
0.00
2
1.38
2
1.38
0
0.00
1
1.67
1
1.67
0
0.00
0
0.00
1
1.28
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
2
7.84
2
7.84
0
0.00
0
0.00
1
1.15
0
0.00
1
0.82
1
0.82
1
0.64
3
1.91
4
2.55
1
0.70
1
0.70
2
1.39
0
0.00
2
1.85
2
1.85
0
0.00
1
1.23
1
1.23
0
0.00
2
1.97
2
1.97
2
1.09
0
0.00
2
1.09
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
1
0.72
0
0.00
1
0.60
1
0.60
4
0.14
19
0.66
28 0.98
Africa Region
Countries
BENIN
BOTSWANA
BURKINAFASO
CAMEROON
CAPEVERDE
ETHIOPIA
GHANA
GUINEA
KENYA
LESOTHO
LIBERIA
MADAGASCAR
MALAWI
MALI
MOZAMBIQUE
NAMIBIA
NIGER
RWANDA
SENEGAL
SIERRALEONE*
SOUTHAFRICA
SWAZILAND
TANZANIA
THEGAMBIA
TOGO
UGANDA
ZAMBIA
TOTALAFRICA
VT
Years
108
118
132
144
60
78
152
4
101
87
25
87
122
157
144
108
82
101
183
22
138
68
144
90
102
139
168
2865
Kidnapping
Events
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Rate
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Notes
VOLUME 12
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(2010)
(cont'd)
Global
All Countries
VT
Years
7735
Kidnapping
Events Rate
0
0.00
Aggravated
Assault
Events Rate
13 0.17
All Physical
Assault
Assault
Assault
Events Rate
Events Rate
Events Rate
14 0.18
68 0.88
95 1.23
Aggravated
Assault
Events Rate
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
1
2.01
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
2
1.60
0
0.00
1
0.61
0
0.00
0
0.00
1
2.31
0
0.00
5
0.22
All Physical
Assault
Assault
Assault
Events Rate
Events Rate
Events Rate
0
0.00
1
1.17
1
1.17
0
0.00
2
2.12
2
2.12
1
0.81
0
0.00
1
0.81
1
0.68
1
0.68
2
1.35
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
1
0.80
1
0.80
0
0.00
2
4.01
3
6.02
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
9
15.36
9
15.36
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
1
1.29
3
3.87
4
5.16
0
0.00
1
0.93
1
0.93
0
0.00
5
4.00
7
5.61
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
1
0.61
0
0.00
1
1.00
1
1.00
1
0.95
0
0.00
1
0.95
0
0.00
1
2.31
2
4.62
0
0.00
2
0.58
2
0.58
4
0.17
29 1.25
38 1.64
EMA Region
Countries
ALBANIA
ARMENIA
AZERBAIJAN
BULGARIA
CAMBODIA
CHINA
GEORGIA
INDONESIA*
JORDAN
KAZAKHSTAN
KYRGYZREPUBLIC
MACEDONIA
MOLDOVA
MONGOLIA
MOROCCO
PHILIPPINES
ROMANIA
THAILAND
TURKMENISTAN
UKRAINE
TOTALEMA
VT
Years
86
94
124
148
75
125
50
15
59
124
103
78
107
125
245
165
100
105
43
344
2314
Kidnapping
Events
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Rate
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Notes
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(2010)
(cont'd)
Global
All Countries
VT
Years
7735
Kidnapping
Events Rate
0
0.00
Aggravated
Assault
Events Rate
13 0.17

