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The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) obtains information on the age of victims who experienced violent crimes or personal thefts. For property crimes the age of household members who respond to the questions is obtained. The appropriate age category is determined by the respondent’s age on the last day of the month before the interview.

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Violent Crime Against Youth, 1994-2010 Presents patterns and trends in violent crime against youth ages 12 to 17 from 1994 to 2010.
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Homicide Trends in the United States, 1980-2008 Presents findings from data on homicides that occurred in the United States from 1980 through 2008. It also includes overall homicide rates for 2009 and 2010.
	Press Release \| PDF (1M) \| ASCII file (48K) \| Spreadsheets (Zip format 76K) Part of the Homicide Trends in the United States 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
Juvenile Victimization and Offending, 1993-2003 Presents findings about violent crime committed against or by juveniles from 1993 to 2003.
	Press Release \| PDF (337K) \| ASCII file (34K) \| Spreadsheet (Zip format 60K) \| To order paper version
Crimes against Persons Age 65 or Older, 1993-2002 Presents data from the National Crime Victimization Survey and the Uniform Crime Reports comparing crimes against persons age 65 or older with those in younger age groups.
	PDF (337K) \| ASCII file (34K) \| Spreadsheet (Zip format 60K) \| Codebooks and Datasets \| To order paper version Part of the Crimes against Persons Age 65 or Older Series
Age Patterns in Violent Victimization, 1976-2000 Examines data from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and the FBI's Supplementary Homicide Reports on trends in violent crime by age in the United States.
	PDF (51K) \| ASCII file (5K) \| Spreadsheet (Zip format 6K) \| Codebooks and Datasets \| To order paper version
Crimes against Persons Age 65 or Older, 1992-97 Provides data from the National Crime Victimization Survey and the Uniform Crime Reports to summarize levels and rates of violent and property crimes against persons age 65 or older.
	Press Release \| PDF (150K) \| ASCII file (44K) \| Spreadsheet (Zip format 88K) \| Codebooks and Datasets Part of the Crimes against Persons Age 65 or Older Series
Age Patterns of Victims of Serious Violent Crime Presents data from the redesigned NCVS that examines violent crime across the general population, ages 12 or older.
	PDF (397K) \| ASCII file (28K) \| Codebooks and Datasets
Elderly Crime Victims Summarizes levels and rates of violent and nonviolent crimes against persons 65 or older using data from the National Crime Victimization Survey. This report has been superceded by Crimes against Persons Age 65 or Older, 1992-97
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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).
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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).
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