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See Data Online for State and local data on crime trends and homicide trends and victim characteristics Summary findingsAccording to the BJS National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), in 2003--
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reports,--
For more information about the purposes and advantages of the UCR and the NCVS, see The Nation's Two Crime Measures.
BJS criminal victimization data collectionsNational Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is the Nation's
primary source of information on criminal victimization. Each year, data
are obtained from a nationally representative sample of 42,000
households comprising nearly 76,000 persons on the frequency, characteristics
and consequences of criminal victimization in the United States. The survey
enables BJS to estimate the likelihood of victimization by rape, sexual
assault, robbery, assault, theft, household burglary, and motor vehicle
theft for the population as a whole as well as for segments of the population
such as women, the elderly, members of various racial groups, city dwellers,
or other groups. The NCVS provides the largest national forum for victims
to describe the impact of crime and characteristics of violent offenders. Redesign of the National Crime Victimization Survey
NCVS Interviewing Manual for Field Representatives: Acrobat file (2.2M) | ASCII text (1.1M) City-level survey of crime victimization and citizen attitudes. BJS in a joint effort with the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) conducted victimization surveys in 12 selected cities. The standard National Crime Victimization Survey instrument was used with questions about citizen perceptions of community policing and neighborhood issues. All sampled household residents age 12 or older were included in the survey. Participating cities were -- Chicago, IL, Kansas City, MO, Knoxville, TN, Los Angeles, CA, Madison, WI, New York, NY, San Diego, CA, Savannah, GA, Spokane, WA, Springfield, MA, Tucson, AZ, Washington, DC. Emergency Room Statistics on Intentional Violence
collects data on intentional injuries, such as domestic violence,
rape, and child abuse, from a national sample of hospital emergency rooms.
Through the Consumer Product Safety Commission's National Electronic
Injury Surveillance System, information is obtained on characteristics of
the victim and perpetrator, victim-perpetrator relationship, alcohol/drug
involvement in the incident, and description of circumstances of
injury. 2001 Computer Security Survey pilot study
Crime Victimization Survey SoftwareBJS and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) developed a software program for localities to conduct their own telephone surveys of residents to collect data on crime victimization, attitudes toward policing, and other community-related issues.
Rand, Michael, R. and Callie Marie Rennison "True Crime Stories? Accounting for Differences in our National Crime Indicators" Chance, Vol. 15 No. 1, 2002 Selected statisticsCriminal
Victimization in the United States - Statistical tables
1996-2002 data are currently available, 12/03 To find tables using keywords, see the Table index. Related sites
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