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Data Collection: National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)

Status: Active
Frequency: Ongoing from 1973
Latest data available: 2011

NCVS is the Nation's primary source of information on criminal victimization. Each year, data are obtained from a nationally representative sample of about 40,000 households comprising nearly 75,000 persons on the frequency, characteristics and consequences of criminal victimization in the United States. Each household is interviewed twice during the year. 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.

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Collection Period

1973-2011

Questionnaires

	Identity Theft Supplement (ITS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey
		2008 PDF (169K)
	NCVS Basic Screen Questionnaire
		2009-2011 PDF (264K) \| 2008 PDF (296K) \| 2007 PDF (335K) \| 2004 PDF (187K) \| 2001 PDF
	NCVS Control Card
		2011 PDF
	NCVS Crime Incident Report
		2009-2011 PDF (726K) \| 2008 PDF (648K) \| 2007 PDF (335K) \| 2004 PDF (169K) \| 2001 PDF
	NCVS for Spanish-speaking respondents
		2001 Basic Screen Questionnaire for Spanish (221K) \| 2001 Crime Incident Report (196K)
	School Crime Supplement (SCS)
		2009 PDF (194K) \| 2001 PDF \| 1999 PDF
	Supplemental Victimization Survey (SVS)
		2006 PDF (163K)

Documentation

Codebooks and Datasets
NCVS Interviewing Manaual of Field Representatives

Methodology

See Survey Methodology of Criminal Victimization in the United States.

Publications & Products

The following publications and products were generated by BJS using data from this collection.

Crime Against Persons with Disabilities, 2009-2011 - Statistical Tables Presents estimates of nonfatal violent victimization (rape, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated and simple assault) against persons age 12 or older with disabilities from 2009 to 2011.
	PDF (840K) \| ASCII file (23K) \| Comma-delimited format (CSV) (Zip format 48K) Part of the Crime Against People with Disabilities Series
Violent Victimization Committed by Strangers, 1993-2010 Presents findings on the rates and levels of violent victimization committed by offenders who were strangers to the victims, including homicide, rape, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault.
	Press Release \| PDF (1M) \| ASCII file (19K) \| Comma-delimited format (CSV) (Zip format 28K)
Intimate Partner Violence, 1993-2010 Presents data on nonfatal intimate partner violence among U.S. households from 1993 to 2010. Intimate partner violence includes rape, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault by a current or former spouse, boyfriend, or girlfriend.
	Press Release \| PDF (1.5M) \| ASCII file \| Comma-delimited format (CSV) (Zip format 724K)
Firearms Stolen during Household Burglaries and Other Property Crimes, 2005-2010 Presents findings on the theft of firearms during household burglaries and other property crimes from 2005 through 2010.
	Press Release \| PDF (632K) \| ASCII file (23K) \| Comma-delimited format (CSV) (Zip format 46K)
Criminal Victimization, 2011 Presents 2011 estimates of rates and levels of criminal victimization in the U.S. This bulletin includes violent victimization (rape or sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault) and property victimization (burglary, motor vehicle theft, and property theft).
	Press Release \| PDF (1.8M) \| ASCII file (46K) \| Comma-delimited format (CSV) (Zip format 38K) Part of the Criminal Victimization Series
Stalking Victims in the United States - Revised Presents findings on nonfatal stalking victims in the U.S., based on the largest data collection of such behavior to date.
	PDF (948K) \| ASCII file (21K) \| Spreadsheet (Zip format 26K)
Prevalence of Violent Crime among Households with Children, 1993-2010 Presents data from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) on nonfatal violent crime involving members of a household as victims and reports on the annual prevalence of that violent crime among U.S. households with children from 1993 to 2010.
	Press Release \| PDF (1.93) \| ASCII file (35K) \| Comma-delimited format (CSV) (Zip format 43K)
Victimizations Not Reported to the Police, 2006-2010 Presents findings, for a five-year period from 2006 to 2010, on the characteristics of crime victimizations that went unreported to police, according to data from the National Crime Victimization Survey.
	Press Release \| PDF (1.25M) \| ASCII file (45K) \| Comma-delimited format (CSV) (Zip format 29K)
Methods for Counting High-Frequency Repeat Victimizations in the National Crime Victimization Survey Examines the nature and extent of series victimization in the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).
	PDF (2.39M) \| ASCII file (101K) \| Spreadsheets (Zip format 40K)
Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2011 Presents data on crime and safety at school from the perspectives of students, teachers, and principals.
	PDF (2.35M) \| ASCII file (132K) \| Spreadsheets (Zip format 337K) Part of the Indicators of School Crime and Safety Series

Crime Against Persons with Disabilities, 2008-2010 - Statistical Tables Presents estimates of nonfatal violent victimization (rape, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated and simple assault) against persons age 12 or older with disabilities, from 2008 to 2010.
	PDF (935K) \| ASCII file (36K) \| Spreadsheet (Zip format 43K)
Criminal Victimization in the United States -- Statistical Tables Presents 110 tables with detailed data on major variables measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).

