Workshop: Analyzing Data from the National Crime Victimization Survey

Session Submission Type: Workshop

Abstract/Description

The Bureau of Justice Statistics' (BJS) National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is the nation's primary source of information on criminal victimization. Each year, data are obtained from a nationally representative sample of about 150,000 household interviews, composed of nearly 240,000 interviews of persons within those households, on the frequency, characteristics, and consequences of criminal victimization in the United States. The NCVS is a rich source of data on the nature of and victim response to crimes reported and not reported to police. The data files include nearly 1,000 variables on the characteristics of victims and incidents of violent crime (defined as rape or sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault) and property crime (which includes burglary/trespassing, motor vehicle theft, and other theft).

This workshop will introduce potential data users to the types of information available through the NCVS, offer an overview of the survey structure and sample design, and provide hands-on training to assist in properly analyzing the NCVS public-use data. Using SPSS, workshop participants will learn how to replicate key estimates published through the annual Criminal Victimization bulletin and available through the NCVS Dashboard (N-DASH).

Sub Unit

• Area XVII. Workshops / 85. Other Workshops

Instructors

• Heather Brotsos, Bureau of Justice Statistics

• Erika Harrell, Bureau of Justice Statistics

• Grace Kena, U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics

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

• Susannah Tapp, Bureau of Justice Statistics

• Jennifer Truman, Bureau of Justice Statistics

• Alexandra Thompson, U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics