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National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Knowledge Corner – Data File Structure

July 2022

The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Knowledge Corner provides quick tips and explanations for NCVS data users on a variety of topics. In this video, BJS Statistician Jennifer Truman, PhD, provides an overview of the NCVS data file structure. For more information, please visit https://bjs.ojp.gov/programs/ncvs or email us at [email protected].

 

National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Knowledge Corner – Weighting the Data

July 2022

The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Knowledge Corner provides quick tips and explanations for NCVS data users on a variety of topics. In this video, BJS Statistician Rachel Morgan, PhD, focuses on weighting the NCVS data. She briefly discusses sample weights and focuses primarily on NCVS-specific weights that need to be applied to the NCVS data to make the data representative of the U.S. population of households or persons age 12 or older. The NCVS data files include household, person, incident, and victimization weights.

Update on the NCVS Instrument Redesign Results from a National Field Test

June 2022

This webinar provides updates on efforts by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) to redesign the entire National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) instrument. It describes results from a large-scale national field test of the NCVS Instrument Redesign, specifically the performance of the current NCVS instrument and procedures to the new instrument.

 

University of Maryland NCVS Research Forum Session 3: NCVS User Workshop

May 2022

Session 3 of the UMD NCVS Research Forum presents an overview of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) structure and sample design, and provide hands-on training to assist in properly analyzing the NCVS public-use data. Using SPSS, workshop participants will build on concepts learned in past trainings and cover fundamentals required for working with the data and tools available on https://bjs.ojp.gov.

 

University of Maryland NCVS Research Forum Session 2: NCVS Research Highlights

April 2022

Session 2 of the UMD NCVS Research Forum, panelists describe recent research related to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). This panel includes presentations from BJS statisticians on trends in criminal victimization, stalking, and crimes committed against persons with disabilities. Also, independent researchers present work on the topic of hate crimes and the use of victim services.

University of Maryland NCVS Research Forum Session 1: NCVS Roundtable Discussion

April 2022

In Session 1 of the UMD NCVS Research Forum, researchers with expertise related to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) are invited to participate in a moderated discussion on topics relevant to the NCVS including how the NCVS can be used to illuminate the problems of crime and victimization, ways to use the survey, and advice to scholars interested in using the NCVS for their research.

 

Establishing New Methods for Estimating Crime in the U.S.—The Transition to Incident-Based Crime Reporting through NIBRS

February 2022

This webinar hosted by BJS and FBI staff discusses their work to establish methods for estimating reported crime based on data submitted to the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). The panel of experts also discuss accomplishments to date, efforts to evaluate NIBRS data, implications of data quality and coverage for estimating crime at the state and national levels, and key indicators to be estimated through the new system.

 

Shifting the Crime Reporting Paradigm – Lessons Learned from the FBI’s Transition to NIBRS

February 2022

This webinar hosted by BJS and FBI staff discusses their work to establish methods for estimating reported crime based on data submitted to the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). The panel of experts also discuss accomplishments to date, efforts to evaluate NIBRS data, implications of data quality and coverage for estimating crime at the state and national levels, and key indicators to be estimated through the new system.