Greater Manchester Police have done research into who are the victims and who are the perpetrators of crime and the results are very interesting.
Profile of Victims
15 year old males are most likely to be victims
Other groups are: Children of school-age Students Owners of mobile phones Owners of pedal-bikes Bank ATM users and cash cardholders Older people
Profile of Offenders
Most offenders are 10 to 17 year old males closely followed by 18 to 24 year old males. Most robberies happen on the streets and during the hours of darkness
If you look you can see that the group most likely to be offenders are the same as the main victims.