Assessing the Quality of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Supplemental Fraud Survey (SFS)

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NCJ Number
306194
Author(s)
LYNN LANGTON, PHD, RTI INTERNATIONAL
CHRISTOPHER KREBS, PHD, RTI INTERNATIONAL
MICHAEL PLANTY, PHD, RTI INTERNATIONAL
MARCUS BERZOFSKY, DRPH, RTI INTERNATIONAL
Date Published
August 2023
Length
95 pages
Description

This report examines initial Supplemental Fraud Survey (SFS) estimates of the prevalence and nature of personal financial fraud and explores the similarities and differences between the SFS and other sources of fraud data as part of an effort to validate the SFS estimates. The SFS was the first effort by BJS to estimate the prevalence and characteristics of personal financial fraud experienced by persons age 18 or older in the United States.

Agencies
BJS-Sponsored
Publication Type
BJS-funded Report
Award
National Victimization Statistical Support Program
Date Published: August 8, 2023