National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
Criminal Victimization, 2022
Historical Perspective on the National Crime Victimization Survey…50 Years of Data and Counting
By Stephanie Eckroth, PhD
BJS Technical Writer-Editor
In coming together to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) this year, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is taking a moment to reflect on the survey’s history.
The Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA), BJS’s predecessor, fielded the first iteration of the NCVS (then the National Crime Survey) in July 1972. The...
Violent Victimization by Race or Hispanic Origin, 2008–2021
50th Anniversary Celebration of the National Crime Victimization Survey
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Update on the NCVS Instrument Redesign: Operational Pilot Test and Split Sample
Criminal Victimization in the 22 Largest U.S. States, 2017–2019
Contacts Between Police and the Public, 2020
Carjacking Victimization, 1995–2021
Measuring and Analyzing Community- and Officer-Initiated Activity: Developing a National Program
The National Crime Victimization Survey and National Incident-Based Reporting System: A complementary picture of crime in 2021
Criminal Victimization, 2021
Indicators of Workplace Violence, 2019
Violent Victimization by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, 2017–2020
Report on Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2021
University of Maryland NCVS Research Forum Session 3: NCVS User Workshop
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University of Maryland NCVS Research Forum Session 2: NCVS Research Highlights
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University of Maryland NCVS Research Forum, Session 1: Roundtable Discussion
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Incidence of Victimization at School and Away From School
Update on the NCVS Instrument Redesign: Juvenile Testing Efforts
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Trends and Patterns in Firearm Violence, 1993–2018
Subnational Estimates Program
Background
The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is the nation's primary source of information on criminal victimization. Learn more about the NCVS here.
The NCVS was originally designed to provide national-level estimates of criminal victimization. Since its inception in 1973, BJS has recognized the need for victimization data at the state and/or local levels. The three major reviews of the NCVS program point to the...