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After many years of declining, theft rates reached the lowest level ever in 2005.
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- Note: The
National Crime Victimization Survey redesign was implemented in 1993; the area
- with the lighter shading is before the redesign
and the darker area after the redesign. The data before 1993 are adjusted
to make them comparable with data collected since the redesign. The
adjustment methods are described in Criminal
Victimization 1973-95. Estimates for 1996 and beyond
are based on collection year while earlier estimates are based on data
year. For additional information about the methods used, see Criminal
Victimization 2005.
- Source:
The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
- Ongoing since 1972, this
survey of households interviews about 134,000 persons age 12 and older in 77,200 households each year about their victimizations from
crime.
Theft - Completed
or attempted theft of property or cash without personal contact. Incidents
involving theft of property from within the sample household would be classified
as theft if the offender has a legal right to be in the house (such as a
maid, delivery person, or guest). If the offender has no legal right to
be in the house, the incident would be classified as a burglary.
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