National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
Violent Victimization and Race, 1993-98
Firearm Injury and Death from Crime, 1993-97
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE EMBARGOED UNTIL 4:30 P.M. EDT BJS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2000 202/307-0784 FIREARMS ASSAULT INJURIES AND MURDERS FELL BETWEEN 1993 AND 1997 WASHINGTON, D.C. The number of gunshot wounds from any type of crime fell nearly 40 percent during the five-year period from 1993 through 1997, according to a new comprehensive Justice Department report. The Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) cites...
Criminal Victimization, 1999: Changes 1998-99 with Trends 1993-99
EMBARGOED UNTIL 4:30 P.M. EDT BJS SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 2000 202/307-0784 NATIONAL VIOLENT CRIME RATE FALLS MORE THAN 10 PERCENT-- VIOLENT VICTIMIZATIONS DOWN ONE-THIRD SINCE 1993 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The nation's violent crime rate fell by more than 10 percent during 1999, reaching the lowest level since the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) started measuring it in 1973. There were an estimated 28.8...
Violent Victimization and Race, 1993-98
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SUNDAY, March 18, 2001 202/307-0784
DIFFERENCES IN RATES OF VIOLENT CRIME EXPERIENCED BY WHITES AND BLACKS NARROW
American Indians Are The Most Victimized By Violence
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Violent victimization of both blacks and whites has decreased significantly since 1993, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today in a report analyzing crime statistics from 1993-1998...
Criminal Victimization, 2000: Changes 1999-2000, with Trends, 1993-2000
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WEDNESDAY, June 13, 2001 202/307-0784
NATION'S VIOLENT CRIME RATE FELL ALMOST 15 PERCENT LAST YEAR, PROPERTY CRIME DOWN 10 PERCENT
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The nation's violent crime rate fell almost 15 percent last year in the largest one-year decline ever recorded by the Justice Department's National Crime Victimization Survey. Americans experienced about 1 million fewer violent crimes in 2000...
City-Level Survey of Crime Victimization and Citizen Attitudes
Characteristics of Drivers Stopped by Police, 2002
Changes in Criminal Victimization 1994-95
Hate Crimes Reported in NIBRS, 1997-99
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Sunday, September 23, 2001 | 202/307-0784 |
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT RELEASES 1997 TO 1999 HATE CRIME STATISTICS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Almost 3,000 of the approximately 5.4 million criminal victimizations reported to police from 1997 through 1999 in more than a dozen states were considered to be hate crimes, according to a new study published today by the Justice Department's Bureau...
Violence in the Workplace, 1993-99
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MOST AT RISK FOR WORKPLACE VIOLENCE College and University Faculty Members Have Lowest Rates WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. residents suffered an annual average of 1.7 million violent workplace victimizations between 1993 and 1999, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. In addition to those non-fatal workplace crimes... |
Criminal Victimization, 2001: Changes 1999-2001 with Trends 1993-2001
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2002 | 202/307-0703 |
NATION'S VIOLENT CRIME VICTIMIZATION RATE FALLS 10 PERCENT
50 Percent Drop Since Survey Began in 1973
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The nation's violent crime rate fell 10 percent last year, continuing a trend observed since 1994, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. During the last 7 years the annual violent crime rate decreased...
Intimate Partner Violence, 1993-2001
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2003 | 202/307-0784 |
INTIMATE PARTNERS COMMITTED 20 PERCENT OF NON-FATAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN 2001
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Twenty percent of all nonfatal violence against females 12 years of age and older during 2001 was committed by intimate partners, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reported today. Intimates (current or former spouses, boyfriends or...
Hispanic Victims of Violent Crime, 1993-2000/Víctimas Hispanas de Crímenes Violentos, 1993-2000
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APRIL 7, 2001 | 202/307-0784 |
RATE OF VIOLENT CRIME VICTIMIZATION AMONG HISPANICS DROPS MORE THAN 50 PERCENT IN LAST SEVEN YEARS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Between 1993 and 2000, Hispanic residents aged 12 or older experienced a 56 percent decrease in the number of violent victimizations per capita, from 62.8 violent crimes per 1,000 to 27.9 per 1,000, the...
Reporting Crime to the Police, 1992-2000
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SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 2003 | 202/307-0784 |
HALF OF ALL VIOLENT CRIMES AND A THIRD OF PROPERTY CRIMES WERE REPORTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN 2000
WASHINGTON, D.C.- About one-half of all violent crimes committed against U.S. residents 12 years old and older during 2000 were reported to law enforcement authorities, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)...
Criminal Victimization, 2002
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 2003 | Contact: Stu Smith |
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VIOLENT CRIME AND PROPERTY CRIME LEVELS FALL TO THE LOWEST LEVELS SINCE 1973
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Criminal victimization in 2002 continued a downward trend with 23 million violent and property crimes, the lowest levels since 1973, when there were 44 million such victimizations, the Justice...
Crime and the Nation's Households, 2003
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WEDNESDAY, October 27, 2004 | Contact: Stu Smith 202/307-0784 |
After hours: 301-983-9354 |
CRIME VICTIMIZATION IN U.S. HOUSEHOLDS REMAINS AT LOWEST LEVELS
15 Percent Affected in 2003 Compared to 25 Percent in 1994
WASHINGTON - The percentage of U.S. households victimized by violent crime or thefts during 2003 remained at the lowest levels since the...
Juvenile Victimization and Offending, 1993-2003
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2005 | www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs |
Contact: Pete Pierce 202-307-0703 | |
After hours: 202-532-5757 |
NATION'S YOUNGER TEENS EXPERIENCED LARGEST DECREASE IN CRIME VICTIMIZATIONS BETWEEN 1993 AND 2003
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Juveniles 12-17 years old, like all other age groups, experienced a decline in violent crime victimizations from 1993 through 2003, with younger teens, 12-14 years old, having the...
Identity Theft, 2004
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SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2006 | www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs |
Contact: Stu Smith 202/307-0784 | |
After hours: 301-983-9354 |
3.6 MILLION U.S. HOUSEHOLDS LEARNED THEY WERE IDENTITY THEFT VICTIMS DURING A SIX-MONTH PERIOD IN 2004
WASHINGTON, D.C.- An estimated 3.6 million households, or about 3 percent of all households in the nation, learned that they had been the victim...
Criminal Victimization, 2005
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2005 | www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs |
Contact: Stu Smith 202/307-0784 | |
After hours: 301-983-9354 |
VIOLENT CRIME RATE UNCHANGED DURING 2005 THEFT RATE DECLINED
WASHINGTON - The violent crime rate in 2005 was unchanged from the previous year, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. However, the property crime rate declined from...
Black Victims of Violent Crime
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2007 | Contact: Stu Smith 202-307-0784 |
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BLACK AMERICANS WERE VICTIMS IN 15 PERCENT OF ALL NONFATAL VIOLENT CRIMES AND 49 PERCENT OF ALL HOMICIDES DURING 2005
WASHINGTON - Black Americans accounted for 13 percent of the U.S. population in 2005 but were the victims of about 15 percent...
Police-Public Contact Survey (PPCS)
The Police-Public Contact Survey (PPCS) provides detailed information on the characteristics of persons who had some type of contact with police during the past year, including those who contacted the police to report a crime or were pulled over in a traffic stop. The PPCS interviews a nationally representative sample of residents age 16 or older as a supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey...