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National Crime Victimization Survey Knowledge Corner Playlist

July 2023

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 Emilie Coen, DrPH, covers the NCVS instruments and their role in the interview process. She includes descriptions of the NCVS Control Card, basic screen questionnaire, and the crime incident report. She also provides a brief overview of the content of the instruments and additional resources on the instruments.

Direct Estimation Methods and the National Crime Victimization Survey

March 2023

This webinar provided an overview of methods for calculating variance of estimates from complex sample designs, including direct and indirect methods. It focused on two methods for calculating direct variance estimates: Taylor series linearization (TSL) and balanced repeated replication (BRR). The panel used SAS and SPSS to demonstrate the methods with examples using data from the National Crime Victimization Survey.
 

Learn More about the NCVS (Adult Participants, Spanish)

March 2023

This video provides important information about the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) for the public and for households and persons selected to participate in the survey. It includes general information about the NCVS, how households are selected, how data are collected, and the importance of the NCVS. There are separate videos for youth participants, and both are available in English and Spanish.

Learn More about the NCVS (Adult Participants, English)

March 2023

This video provides important information about the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) for the public and for households and persons selected to participate in the survey. It includes general information about the NCVS, how households are selected, how data are collected, and the importance of the NCVS.  There are separate videos for youth participants, and both are available in English and Spanish.   

Learn More about the NCVS (Youth Participants, Spanish)

March 2023

This video provides important information about the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) for the public and for households and persons selected to participate in the survey. It includes general information about the NCVS, how households are selected, how data are collected, and the importance of the NCVS. There are separate videos for adult participants, and both are available in English and Spanish.

Learn More about the NCVS (Youth Participants, English)

March 2023

This video provides important information about the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) for the public and for households and persons selected to participate in the survey. It includes general information about the NCVS, how households are selected, how data are collected, and the importance of the NCVS. There are separate videos for adult participants, and both are available in English and Spanish. 

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 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.