They show that the physically weak. the young. the aged. the female. and the handicapped. are most vulnerable to crimes of robbery and assault. The psychologically weak. the unintelligent. and the unstable are more vulnerable to many crimes because of the unnecessary risks that they may take. The socioeconomically weak. the poor. the nonwhite. the immigrant. are also more vulnerable than others. because the majority of crimes occur in the deprived areas in. which they are forced to live. Studies have proven that those persons with incomes under $6.000 per year are far more likely to be victims of crime than those with higher incomes. Thus. the statistics show that the heaviest burden rests precisely on those least able to handle the consequence of violent crime against the person.
Identified stereotypes
Immigrants are socioeconomically weak and vulnerable to crime.