City-Level Survey of Crime Victimization and Citizen Attitudes
The Bureau Jutice Statistics in a joint effort with the Office of Community Oriented
Policing Services (COPS,) conducted victimization surveys in 12 selected cities. The
standard National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) instrument was used with questions
about citizen perceptions of community policing and neighborhood issues.
Emergency Room Statistics on Intentional Violence
Collects data on intentional injuries, such as domestic violence, rape, and child
abuse, from a national sample of hospital emergency rooms. Through the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission's National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS),
information is obtained on characteristics of the victim and offender, victim-offender
relationship, alcohol/drug involvement in the incident, and circumstances of the
injury.
National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
NCVS is the Nation's primary source of information on criminal victimization. Each
year, data are obtained from a nationally representative sample of about 40,000
households comprising nearly 75,000 persons on the frequency, characteristics and
consequences of criminal victimization in the United States. Each household is
interviewed twice during the year. The survey enables BJS to estimate the likelihood
of
victimization by rape, sexual assault, robbery, assault, theft,
household burglary, and motor vehicle theft for the population as a whole as well as
for segments of the population such as women, the elderly, members of various racial
groups, city dwellers, or other groups. The NCVS provides the largest national forum
for victims to describe the impact of crime and characteristics of violent offenders.
Police-Public Contact Survey (PPCS)
Provides detailed information on the nature and characteristics of face-to-face
contacts between police and the public, including the reason for and outcome of the
contact. The PPCS interviews a nationally representative sample of more than 60,000
residents age 16 or older as a supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey.
The survey enables BJS to estimate the likelihood of a driver being pulled over in a
traffic stop and the percentage of all contacts that involve the use of force by
police.
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