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Victims of crime

Annual household income

The total household income for the 12 months preceding the interview. Includes wages, salaries, net income from businesses or farms, pensions, interest, dividends, rent, and any other source of monetary income of the head of household and all household members.
Manual Tags

National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Redesign

CRIME RATE ESSENTIALLY UNCHANGED LAST YEAR


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CRIME RATE ESSENTIALLY UNCHANGED LAST YEAR

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The number of Americans who were the victims of
crime remained essentially unchanged last year, according to a 
redesigned annual survey the Department of Justice published today.  
The new...

Criminal Victimization 1993

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YOUNGEST TEENS AT GREATEST CRIME RISK

WASHINGTON, D.C.  During 1993, the youngest age
group surveyed--those 12 through 15 years old--had
the greatest risk of being violent crime victims,
the Department of Justice announced today.  The
risk decreased steadily with age, from 1 in 8
young people 12-15 years old...

Criminal Victimization and Perceptions of Community Safety in 12 Cities, 1998

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SURVEYS IN 12 CITIES SHOW WIDESPREAD
COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR POLICE
New Process Collects Data on Victimization, Citizen
Perceptions of Police and Crime

     WASHINGTON, DC   Eighty-five percent of
residents surveyed in 12 cities reported satisfaction with the
police who served their neighborhood, according to a 1998
Justice Department survey released today.  The proportion of
residents reporting that...

Women Offenders

Date Published
December 1999
Agencies
BJS
Publication Type
Publication

Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2003

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NATION'S SCHOOL CRIME RATE DECLINING

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Reflecting the national decline in crime rates, crime against public and private school students has also dropped, according to a new report by the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and the Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics...

Violent Victimization of College Students

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COLLEGE STUDENTS VICTIMIZED LESS BY VIOLENT CRIME THAN NON-STUDENTS ACCORDING TO NEW JUSTICE DEPARTMENT STUDY

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Justice today released findings from its first study of violent crime on college campuses that indicates college students were victimized by...