National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)

The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Knowledge Corner provides quick tips and explanations for NCVS data users on a variety of topics. In this video, BJS Statistician Emilie Coen, DrPH, covers the NCVS instruments and their role in the interview process. She includes descriptions of the NCVS Control Card, basic screen questionnaire, and the crime incident report. She also provides a brief overview of the content of the instruments and additional resources on the instruments.

This webinar provided an overview of methods for calculating variance of estimates from complex sample designs, including direct and indirect methods. It focused on two methods for calculating direct variance estimates: Taylor series linearization (TSL) and balanced repeated replication (BRR). The panel used SAS and SPSS to demonstrate the methods with examples using data from the National Crime Victimization Survey.
 

This video provides important information about the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) for the public and for households and persons selected to participate in the survey. It includes general information about the NCVS, how households are selected, how data are collected, and the importance of the NCVS. There are separate videos for adult participants, and both are available in English and Spanish.

This video provides important information about the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) for the public and for households and persons selected to participate in the survey. It includes general information about the NCVS, how households are selected, how data are collected, and the importance of the NCVS. There are separate videos for youth participants, and both are available in English and Spanish.

This video provides important information about the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) for the public and for households and persons selected to participate in the survey. It includes general information about the NCVS, how households are selected, how data are collected, and the importance of the NCVS. There are separate videos for adult participants, and both are available in English and Spanish. 

This video provides important information about the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) for the public and for households and persons selected to participate in the survey. It includes general information about the NCVS, how households are selected, how data are collected, and the importance of the NCVS.  There are separate videos for youth participants, and both are available in English and Spanish.   

This webinar provides updates on efforts by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) to redesign the entire National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) instrument. It describes results from a large-scale national field test of the NCVS Instrument Redesign, specifically the performance of the current NCVS instrument and procedures to the new instrument.

This webinar describes findings from a three-pronged testing effort designed by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) to produce knowledge and findings toward improving survey participation and the measurement of victimization among youth ages 12 to 17 as part of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Redesign Research and Development Program.