Assault rate of Palestine fell by 0.74% from 8.1 cases per 100,000 population in 2011 to 8.1 cases per 100,000 population in 2012. Since the 5.87% jump in 2010, assault rate leapt by 14.79% in 2012.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.'Assault' means physical attack against the body of another person resulting in serious bodily injury; excluding indecent/sexual assault; threats and slapping/punching. 'Assault' leading to death should also be excluded. (UN-CTS M3.2)