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Data Collection: Police-Public Contact Survey (PPCS)
Status: ActiveFrequency: Every three years since 1996
Latest data available: 2011
Provides detailed information on the characteristics of persons who had some type of contact with police during the year, including those who contacted the police to report a crime or were pulled over in a traffic stop. The PPCS interviews a nationally representative sample of residents age 16 or older as a supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey. The survey enables BJS to examine the perceptions of police behavior and response during these encounters.
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1996, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011
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| Police Public Contact Survey: A Supplement to the NCVS | ||
| 2011 PDF (232K) | 2008 PDF (83K) | 2005 PDF (136K) | 2002 PDF (169K) | 1999 PDF | ||
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The most recent Police-Public Contact Survey (PPCS) was conducted for BJS during the last 6 months of 2011 by the U.S. Census Bureau as a supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). In 2011, PPCS interviews were obtained from 49,246 of the 62,280 individuals age 16 or older in the NCVS sample. To produce national estimates on police-public contacts, sample weights were applied to the survey data so that the respondents represented the entire population, including the nonrespondents. After adjustment for nonresponse, the sample cases in 2011 were weighted to produce a national population estimate of 241,404,142 persons age 16 or older.
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| Police Use of Nonfatal Force, 2002-11 Presents data on the threat or use of nonfatal force by police against white, black, and Hispanic residents during police contact. | |
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Press Release | Summary (PDF 202K) | PDF (751K) | ASCII file (38K) | Comma-delimited values (CSV) (Zip format 26K) |
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| Police Behavior during Traffic and Street Stops, 2011 Examines the characteristics and experiences of persons age 16 or older who were stopped by police during traffic and street stops, and their perceptions of police behavior and response during these encounters. | |
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Press Release | PDF (1.8M) | ASCII file (52K) | Comma-delimited format (CSV) (Zip format 64K) |
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| Requests for Police Assistance, 2011 STUDY FINDS SOME RACIAL DIFFERENCES IN PERCEPTIONS OF POLICE BEHAVIOR DURING CONTACT WITH THE PUBLIC | |
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Press Release |
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| Requests for Police Assistance, 2011 Examines the characteristics and experiences of persons age 16 or older who contacted police to request assistance in 2011. | |
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Press Release | PDF (952K) | ASCII file (23K) | Comma-delimited format (CSV) (Zip format 33K) |
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| Contacts between Police and the Public, 2008 Presents findings from a nationally representative survey of nearly 60,000 residents age 16 or older about their contact with police during the 12 months prior to the interview. | |
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Press Release | PDF (932K) | ASCII file (48K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 51K) | Codebooks and Datasets Part of the Contacts between Police and the Public Series |
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| Contacts between Police and the Public, 2008 CONTACTS BETWEEN POLICE AND THE PUBLIC DECLINED FROM 2002 TO 2008 | |
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Press Release Part of the Contacts between Police and the Public Series |
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| Contacts between Police and the Public, 2005 Presents data over a 12-month period on the nature and characteristics of face-to-face contacts between residents of the U.S. and the police. The report also provides demographic and other characteristics of residents involved in traffic stops and use of force incidents. | |
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Press Release | PDF (305K) | ASCII file (32K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 21K) | To order paper version Part of the Contacts between Police and the Public Series |
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| Characteristics of Drivers Stopped by Police, 2002 Provides data on the nature and characteristics of traffic stops, as collected in the 2002 Police-Public Contact Survey, a supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey. | |
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PDF (337K) | ASCII file (34K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 60K) |
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| Contacts between Police and Public: Findings from the 2002 National Survey Presents data on the nature and characteristics of contacts between residents of the U.S. and the police over a 12-month period. | |
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PDF (886K) | ASCII file (62K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 25K) | To order paper version Part of the Contacts between Police and the Public Series |
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| Characteristics of Drivers Stopped by Police, 1999 Provides data on the nature and characteristics of traffic stops, as collected in the 1999 Police-Public Contact Survey. | |
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PDF (198K) | ASCII file (48K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 145K) | Codebooks and Datasets |
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