NCVS Redesign Updates

• In Event: National Crime Victimization Survey Users’ Group

Abstract

The BJS initiated a multiyear effort to improve the efficiency, reliability, and utility of the NCVS. The effort had three main goals: modernize the organization and content of the NCVS instrument, increase the quality of information collected and efficiency of the instrument flow, and improve the measurement and classification of crime. This presentation provides a summary of the instrument redesign effort, key implementation milestones, and updates on agency activities to introduce the new instrument into the field.

Author

• Jennifer Truman, Bureau of Justice Statistics, US DOJ