National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
Age Patterns of Victims of Serious Violent Crime
Age Patterns in Violent Victimization, 1976-2000
National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
The BJS National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is the nation's primary source of information on criminal victimization. Each year, data are obtained from a nationally representative sample of about 240,000 persons in about 150,000 households. Persons are interviewed on the frequency, characteristics, and consequences of criminal victimization in the United States. The NCVS collects information on nonfatal personal crimes (i.e., rape or sexual assault, robbery, aggravated and...
Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Victims of Crime
Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Victims of Crime
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LOWEST RATES OF VIOLENT AND PROPERTY CRIME WERE EXPERIENCED BY ASIANS, NATIVE HAWAIIANS, AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS
WASHINGTON - The nation’s Asian, Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islander population had the lowest rates of violent and property victimizations among all racial and...
Criminal Victimization, 2007
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VIOLENT CRIME RATE IN 2007 AT ABOUT THE SAME LEVEL IN 2005
WASHINGTON - In 2007, the violent crime rate in the United States was at about the level of 2005, and the property crime rate was somewhat below the 2005 estimate...