All Physical
Assault
Assault
Assault
Events Rate
Events Rate
Events Rate
14 0.18
68 0.88
95 1.23
Aggravated
Assault
Events Rate
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
1
0.54
1
1.15
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
1
2.19
0
0.00
0
0.00
3
0.12
All Physical
Assault
Assault
Assault
Events Rate
Events Rate
Events Rate
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
1
0.80
1
0.80
0
0.00
1
0.54
1
0.54
2
1.94
2
1.94
4
3.89
0
0.00
1
0.55
1
0.55
1
0.69
1
0.69
2
1.39
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
1
0.46
4
1.85
5
2.31
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
1
0.54
0
0.00
2
1.07
0
0.00
3
3.45
4
4.60
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
1
0.51
1
0.51
2
1.02
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
2
0.96
2
0.96
0
0.00
1
0.48
1
0.48
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
1
2.19
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
3
4.02
3
4.02
6
0.23
20 0.78
29 1.13
IAP Region
Countries
BELIZE
BOLIVIA**
COLOMBIA*
COSTARICA
DOMINICANREPUBLIC
EASTERNCARIBBEAN
ECUADOR
ELSALVADOR
FIJI
GUATEMALA
GUYANA
HONDURAS
JAMAICA
MEXICO
MICRONESIA
NICARAGUA
PANAMA
PARAGUAY
PERU
SAMOA
SURINAME
TONGA
VANUATU
TOTALIAP
VT
Years
91
0
2
125
185
103
181
144
68
217
71
186
87
48
51
196
177
209
207
43
46
46
75
2556
Kidnapping
Events
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Rate
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Notes
VOLUME 12
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(2010)
Threat Events and Incidence Rates (2010)
Global
All Countries
VT
Years
7735
Threat
Events Rate
52
0.67
Africa Region
Countries
BENIN
BOTSWANA
BURKINAFASO
CAMEROON
CAPEVERDE
ETHIOPIA
GHANA
GUINEA
KENYA
LESOTHO
LIBERIA
MADAGASCAR
MALAWI
MALI
MOZAMBIQUE
NAMIBIA
NIGER
RWANDA
SENEGAL
SIERRALEONE*
SOUTHAFRICA
SWAZILAND
TANZANIA
THEGAMBIA
TOGO
UGANDA
ZAMBIA
TOTALAFRICA
VT
Years
108
118
132
144
60
78
152
4
101
87
25
87
122
157
144
108
82
101
183
22
138
68
144
90
102
139
168
2865
Threat
Events
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
4
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
16
Rate
1.84
0.85
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.99
0.00
3.92
1.15
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.70
1.23
0.00
0.55
0.00
0.73
1.47
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.72
0.60
0.56
Notes
1.*PeaceCorpscountriesopenedorreopenedincalendaryear2010:Colombia,Indonesia,
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(2010)
(cont'd)
Global
All Countries
VT
Years
7735
Threat
Events Rate
52
0.67
EMA Region
Countries
ALBANIA
ARMENIA
AZERBAIJAN
BULGARIA
CAMBODIA
CHINA
GEORGIA
INDONESIA*
JORDAN
KAZAKHSTAN
KYRGYZREPUBLIC
MACEDONIA
MOLDOVA
MONGOLIA
MOROCCO
PHILIPPINES
ROMANIA
THAILAND
TURKMENISTAN
UKRAINE
TOTALEMA
VT
Years
86
94
124
148
75
125
50
15
59
124
103
78
107
125
245
165
100
105
43
344
2314
Threat
Events
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
8
Rate
1.17
0.00
0.00
1.35
0.00
0.80
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.81
0.00
1.29
0.00
0.80
0.00
0.00
1.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.35
Notes
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(2010)
(cont'd)
Global
All Countries
VT
Years
7735
Threat
Events Rate
52
0.67
IAP Region
Countries
BELIZE
BOLIVIA**
COLOMBIA*
COSTARICA
DOMINICANREPUBLIC
EASTERNCARIBBEAN
ECUADOR
ELSALVADOR
FIJI
GUATEMALA
GUYANA
HONDURAS
JAMAICA
MEXICO
MICRONESIA
NICARAGUA
PANAMA
PARAGUAY
PERU
SAMOA
SURINAME
TONGA
VANUATU
TOTALIAP
VT
Years
91
0
2
125
185
103
181
144
68
217
71
186
87
48
51
196
177
209
207
43
46
46
75
2556
Threat
Events
4
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
5
0
1
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
6
2
28
Rate
4.41
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.08
0.97
0.55
0.00
7.38
0.00
1.41
1.07
1.15
0.00
1.95
0.00
0.57
0.00
0.48
0.00
0.00
13.00
2.68
1.10
Notes
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(2010)
Property Crime Events and Incidence Rates (2010)
Global
All Countries
VT
Years
7735
Robbery
Events Rate
188 2.43
Burglary
Events Rate
341 4.41
Theft
Events Rate
769 9.94
Vandalism
Events Rate
4
0.05
All Property
Crime
Events Rate
1302 16.83
Africa Region
Countries
VT
Years
BENIN
BOTSWANA
BURKINAFASO
CAMEROON
CAPEVERDE
ETHIOPIA
GHANA
GUINEA
KENYA
LESOTHO
LIBERIA
MADAGASCAR
MALAWI
MALI
MOZAMBIQUE
NAMIBIA
NIGER
RWANDA
SENEGAL
SIERRALEONE
SOUTHAFRICA
SWAZILAND
TANZANIA
THEGAMBIA
TOGO
UGANDA
ZAMBIA
TOTALAFRICA
108
118
132
144
60
78
152
4
101
87
25
87
122
157