Criminal Victimization in the United States, 2008 - Statistical Tables Presents tables with detailed data on major items measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).
	Complete set of tables (PDF 1.6M) \| Complete set of tables - Spreadsheets (Zip format 243K) \| Demography of victims (PDF 1M) \| Demography of victims - Spreadsheets (Zip format 49K) \| Victims and offenders (PDF 1M) \| Victims and offenders - Spreadsheets (Zip format 26K) \| The crime event (PDF 239K) \| The crime event - Spreadsheets (Zip format 46K) \| Victims and the criminal justice system (PDF 1M) \| Victims and the criminal justice system - Spreadsheets (Zip format 32K) \| Series victimizations (PDF 959K) \| Series victimizations - Spreadsheet (PDF 5K) \| Methodology (PDF 107K) \| Methodology (ASCII file 35K)
Criminal Victimization in the United States, 2007 - Statistical Tables Presents tables with detailed data on major variables measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).
	Complete set of tables (PDF 1.3M) \| Complete set of tables - Spreadsheets (Zip format 157K) \| Demography of victims (PDF 336K) \| Demography of victims - Spreadsheets (Zip format 38K) \| Victims and offenders (PDF 321K) \| Victims and offenders - Spreadsheets (Zip format 37K) \| The crime event (PDF 239K) \| The crime event - Spreadsheets (Zip format 46K) \| Victims and the criminal justice system (PDF 315K) \| Victims and the criminal justice system - Spreadsheets (Zip format 32K) \| Series victimizations (PDF 96K) \| Series victimizations - Spreadsheet (Zip format 6K) \| Methodology (PDF 74K) \| Methodology (ASCII file 47K) \| About the source
Onset of unwanted behavior Figure 1 from Stalking Victimization in the United States (NCJ 224527).
	Spreadsheet
Perceived race of the stalking offender, by race of the victim Appendix Table 2 from Stalking Victimization in the United States (NCJ 224527).
	Spreadsheet
Perceived age of the stalking offender, by age of the victim Appendix Table 1 from Stalking Victimization in the United States (NCJ 224527).
	Spreadsheet
Criminal Victimization in the United States -- Statistical Tables, 2006 Presents tables with detailed data on major variables measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).
	Complete set of tables (PDF 1.4M) \| Complete set of tables - Zip format (Spreadsheet 157K) \| Demography of victims (PDF 336K) \| Demography of victims - Zip format (Spreadsheet 38K) \| Victims and offenders (PDF 321K) \| Victims and offenders - Zip format (Spreadsheet 37K) \| The crime event (PDF 239K) \| The crime event - Zip format (Spreadsheet 46K) \| Victims and the criminal justice system (PDF 315K) \| Victims and the criminal justice system - Zip format (Spreadsheet 32K) \| Series victimizations (PDF 96K) \| Series victimizations - Zip format (Spreadsheet 5K) \| Methodology (PDF 74K) \| Methodology (ASCII file 47K) \| NCVS questionnaires \| Codebooks and Datasets
Criminal Victimization in the United States -- Statistical Tables, 2005 The datasets used to generate published estimates for the 2005 and 2006 Criminal Victimization bulletins and statistical tables were found to contain improper weights for the population.

Criminal Victimization in the United States -- Statistical Tables, 2005 Presents tables with detailed data on major variables measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).
	Complete set of tables (PDF 723K) \| Complete set of tables - Zip format (Spreadsheet 152K) \| Demography of victims (PDF 221K) \| Demography of victims - Zip format (Spreadsheet 59K) \| Victims and offenders (PDF 217K) \| Victims and offenders - Zip format (Spreadsheet 57K) \| Geography (PDF 174K) \| Geography - Zip format (Spreadsheet 29K) \| The crime event (PDF 243K) \| The crime event - Zip format (Spreadsheet 73K) \| Victims and the criminal justice system (PDF 206K) \| Victims and the criminal justice system - Zip format (Spreadsheet 47K) \| Series victimizations (PDF 128K) \| Series victimizations - Zip format (Spreadsheet 4K) \| Methodology (PDF 49K) \| Methodology (ASCII file 47K) \| NCVS questionnaires \| Codebooks and Datasets

NCVS Victimization Analysis Tool (NVAT) WASHINGTON - Today, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) launched an interactive online tool that gives the public instant access to the largest collection of data on criminal victimization in the United States.
	Press Release \| NCVS Victimization Analysis Tool (Other)
Victims of Identity Theft, 2008 Presents findings from the 2008 Identity Theft Supplement (ITS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).
	Press Release
Crime Against People with Disabilities, 2008 Presents findings about nonfatal violent and property crime experienced in 2008 by persons with disabilities, based on the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).

Victimization During Household Burglary Presents findings from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) on the characteristics of burglary, with comparisons between households where members were present and not present.
	Press Release
Black Victims of Violent Crime "Black Americans were victims in 15 percent of all nonfatal violent crimes and 49 percent of all homicides during 2005"
	Press Release \| More information about this release
Criminal Victimization, 1998: Changes 1997-98 with Trends 1993-98 "U.S. violent crime rate fell another 7 percent last year, 27 percent lower than in 1993"
	Press Release \| More information about this release
Criminal Victimization, 1997: Changes 1996-97 with Trends 1993-97 "Violent crime fell almost 7 percent last year down more than 21 percent since 1993"
	Press Release \| More information about this release
Violence by Intimates "Murder by intimates declined 36 percent since 1976 - Decrease greater for male than for female victims"
	Press Release \| More information about this release
Criminal Victimization, 1996: Changes 1995-96 with Trends 1993-96 "Violent victimization fell 10% last year: Property crimes declined 8%"
	Press Release \| More information about this release
Female Victims of Violent Crime "Women are violent crime victims at a lower rate than men, but the difference is narrowing -- Women are more likely to be attacked by intimates"
	Press Release \| More information about this release

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