JSIT23-02: Violent Victimization, Lost Earnings, and Implications for Social Security Trust Funds and Social Security Earnings-Based Tax Revenue

This study investigates the role of violent crime victimization in generating productivity interruptions such as lost work time or problems with work or school. Interruptions can lead to short-term earnings losses and possibly long-term changes in one’s earning capacity. Both could impact the income tax base that supports the continuation of SSA programs.