144
108
82
101
183
22
138
68
144
90
102
139
168
2865
Robbery
Events
2
1
5
6
0
1
3
0
2
3
1
0
3
3
11
5
2
2
4
1
10
3
5
0
1
11
2
87
Rate
1.84
0.85
3.80
4.15
0.00
1.28
1.98
0.00
1.98
3.43
3.92
0.00
2.45
1.91
7.65
4.63
2.45
1.97
2.19
4.64
7.27
4.42
3.46
0.00
0.98
7.93
1.19
3.04
Burglary
Events
8
4
11
2
6
2
5
0
6
0
8
13
20
10
14
7
7
5
3
4
4
5
6
5
7
9
11
182
Rate
7.38
3.39
8.36
1.38
10.00
2.55
3.30
0.00
5.94
0.00
31.38
14.91
16.36
6.38
9.73
6.48
8.58
4.93
1.64
18.55
2.91
7.37
4.15
5.55
6.85
6.49
6.55
6.35
Theft
Events
14
7
9
5
2
14
9
1
10
6
5
17
16
19
5
11
5
13
18
7
12
8
1
21
18
19
35
307
Rate
12.91
5.94
6.84
3.46
3.33
17.86
5.93
22.42
9.90
6.87
19.61
19.50
13.09
12.13
3.48
10.19
6.13
12.81
9.84
32.47
8.72
11.79
0.69
23.33
17.61
13.70
20.84
10.72
Vandalism
Events
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Rate
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.93
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.03
All Property
Crime
Events Rate
24 22.13
12 10.18
25 19.00
13 9.00
8
13.33
17 21.68
17 11.20
1
22.42
18 17.81
9
10.30
14 54.91
30 34.41
39 31.91
32 20.43
30 20.85
24 22.23
14 17.16
20 19.71
25 13.67
12 55.66
26 18.89
16 23.59
12 8.31
26 28.88
26 25.44
39 28.13
48 28.58
577 20.14
Notes
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(2010)
(cont'd)
Global
All Countries
VT
Years
7735
Robbery
Events Rate
188 2.43
Burglary
Events Rate
341 4.41
Theft
Events Rate
769 9.94
Vandalism
Events Rate
4
0.05
All Property
Crime
Events Rate
1302 16.83
EMA Region
Countries
ALBANIA
ARMENIA
AZERBAIJAN
BULGARIA
CAMBODIA
CHINA
GEORGIA
INDONESIA*
JORDAN
KAZAKHSTAN
KYRGYZREPUBLIC
MACEDONIA
MOLDOVA
MONGOLIA
MOROCCO
PHILIPPINES
ROMANIA
THAILAND
TURKMENISTAN
UKRAINE
TOTALEMA
VT
Years
86
94
124
148
75
125
50
15
59
124
103
78
107
125
245
165
100
105
43
344
2314
Robbery
Events
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
13
Rate
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.68
3.98
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.86
1.60
0.41
0.61
1.00
0.00
0.00
0.58
0.56
Burglary
Events
2
1
0
3
0
2
0
0
2
0
2
1
0
2
4
4
2
4
0
5
34
Rate
2.33
1.06
0.00
2.03
0.00
1.60
0.00
0.00
3.41
0.00
1.93
1.29
0.00
1.60
1.63
2.43
2.00
3.81
0.00
1.45
1.47
Theft
Events
3
7
1
3
12
7
7
2
5
5
5
4
8
11
14
13
3
4
0
16
130
Rate
3.50
7.43
0.81
2.03
15.90
5.61
14.04
13.59
8.53
4.04
4.84
5.16
7.46
8.81
5.72
7.90
2.99
3.81
0.00
4.65
5.62
Vandalism
Events
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Rate
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.80
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.04
All Property
Crime
Events Rate
5
5.83
8
8.49
1
0.81
7
4.74
15 19.88
9
7.21
7
14.04
2
13.59
7
11.95
5
4.04
7
6.77
5
6.44
10 9.32
16 12.81
19 7.76
18 10.93
6
5.99
8
7.62
0
0.00
23 6.69
178 7.69
Notes
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(2010)
(cont'd)
Global
All Countries
VT
Years
7735
Robbery
Events Rate
188 2.43
Burglary
Events Rate
341 4.41
Theft
Events Rate
769 9.94
Vandalism
Events Rate
4
0.05
All Property
Crime
Events Rate
1302 16.83
IAP Region
Countries
VT
Years
BELIZE
BOLIVIA**
COLOMBIA*
COSTARICA
DOMINICANREPUBLIC
EASTERNCARIBBEAN
ECUADOR
ELSALVADOR
FIJI
GUATEMALA
GUYANA
HONDURAS
JAMAICA
MEXICO
MICRONESIA
NICARAGUA
PANAMA
PARAGUAY
PERU
SAMOA
SURINAME
TONGA
VANUATU
TOTALIAP
91
0
2
125
185
103
181
144
68
217
71
186
87
48
51
196
177
209
207
43
46
46
75
2556
Robbery
Events
2
0
0
3
7
3
10
7
3
14
0
12
3
2
0
10
0
4
7
1
0
0
0
88
Rate
2.21
0.00
0.00
2.40
3.79
2.92
5.52
4.86
4.43
6.46
0.00
6.44
3.45
4.16
0.00
5.11
0.00
1.91
3.39
2.33
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.44
Burglary
Events
8
0
0
1
18
10
2
7
7
6
6
11
4
1
1
7
5
4
2
8
3
4
10
125
Rate
8.82
0.00
0.00
0.80
9.74
9.72
1.10
4.86
10.34
2.77
8.49
5.90
4.60
2.08
1.95
3.58
2.83
1.91
0.97
18.68
6.57
8.67
13.41
4.89
Theft
Events
13
0
0
18
32
9
7
17
8
61
5
24
7
5
3
38
6
28
33
5
6
4
3
332
Rate
14.34
0.00
0.00
14.42
17.31
8.75
3.86
11.81
11.81
28.14
7.07
12.88
8.04
10.40
5.84
19.43
3.40
13.39
15.97
11.67
13.13
8.67
4.02
12.99
Vandalism
Events
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Rate
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.15
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.34
0.08
All Property
Crime
Events Rate
23 25.37
0
0.00
0
0.00
22 17.62
57 30.84
22 21.39
19 10.48
31 21.53
18 26.58
81 37.37
11 15.56
47 25.23
15 17.24
8
16.64
4
7.79
55 28.12
11 6.22
36 17.22
42 20.33
14 32.68
9
19.70
8
17.34
14 18.77
547 21.40
Notes
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Appendix F: Country of Incident compared with Country of

