Cathy T. Maston

March 2, 2010    NCJ 227669

Presents tables with detailed data on major variables measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). Topics covered include -- 

• crimes of violence (rape, sexual assault, robbery, assault) and theft (pocket picking, purse snatching, burglary, theft, and motor vehicle theft), with data on victim characteristics (gender, age, race, ethnicity, marital status, income, and residence)
• crime characteristics (time and place of occurrence, distance from home, weapon use, self-protection, injury, medical care, economic loss, and time lost from work)
• victim-offender relationship
• victims' perceptions of alcohol and substance use by offenders and of offender characteristics (age, race, and gender)
• whether crimes were reported to the police and reasons why
• police response time for reported crimes

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Part of the Criminal Victimization in the United States Series

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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)
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Methodology (PDF 74K)
Methodology (ASCII file 47K)
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