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The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) asks victims of crime whether the crimes were reported to police. Data are available on both crimes reported to the police as well as those that were not reported. The data on crime reported to police are based on information the victims give at the time of interview about whether they or someone else reported the incident.

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	Victimizations Not Reported to the Police, 2006-2010

	Criminal Victimization, 2010

	Criminal Victimization in the United States -- Statistical Tables

	Criminal Victimization in the United States, 2008 - Statistical Tables

	Criminal Victimization, 2009

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)
Criminal Victimization, 2010 Presents 2010 estimates of rates and levels of criminal victimization in the U.S., including violent victimization (rape or sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault), property victimization (burglary, motor vehicle theft, and property theft), and personal theft (pocket picking and purse snatching).
	Press Release \| PDF (1.9M) \| ASCII file (32K) \| Spreadsheet (Zip format 26K) Part of the Criminal Victimization Series
Criminal Victimization, 2009 Presents the annual estimates of rates and levels of violent crime (rape or sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault), property crime (burglary, motor vehicle theft, and property theft), and personal theft (pocket picking and purse snatching).
	Press Release \| PDF (420K) \| ASCII file (24K) \| Spreadsheet (Zip format 23K) Part of the Criminal Victimization Series
Reporting Crime to the Police Presents National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) data from 1992 to 2000 on non-lethal crimes against persons age 12 or older that were reported to police.
	Press Release \| PDF (309K) \| ASCII file (35K) \| Spreadsheet (Zip format 32K) \| Codebooks and Datasets \| To order paper version
Rape and Sexual Assault: Reporting to Police and Medical Attention, 1992-2000 Presents information on the consequences of rape and sexual assault for female victims. The study provides the percentages of completed rape, attempted rape, and sexual assault of females that were reported to the police in 1992-2000.
	PDF (182K) \| ASCII file (10K) \| Spreadsheet (Zip format 12K) \| Codebooks and Datasets
Criminal Victimization in the United States, 1995 Presents detailed data on major variables measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) for 1995.
	Full Report (PDF 744K) \| Full Report (ASCII file 111K) \| Full Report - Zip format (Spreadsheet 301K) \| Chapter 1: Introduction (PDF 75K) \| Chapter 2: Demography of victims (PDF 188K) \| Chapter 2: Demography of victims - Zip format (Spreadsheet 63K) \| Chapter 3: Victims and offenders (PDF 175K) \| Chapter 3: Victims and offenders - Zip format (Spreadsheet 57K) \| Chapter 4: Geography (PDF 135K) \| Chapter 4: Geography - Zip format (Spreadsheet 57K) \| Chapter 5: The crime event (PDF 210K) \| Chapter 5: The crime event - Zip format (Spreadsheet 77K) \| Chapter 6: Victims and the criminal justice system (PDF 169K) \| Chapter 6: Victims and the criminal justice system (Spreadsheet 49K) \| Appendices (PDF 77K) \| Appendices (ASCII file 59K) Part of the Criminal Victimization in the United States Series

