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*This file provides recodes in SPSS for NCVS data analysis regarding the type of crimes collected. 
*Please note that all recodes in this file may not be necessary to run your analysis. The recodes you choose will be based on your analysis.
*Examples of how these recodes were used for analysis can be found in BJS current reports at bjs.ojp.gov.
*For more information about the NCVS, see the BJS website or contact AskBJS at AskBJS@usdoj.gov.
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missing values all().

*Create new variable newoff using variable v4529. This variable groups incidents by specific crime type.
recode v4529(1,2,3,4,15,16,18,19=1)   /* Rape & Sexual Assault
            (5,6,7,8,9,10       =2)   /* Robbery
            (11,12,13           =3)   /* Aggravated Assault
            (14,17,20           =4)   /* Simple Assault
            (21,22,23           =5)   /* Personal Larceny
            (31,32,33           =6)   /* Burglary/trespassing
            (40,41              =7)   /* Motor Vehicle Theft
            (54 thru 59         =8)   /* Theft
             into newoff.
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*Create new variable newcrime2 using variable v4529. This variable groups incidents by crime category.
recode v4529 (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,15,16,18,19=1) /*violent crime excluding simple assault
             (14,17,20=2)                                  /*simple assault
             (21,22,23=3)                                  /*personal theft
             (31,32,33,40,41,56,57=4)                      /*serious prop crime
             (54,55=5)                                     /*completed theft under $50
             (59=6)                                        /*attempted theft
             (58=7)                                        /*completed theft unknown value
             into newcrime2.
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*Create new variable newcrime from newly created variable newoff. This variable collapses specific crime types grouped in variable newoff.
recode newoff(1 thru 4=1)             /* Violence
             (5       =2)             /* Personal Larceny
             (6,7,8   =3)             /* Property
              into newcrime.
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*Create variable and value labels for newly created variables.
variable labels
 newoff       'Type of Crime'
 newcrime     'Type of Crime collapsed'
 newcrime2    'Type of crime expanded property crime categories'.

value labels
 newoff     1 'Rape & Sexual Assault'
            2 'Robbery'
            3 'Aggravated Assault'
            4 'Simple Assault'
            5 'Personal Larceny'
            6 'Burglary/trespassing'
            7 'Motor Vehicle Theft'
            8 'Theft'/
 newcrime   1 'Violence'
            2 'Personal Larceny'
            3 'Property'/
 newcrime2  1 'Violent crime excluding simple assault'
            2 'Simple assault'
            3 'Personal theft'
            4 'Serious property crime'
            5 'Completed theft lt $50'
            6 'Attempted theft'
            7 'Completed theft unknown value'/.
execute.