Updates in Criminal Victimization and Service Provider Data Collection Efforts

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

The Bureau of Justice Statistics’ (BJS) Victimization Statistics Unit (VSU) manages data collections focused on nonfatal criminal victimization and victim service provision in the United States. The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is the nation's primary source of information on criminal victimization and each year data are obtained from a nationally representative sample of about 240,000 persons in about 150,000 households. The National Census of Victim Service Providers (NCVSP) and National Survey of Victim Service Providers (NSVSP) both collect data on victim service provision in the United States from the perspective of organizations who serve victims. This conference panel will provide a variety of updates for the VSU data collections, including NCVS instrument redesign updates, state-level crime estimates, measuring repeat victimization, and the feasibility of measuring cybercrime on NCVS supplements. Recent updates from the NCVSP and NSVSP will also be discussed.

Sub Unit

• Area V. Victimization / 39. Consequences of Victimization

Individual Presentations

• Criminal Victimizations in the 22 Largest U.S. States - Erin Tinney, Bureau of Justice Statistics, USDOJ; Alexandra Thompson, Bureau of Justice Statistics, USDOJ

• Repeat Violent and Property Victimization, 2019-2023 - Emily Berg, Iowa State University; Susannah Tapp, Bureau of Justice Statistics, USDOJ

• NCVS Redesign Updates - Jennifer Truman, Bureau of Justice Statistics, USDOJ; Rebecca Bielamowicz, Bureau of Justice Statistics, USDOJ; Rachel E. Morgan, Bureau of Justice Statistics, USDOJ

• Feasibility of Measuring Cybercrime Using NCVS Supplements - David Cantor, Westat; Jennifer Truman, Bureau of Justice Statistics, USDOJ; Pamela Giambo, Westat; Rachel E. Morgan, Bureau of Justice Statistics, USDOJ

• Building Knowledge about Victim Services in the United States: Updates from the BJS on the National Census and the National Survey of Victim Service Providers - Rebecca Bielamowicz, Bureau of Justice Statistics, USDOJ

Chair

• Rachel E. Morgan, Bureau of Justice Statistics, USDOJ