* Encoding: UTF-8. *This file includes recodes in SPSS for NCVS data analysis regarding crimes reported to police. *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. ***************************************************************************************************************** missing values all(). *Creates variables for if the crime was reported to police and who reported the crime to the police. compute notify =v4399. compute whoreprt=v4400. ***************************************************************************************************************** *Create new variable reason using variables V4399, V4400, V4423, V4436, and V4437. *The variable shows most important reason for reporting the incident to the police (if it was reported). do if (v4399 eq 8). + compute reason=88. /* Residue. else if (v4399 eq 3). + compute reason=66. /* Do Not Know If Reported to Police. else if (v4399 eq 2). + compute reason=55. /* Incident Not Reported to Police. else if (v4399 eq 1). . do if (v4400 ne 1). + compute reason=99. /* Out of Universe. . else if (v4400 eq 1). . if((v4423 eq 1) AND (v4436 eq 8)) reason=11. /* Other Reason. . if (v4437 eq 98) reason =88. /* Residue. . if (v4437 eq 99) reason =99. /* Out of Universe. . if (v4437 eq 22) reason =22. /* Because it was a crime was most important. . if (v4437 eq 21) reason =21. /* No one reason more important. . if (v4437 eq 12) reason=12. /* No Other Reason. . if (v4437 eq 11) reason=11. /* Other Reason. . if (v4437 eq 10) reason=10. /* Duty to Tell Police. . if (v4437 eq 9) reason=9. /* Improve Police Surveillance. /* of respondent's home/area. . if (v4437 eq 8) reason=8. /* Catch Offender. . if (v4437 eq 7) reason=7. /* Punish Offender. . if (v4437 eq 6) reason=6. /* Prevent Offender recommitting. /* from committing crime against. /* anyone else. . if (v4437 eq 5) reason=5. /* Protect Respondent and Household. /* from further crimes by this offender. . if (v4437 eq 4) reason=4. /* Collect Insurance. . if (v4437 eq 3) reason=3. /* Recover Property. . if (v4437 eq 2) reason=2. /* Needed Assistance After Incident. . if (v4437 eq 1) reason=1. /* Stop/Prevent Incident Happening. . end if. end if. ***************************************************************************************************************** *Create new variable reason using variables V4399, V4401, V4421, and V4422. *The variable shows most important reason for not reporting the incident to the police (if it was not reported). do if (v4399 eq 9). + compute notrpt=99. /* Out of Universe. else if (v4399 eq 8). + compute notrpt=88. /* Residue. else if (v4399 eq 3). + compute notrpt=66. /* Do Not Know If Reported to Police. else if (v4399 eq 1). + compute notrpt=55. /* Reported Incident to Police. else if (v4399 eq 2). . if ((v4401 eq 1) and (v4421 eq 0)) notrpt=88. /*Residue. . if((v4401 eq 1) and (v4421 eq 8)) notrpt=18. /* Other Reasons For Not Reporting. . if (v4422 eq 30) notrpt=30. /*None more important. . if (v4422 eq 19) notrpt=19. /* Do Not Know Why Not Report. . if (v4422 eq 18) notrpt=18. /* Other Reasons For Not Reporting. . if (v4422 eq 17) notrpt=17. /* Too inconvenient to take time. . if (v4422 eq 16) notrpt=16. /* Afraid of Reprisal. . if (v4422 eq 15) notrpt=15. /* Advised Not To Report Crime . . if (v4422 eq 14) notrpt=14. /* Not Want To Get Offender In Trouble. . if (v4422 eq 13) notrpt=13. /* Offender Was A Police Officer. . if (v4422 eq 12) notrpt=12. /* Police Biased Respondent Trouble. . if (v4422 eq 11) notrpt=11. /* Police Would Be Ineffective. . if (v4422 eq 10) notrpt=10. /* Police Not Want To Be Bothered. . if (v4422 eq 9) notrpt=9. /* Could not ID offender/Lack of proof. . if (v4422 eq 8) notrpt=8. /* Could Not Recover Property. . if (v4422 eq 7) notrpt=7. /* Police Not Know Until Too Late. . if (v4422 eq 6) notrpt=6. /* Insurance Would Not Cover. . if (v4422 eq 5) notrpt=5. /* Not Clear A Crime Occurred. . if (v4422 eq 4) notrpt=4. /* Kid Stuff. . if (v4422 eq 3) notrpt=3. /* Small/No Loss, Recovered Property. . if (v4422 eq 2) notrpt=2. /* Private or Personal Matter. . if (v4422 eq 1) notrpt=1. /* Reported To Another Official. end if. ***************************************************************************************************************** *Create variable and value labels for newly created variables. variable labels notify 'Were the police notified?' whoreprt 'How did police find out?' reason 'Most important reason for reporting incident' notrpt 'Most important reason for not reporting incident'. value labels reason 1 'Stop/prevent incident from happening again' 2 'Needed assistance after incident' 3 'Recover property' 4 'Collect insurance' 5 'Protect victim/HH from more crime by offender' 6 'Prevent offender from committing against others' 7 'Punish offender' 8 'Catch offender' 9 'Improve police surveillance of home/area' 10 'Duty to tell police' 11 'Other Reason' 12 'No other reason' 21 'No one reason more important' 22 'Because it was a crime was most important' 55 'Crime not reported to police' 66 'Do not know if crime was reported to police' 88 'Residue' 99 'Out of Universe'/ notrpt 1 'Reported to another official' 2 'Private/personal matter' 3 'Minor/unsuccessful crime, small/no loss, recovered property' 4 'Child offender, kid stuff' 5 'Not clear a crime or harm was intended' 6 'No insurance, loss less than deductible' 7 'Police knew too late' 8 'Could not recover or identify property' 9 'Could not identify offender, lack of proof' 10 'Police would not bother' 11 'Police would be ineffective' 12 'Police would be biased/cause victim trouble' 13 'Offender was police officer' 14 'Did not want to get offender in trouble w/law' 15 'Advised not to report crime to police' 16 'Afraid of reprisal by offender or others' 17 'Too inconvenient to take time' 18 'Other reasons for not reporting' 19 'Do not know why did not report crime' 30 'None more important' 55 'Crime reported to police' 66 'Do not know if crime was reported' 88 'Residue' 99 'Out of Universe'/ notify 1 'Yes' 2 'No' 3 'Do Not Know' 8 'Residue' 9 'Out of Universe'/ whoreprt 1 'Victim' 2 'Other household member' 3 'Some official other than police' 4 'Someone else' 5 'Police at crime scene' 6 'Offender was police' 7 'Some other way' 8 'Residue' 9 'Out of Universe'/. execute.