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After many years of declining, theft rates stabilized in recent years.
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- Note: The
National Crime Victimization Survey redesign was implemented
- in 1993;
the area with the lighter shading is before the redesign and the darker
area after the redesign. The data before 1993 are adjusted to make them comparable with data collected since the redesign. The adjustment methods are described
in Criminal Victimization
1973-95. Estimates for 1996 and beyond are based on collection
year while earlier estimates are based on data year. For
additional information about the methods used, see Criminal Victimization 2003.
- Source:
The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
- Ongoing since 1972, this
survey of households interviews about 75,000 persons age 12 and older in 42,000 households twice each year about their victimizations from
crime.
Theft - Completed
or attempted theft of property or cash without personal contact. Incidents
involving theft of property from within the sample household would be classified
as theft if the offender has a legal right to be in the house (such as a
maid, delivery person, or guest). If the offender has no legal right to
be in the house, the incident would be classified as a burglary.
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