Service (2010)
Volunteers serving in . . .
Armenia
Belize
Benin
Botswana
BurkinaFaso
DominicanRepublic
ElSalvador
Gambia
Ghana
Guatemala
Honduras
Lesotho
Liberia
Macedonia
Moldova
Morocco
Nicaragua
Niger
Paraguay
Romania
Togo
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
Zambia
Also reported . . .
TheftinGeorgiaandRussia*
TheftinGuatemala
TheftinGhanaandEgypt*
BurglaryNoAssaultinTogo
TheftinNamibia
RobberyinGhana
TheftinBenin
RobberyinNicaragua
TheftinNicaragua
TheftinSierraLeone
TheftinTogo
BurglaryNoAssaultinNicaragua
2TheftsinNicaragua
RobberyinSouthAfrica
BurglaryNoAssaultinSierraLeone
TheftinBosniaHerzegovina*andSpain*
TheftinUkraine
RobberyinRomaniaandPoland*
2TheftsinSpain*and1inCanada*
TheftinUnitedStates*
BurglaryNoAssaultinTogo
2TheftsinArgentina*
RobberyinSpain*
TheftinGreece*
MajorSexualAssaultinGhana
BurglaryNoAssaultinGhanaandBenin
AggravatedAssaultinThailand
2RobberiesinKenyaand1inTanzania
TheftinGreece*
TheftinTanzaniaandNamibia
BurglaryNoAssaultinBenin
*NotacurrentPeaceCorpspost.
Note:In2010,43incidentsoccurredinacountryotherthantheVolunteer'scountryof
service.Ofthe43incidents,11occurredinacountrythatisnotacurrentPeaceCorps
post.
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Volume 12