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 -- 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, 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
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, 2004 Presents tables with detailed data on major variables measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).
	Complete set of tables (PDF 786K) \| Complete set of tables (Spreadsheet 136K) \| Demography of victims (PDF 390K) \| Demography of victims - Zip format (Spreadsheet 34K) \| Victims and offenders (PDF 380K) \| Victims and offenders - Zip format (Spreadsheet 31K) \| Geography (PDF 333K) \| Geography - Zip format (Spreadsheet 18K) \| The crime event (PDF 198K) \| The crime event - Zip format (Spreadsheet 40K) \| Victims and the criminal justice system (PDF 166K) \| Victims and the criminal justice system - Zip format (Spreadsheet 27K) \| Series victimizations (PDF 84K) \| Series victimizations - Ziip format (Spreadsheet 8K) \| Methodology (PDF 49K) \| Methodology (ASCII file 47K) \| NCVS questionnaires \| Codebooks and Datasets
Criminal Victimization in the United States -- Statistical Tables, 2003 Presents tables with detailed data on major variables measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).
	Complete set of tables (PDF 786K) \| Complete set of tables - Zip format (Spreadsheet 136K) \| Demography of victims (PDF 90K) \| Demography of victims - Zip format (Spreadsheet 34K) \| Victims and offenders (PDF 380K) \| Victims and offenders - Zip format (Spreadsheet 31K) \| Geography (PDF 333K) \| Geography - Zip format (Spreadsheet 18K) \| The crime event (PDF 198K) \| The crime event - Zip format (Spreadsheet 40K) \| Victims and the criminal justice system (PDF 166K) \| Victims and the criminal justice system - Zip archive (Spreadsheet 27K) \| Series victimizations (PDF 84K) \| Series victimizations - Zip format (Spreadsheet 8K) \| Methodology (PDF 49K) \| Methodology (ASCII file 47K) \| NCVS questionnaires \| Codebooks and Datasets
Criminal Victimization in the United States -- Statistical Tables, 2002 Presents tables with detailed data on major variables measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).
	Complete set of tables (PDF 817K) \| Complete set of tables - Zip format (Spreadsheet 342K) \| Demography of victims (PDF 246K) \| Demography of victims - Zip format (Spreadsheet 65K) \| Victims and offenders (PDF 202K) \| Victims and offenders - Zip format (Spreadsheet 64K) \| Geography (PDF 148K) \| Geography - Zip format (Spreadsheet 36K) \| The crime event (PDF 251K) \| The crime event - Zip format (Spreadsheet 79K) \| Victims and the criminal justice system (PDF 184K) \| Victims and the criminal justice system - Zip format (Spreadsheet 55K) \| Series victimizations (PDF 93K) \| Series victimizations - Zip format (Spreadsheet 7K) \| Methodology (PDF 152K) \| Methodology (ASCII file 46K) \| NCVS questionnaires \| Codebooks and Datasets
Criminal Victimization in the United States -- Statistical Tables, 2001 Presents tables with detailed data on major variables measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).
	Complete set of tables (PDF 1.7M) \| Complete set of tables - Zip format (Spreadsheet 292K) \| Demography of victims (PDF 426K) \| Demography of victims - Zip format (Spreadsheet 64K) \| Victims and offenders (PDF 419K) \| Victims and offenders - Zip format (Spreadsheet 64K) \| Geography (PDF 242K) \| Geography - Zip format (Spreadsheet 36K) \| The crime event (PDF 527K) \| The crime event - Zip format (Spreadsheet 80K) \| Victims and the criminal justice system (PDF 367K) \| Victims and the criminal justice system - Zip format (Spreadsheet 80K) \| Series victimizations (PDF 42K) \| Series victimizations - Zip format (Spreadsheet 10K) \| Methodology (PDF 56K) \| Methodology (ASCII file 46K) \| NCVS questionnaires \| Codebooks and Datasets
Criminal Victimization in the United States -- Statistical Tables, 2000 Presents tables with detailed data on major variables measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).
	Complete set of tables (PDF 701K) \| Complete set of tables - Zip format (Spreadsheet 308K) \| Demography of victims (PDF 223K) \| Demography of victims - Zip format (Spreadsheet 87K) \| Victims and offenders (PDF 127K) \| Victims and offenders - Zip format (Spreadsheet 84K) \| Geography (PDF 86K) \| Geography - Zip format (Spreadsheet 53K) \| The crime event (PDF 175K) \| The crime event - Zip format (Spreadsheet 98K) \| Victims and the criminal justice system (PDF 123K) \| Victims and the criminal justice system - Zip format (Spreadsheet 71K) \| Series victimizations (PDF 36K) \| Series victimizations - Zip format (Spreadsheet 10K) \| Methodology (PDF 152K) \| Methodology (ASCII file 46K) \| NCVS questionnaires \| Codebooks and Datasets

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