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Criminal Victimization in the United States -- Statistical Tables

Date Published
May 2011
Annotation

Presents 110 tables with detailed data on major variables measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).

Abstract

Presents 110 tables with detailed data on major variables measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).

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One table at a time | Complete set of tables | Sections of tables

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 (sex, 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 sex)
  • whether crimes were reported to the police and reasons why
  • police response time for reported crimes

These statistical tables are available only in electronic formats. A list of all reports in this series that were printed is provided on the publications page.

Download one table at a time, all the tables, or a section of the tables:

One table at a time

Table index - Keyword access to the most current table through drill down index. Spreadsheets and tables from prior editions are also available.

Note: Due to changes in methodology, the 2006 National Crime Victimization rates are not comparable to previous years and cannot be used for yearly trend comparisons. However, the overall patterns of victimization at the national level can be examined. See Criminal Victimization, 2006.

Complete set of tables:

2008: Acrobat file (1.6M) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (157K)
2007: Acrobat file (1.4M) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (157K)
2006: Acrobat file (1.4M) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (157K)
2005: Acrobat file (723K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (152K)
2004: Acrobat file (786K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (136K)
2003: Acrobat file (786K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (136K)

2002: Acrobat file (817K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (342K)

2001: Acrobat file (1.7M) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (292K)

2000: Acrobat file (701K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (308K)

1999: Acrobat file (701K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (308K)

1998: Acrobat file (467K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (283K)

1997: Acrobat file (483K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (284K)

1996: Acrobat file (484K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (284K)

Sections of tables: 

Demography of victims

2008: Acrobat file (1M) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (38K)
2007: Acrobat file (336K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (38K)
2006: Acrobat file (336K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (38K)
2005: Acrobat file (221K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (59K)
2004: Acrobat file (390K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (34K)
2003: Acrobat file (390K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (34K)

2002: Acrobat file (246K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (65K)

2001: Acrobat file (426K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (64K)

2000: Acrobat file (223K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (87K)

1999: Acrobat file (221K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (86K)

1998: Acrobat file (132K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (66K)

1997: Acrobat file (131K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (64K)

1996: Acrobat file (132K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (64K)
 

Victims and offenders

2008: Acrobat file (1M) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (38K)
2007: Acrobat file (336K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (38K)
2006: Acrobat file (321K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (37K)
2005: Acrobat file (217K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (57K)
2004: Acrobat file (380K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (31K)
2003: Acrobat file (380K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (31K)

2002: Acrobat file (202K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (64K)

2001: Acrobat file (419K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (64K)

2000: Acrobat file (127K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (84K)

1999: Acrobat file (126K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (82K)

1998: Acrobat file (122K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (60K)

1997: Acrobat file (123K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (60K)

1996: Acrobat file (100K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (60K)
 

Geography

Statistical tables are not available after 2005. See Criminal Victimization, 2006.
2005: Acrobat file (174K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (29K)
2004: Acrobat file (333K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (18K)
2003: Acrobat file (333K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (18K)

2002: Acrobat file (148K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (36K)

2001: Acrobat file (242K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (36K)

2000: Acrobat file (86K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (53K)

1999: Acrobat file (85K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (53K)

1998: Acrobat file (71K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (35K)

1997: Acrobat file (90K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (35K)

1996: Acrobat file (90K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (35K)
 

The crime event

 

2008: Acrobat file (1M) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (38K)

2007: Acrobat file (336K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (38K)
2006: Acrobat file (239K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (46K)
2005: Acrobat file (243K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (73K)
2004: Acrobat file (198K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (40K)
2003: Acrobat file (198K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (40K)

2002: Acrobat file (251K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (79K)

2001: Acrobat file (527K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (80K)

2000: Acrobat file (175K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (98K)

1999: Acrobat file (175K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (98K)

1998: Acrobat file (126K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (80K)

1997: Acrobat file (152K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (81K)

1996: Acrobat file (152K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (80K)
 

Victims and the criminal justice system

2008: Acrobat file (1M) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (38K)
2007: Acrobat file (336K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (38K)
2006: Acrobat file (315K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (32K)
2005: Acrobat file (206K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (47K)
2004: Acrobat file (166K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (27K)
2003: Acrobat file (166K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (27K)

2002: Acrobat file (184K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (55K)

2001: Acrobat file (367K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (80K)

2000: Acrobat file (123K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (71K)

1999: Acrobat file (123K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (71K)

1998: Acrobat file (113K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (52K)

1997: Acrobat file (115K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (52K)

1996: Acrobat file (114K) | Spreadsheets (zip format) (52K)
 

Series victimizations

2008: Acrobat file (949K) | 2008 Spreadsheet (5K)
2007: Acrobat file (96K) | 2007 Spreadsheet (5K)
2006: Acrobat file (96K) | 2006 Spreadsheet (5K)
2005: Acrobat file (128K) | 2005 Spreadsheet (4K)
2004: Acrobat file (84K) | 2004 Spreadsheet (8K)
2003: Acrobat file (84K) | 2003 Spreadsheet (8K)

2002: Acrobat file (93K) | 2002 Spreadsheet (7K)

2001: Acrobat file (42K) | 2001 Spreadsheet (10K)

2000: Acrobat file (36K) | 2000 Spreadsheet (10K)

1999: Acrobat file (36K) | 1999 Spreadsheet (5K)

1998: Acrobat file (56K) | 1998 Spreadsheet (5K)

1997: Acrobat file (56K) | 1997 Spreadsheet (5K)

1996: Acrobat file (41K) | 1996 Spreadsheet (5K)
 

Methodology

2008: Acrobat file (74K) | ASCII file(47K)

2007: Acrobat file (74K) | ASCII file(47K)
2006: Acrobat file (74K) | ASCII file(47K)
2005: Acrobat file (49K) | ASCII file (47K)
2004: Acrobat file (49K) | ASCII file (47K)
2003: Acrobat file (49K) | ASCII file (47K)

2002: Acrobat file (152K) | ASCII file (47K)

2001: Acrobat file (56K) | ASCII file (46K)

2000: Acrobat file (152K) | ASCII file (46K)

1999: Acrobat file (152K) | ASCII file (46K)

1998: Acrobat file (152K) | ASCII file (46K)

1997: Acrobat file (152K) | ASCII file (46K)

1996: Acrobat file (152K) | ASCII file (46K)

 

Date Published: May 12, 2011