Annual Report of Volunteer Safety

Safety of the Volunteer 2010

OFFICE OF SAFETY AND SECURITY

Profile of Volunteers on Board vs. Volunteer Crime Victims in 2010

Table 1. Comparison of Volunteer Victims to General Volunteer Population in 2010

Measuring the Volunteer Population

Overseas Post Changes

II. Major Sexual Assault

Table 2 provides the volume and rates of rapes/

Table 2: SummaryRape/ Attempted Rape

There were 23 rapes/attempted rapes reported by fe

Table 3: SummaryMajor Sexual Assault

1.88 1.88 1.77

III. Other Sexual Assault

IV. Number of Incidents vs. Number of

Table 4 provides the volume and rates for other sexual

Table 4: SummaryOther Sexual Assault

There were 81 other sexual assaults reported by Peace

Table 5: Comparison of Sexual Assaults by Race/Ethnicity to

MajorSexual OtherSexual Volunteer

13to18 19to24 25to30 31to36

Volunteers who report any incident to the Peace Corps

Other physical assault:AggressivecontactthatdoesnotrequiretheVolunteertousesubstantialforcetodisengage

Physical assault definitions have undergone several

II. Aggravated Assault

Table 8: SummaryAggravated Assault

The next change involved only physical assaults. Inci

There were 13 aggravated assaults reported by Peace

1.38 1.39 1.26

0.31 0.32 0.30

The sharp decline in aggravated assaults from 2005 to

III. Major Physical Assault

IV. Other Physical Assault

Table 9: SummaryMajor Physical Assault

Table 10: SummaryOther Physical Assault

1.11 1.19 1.14

Table 11: Comparison of Physical Assaults by Race/Ethnicity to Volunteer

Aggravated Major Other Volunteer

II. Number of Incidents vs. Number of Victims

The number of victims of a threat incident is generally

Table 12: SummaryThreat

It is important to note that prior to 2006, only death

Table 13: Comparison of Threats by Race/Ethnicity to

13to18 19to24 25to30 31to36

The following section provides global analyses of all

Table 15: SummaryBurglary

Table 14: SummaryRobbery

sault. Only five burglaries were reported as burglary

1.66 1.55 1.67

2.33 * 2.40 2.41 2.35 2.43

Table 17: SummaryVandalism

Table 16: SummaryTheft

There were 4 vandalism incidents reported by Peace

Table 18: Comparison of Property Crimes by Race/Ethnicity to

13to18 19to24 25to30 31to36

10.6% 10.4% 10.9%

Table 19: Value of Property Loss

Appendix A: Severity Hierarchy and Incident Definitions

Appendix A: Severity Hierarchy and Incident Definitions

(Number of reported incidents/VT Years) x 100

Appendix C: Peace Corps Countries and Regions (2010)

Appendix D: Demographics of All Volunteers (2010)

Dem ographic Characteristic

Educational lev el:

Appendix E: Global, Regional, and Post Crime Volume and Rates