Impacts of Crime on Victims

For any crime, be it theft to sexual assault, there will be long and short term impacts on the victims. These crimes could make anyone nervous, depending on someone's personality, their nervousness could make their time after a crime better or worse. A person who is all ready apprehensive of most things, will have a harder time after a crime than someone who is more self-assertive and fearless; but the severity of the crime as well, will affect the severity of impact on that person.
To anyone who has had anything stolen from them, such as a statue - or something more personal, the short impact of that crime would be the anger of the victim. Angry at whoever did it, angry at themselves because there might have been a chance that they could have stopped it, or just angry because it's gone, but the impact could go so much deeper. Over time the victim could spend more and more money on security, especially if something was stolen from their home. The more personal the item and where it was when it was stolen will make the effects last that much longer. If it was an item that was trivial, and not really expensive, than the victim will most likely get over it quicker.
If the crime is violent and physical though, the consequences could be much greater. The effect of an assault, sexual or not, is lasting. The victim would have a greater long term impact, possibly completely changing their lives. In the case of a rape victim, they might go as far as to move away, change their appearance, attitude and totally alienate their friends and family around them. Depending on if it was someone they knew, than they may never trust anyone ever again, leading to stress in all areas of their life.
In the case of others, kidnapping is also a crime that would lead to a change in life. On April 8 2009, Victoria "Tori" Stafford was abducted, her body was found July 19 2009.  Terri-Lynne McClintic plead guilty to first-degree murder, and her partner Michael Rafferty, was also charged with first-degree murder. On April 27 2010 victim impact statements were made by Tori's family on the request by the judge. On December 9 2010 they were published on the Global News website. They talk of how much they miss their daughter and only sister and wonder what she would have missed in life. Tara McDonald, Tori's mother, writes of how she has nightmares now and cannot sleep. Tori's brother, Daryn, writes about how he is scared to be on the street now and does not like going anywhere by himself. 
Click here for the statements on the Global News site.