{
  "id": 7924731,
  "title": "More than half of Americans have been victims of violence, study finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/more-than-half-of-americans-have-been-victims-of-violence-study-finds",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-17T01:40:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-americans-victims-violence.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The number of Americans who have personally been victims of physical or sexual violence is much higher than one might think, a new report says. More than half of U.S. adults have experienced physical violence in their lifetimes, and nearly half have experienced sexual violence, researchers found.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "Fewer than half of Americans expect free and fair midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/fewer-than-half-of-americans-expect-free-and-fair-midterms",
        "published": "2026-09-16T11:40:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}