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The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) obtains information on the age of victims who experienced violent crimes or personal thefts. For property crimes the age of household members who respond to the questions is obtained. The appropriate age category is determined by the respondent’s age on the last day of the month before the interview.
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Violent Crime Against Youth, 1994-2010 Presents patterns and trends in violent crime against youth ages 12 to 17 from 1994 to 2010. | |
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Homicide Trends in the United States, 1980-2008 Presents findings from data on homicides that occurred in the United States from 1980 through 2008. It also includes overall homicide rates for 2009 and 2010. | |
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Criminal Victimization, 2009 Presents the annual estimates of rates and levels of violent crime (rape or sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault), property crime (burglary, motor vehicle theft, and property theft), and personal theft (pocket picking and purse snatching). | |
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Juvenile Victimization and Offending, 1993-2003 Presents findings about violent crime committed against or by juveniles from 1993 to 2003. | |
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Crimes against Persons Age 65 or Older, 1993-2002 Presents data from the National Crime Victimization Survey and the Uniform Crime Reports comparing crimes against persons age 65 or older with those in younger age groups. | |
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Part of the Crimes against Persons Age 65 or Older Series |
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Age Patterns in Violent Victimization, 1976-2000 Examines data from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and the FBI's Supplementary Homicide Reports on trends in violent crime by age in the United States. | |
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Crimes against Persons Age 65 or Older, 1992-97 Provides data from the National Crime Victimization Survey and the Uniform Crime Reports to summarize levels and rates of violent and property crimes against persons age 65 or older. | |
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Part of the Crimes against Persons Age 65 or Older Series |
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Age Patterns of Victims of Serious Violent Crime Presents data from the redesigned NCVS that examines violent crime across the general population, ages 12 or older. | |
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Elderly Crime Victims Summarizes levels and rates of violent and nonviolent crimes against persons 65 or older using data from the National Crime Victimization Survey. This report has been superceded by Crimes against Persons Age 65 or Older, 1992-97 | |
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Criminal Victimization in the United States -- Statistical Tables, 2006 Presents tables with detailed data on major variables measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). | |
Complete set of tables (PDF 1.4M) | Complete set of tables - Zip format (Spreadsheet 157K) | Demography of victims (PDF 336K) | Demography of victims - Zip format (Spreadsheet 38K) | Victims and offenders (PDF 321K) | Victims and offenders - Zip format (Spreadsheet 37K) | The crime event (PDF 239K) | The crime event - Zip format (Spreadsheet 46K) | Victims and the criminal justice system (PDF 315K) | Victims and the criminal justice system - Zip format (Spreadsheet 32K) | Series victimizations (PDF 96K) | Series victimizations - Zip format (Spreadsheet 5K) | Methodology (PDF 74K) | Methodology (ASCII file 47K) | NCVS questionnaires | Codebooks and Datasets |
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Criminal Victimization in the United States -- Statistical Tables, 2004 Presents tables with detailed data on major variables measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). | |
Complete set of tables (PDF 786K) | Complete set of tables (Spreadsheet 136K) | Demography of victims (PDF 390K) | Demography of victims - Zip format (Spreadsheet 34K) | Victims and offenders (PDF 380K) | Victims and offenders - Zip format (Spreadsheet 31K) | Geography (PDF 333K) | Geography - Zip format (Spreadsheet 18K) | The crime event (PDF 198K) | The crime event - Zip format (Spreadsheet 40K) | Victims and the criminal justice system (PDF 166K) | Victims and the criminal justice system - Zip format (Spreadsheet 27K) | Series victimizations (PDF 84K) | Series victimizations - Ziip format (Spreadsheet 8K) | Methodology (PDF 49K) | Methodology (ASCII file 47K) | NCVS questionnaires | Codebooks and Datasets |
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Age category | The appropriate age category is determined by the respondent's age on the last day of the month preceding the interview. |
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