Because the sample is a sample of households, and not of the people who live in the household, some sampled households may not be able to be interviewed. The NCVS does not rely on the respondent or the interviewer to classify reported victimizations. Rather, victimizations are classified based on details of the reported incident provided by the respondent.
If the details provided by the respondent indicate that the respondent was the victim of a rape, the victimization will be classified as a rape in the NCVS.
Moreover, if the details of the incident do not meet the criteria necessary to define a victimization as a particular crime, the victimization will not be counted as a crime.
As described above, the NCVS estimates national crime rates by interviewing a sample of households across the country. Because the NCVS is a sample survey, it is subject to both sampling and non-sampling error, meaning that the estimated victimization rate might not accurately reflect the true victimization rate. Whenever samples are used to represent entire populations, there could be a discrepancy between the sample estimate and the true value of what the sample is trying to estimate.
The NCVS accounts for sampling error by calculating confidence intervals for estimated rates of victimization. The NCVS is also subject to non-sampling error. The methodology employed by the NCVS attempts to reduce the effects of non-sampling error as much as possible, but an unquantified amount remains.
Non-sampling error can also occur when respondents do not report crimes to the interviewer. Respondents may not report crimes because they know the perpetrator or because they are victims of certain crimes frequently enough that they forget that they were victimized or they do not consider the victimizations important enough to report. The NCVS relies on interviews with household members to collect its data, but it is likely that some people sampled will not complete the survey.
If non-responders differ from responders in the number of victimizations they experienced, the estimated national victimization rate might be lower or higher than the true victimization rate. Researchers have reported that homeless people, young males, and members of minority groups are less likely to be included in the NCVS sample and have higher rates of victimization than their older, female, non-minority counterparts.
When a respondent experiences six or more similar but separate victimizations, and when the respondent is unable to recall the details of each incident well enough to describe them to the interviewer, the interviewer completes one incident report to cover the series of incidents.
BJS does not include series victimizations when it calculates annual victimization rates. It is likely that not including series victimization estimates in the annual victimization estimates would result in an underestimation of the true national victimization rate. But the question remains, how large would this effect be? Each year, BJS includes data on the number and percentage of total victimizations reported as series victimizations.
As shown in Figure 1 , the percentage of personal crimes reported as series victimizations ranged from 3. The percentage of property crimes reported as series victimizations was consistent from to 0. Source: U. As described above, a sample of households is selected to be interviewed for the NCVS, and it is the household, not the people in the household, that remains in the sample. Hence, the interviewer interviews anyone in the household over the age of 12 at each enumeration, even if the residents of the household have changed from the previous interview.
This can result in some cases where unbounded interviews can be included in the national victimization estimates. For example, if a new family moves into the household while the household is in the sample, the interviews with the family will be unbounded because the bounding interview for the household was conducted during the first interview with the household. As described above, unbounded interviews may result in inflated estimates of victimizations.
The NCVS collects data only on crimes that have a victim. Data on "victimless" crimes—such as drug crimes, prostitution, and gambling—cannot be collected by the NCVS. Data on a host of other crimes—including illegal weapons possession, murder, crimes perpetrated against business or commercial establishments, consumer fraud, possession of stolen property, and public order offenses—are also excluded from the NCVS. As a result, the crimes that the NCVS collects data on make up a small part of all criminal offenses committed in the United States.
The design of the NCVS survey instrument and the methods used to administer it can affect estimated victimization rates. As described above, changes in the wording of questions associated with the redesign of the NCVS increased reported rates of victimization.
The redesign showed that the wording of screening questions can influence respondents' ability to recall victimizations. Researchers have reported that both incident rates and subgroup variation in reported victimization are affected by the wording of screening questions.
In addition to wording and type of questions included in the survey, the survey's methods can influence the number of reported victimizations. Researchers have found that using CATI can increase the number of reported victimizations for some crimes.
Because CATI provides greater anonymity for respondents than in-person interviews, respondents may answer sensitive questions more honestly, thereby producing a greater number of reported victimizations. The length of the recall period used by the NCVS can affect estimated victimization rates.
The six-month reference period used by the NCVS was not chosen because it was the optimal reference period, but rather because it provided a balance between accuracy and economy. Shorter reference periods would increase the cost of conducting the NCVS because respondents would have to be interviewed more frequently.
Both the UCR and the NCVS are important because, as one pair of researchers states, "crime, unlike the weather, is a phenomenon that is not directly observable. No one measure is capable of providing all the information about the extent and characteristics of crime. DOJ states, "each program produces valuable information about aspects of the Nation's crime problem.
Because both the UCR and NCVS programs are conducted for different purposes, use different methods, and focus on somewhat different aspects of crime, the information they produce together provides a more comprehensive panorama of the Nation's crime problem than either could produce alone.
The primary objective of the UCR is to provide a reliable set of criminal justice statistics for law enforcement administration, operation, and management. The UCR and the NCVS collect data on an overlapping, but not identical, set of offenses against an overlapping, but not identical, population.
Because the UCR collects data on offenses known to police, it includes offenses committed against children under the age of 12, visitors from other countries, and businesses or organizations. The UCR defines rape as the "carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will" see Appendix B.
However, under the NCVS, rape and sexual assault can be perpetrated against both men and women. The crime rates for all Part I offenses are calculated on a per capita basis i. Similarly, because the NCVS interviews a sample of households, its victimization estimates are subject to both sampling and nonsampling errors. Each of these issues is discussed in more detail below.
Some law enforcement agencies reported that they had antiquated systems that are fragmented and in need of upgrades or replacement. Other law enforcement agencies have automated incident-based systems that meet the agency's operational needs but fail to capture the necessary data in an appropriate format for NIBRS reporting. Law enforcement agencies identified seven general impediments to NIBRS implementation in their jurisdictions:.
Congress may want to consider whether anything could be done to promote a more rapid expansion of the NIBRS program. Policy options for Congress might include the following:. Some local officials have expressed concern that implementing the NIBRS will result in a higher reported crime rate in their jurisdictions.
As described above, the NIBRS does not use the hierarchy rule, so all crimes in an incident are reported, unlike the UCR, where only the most serious offense in an incident is reported. Therefore, local officials are concerned that crime rates may appear to increase even though the actual number of crimes committed does not change.
To be included in the study, an agency must have submitted at least one full year of data and it must serve a "nonzero" population i. The study included 4, cases from 1, unique law enforcement agencies. By comparison, the percentage of cases where there was a 5. Table 1. Source: Ramona R. BJS reported that the distribution of rate changes for all index offenses showed that For violent crime, the distribution of rate changes showed that For property crime, In most instances, the increase in the crime rate will be small, and property crimes, rather than violent crimes, are more likely to increase.
However, there are instances where the increase in reported crime rates can be more than Hence, most of the drastic changes in reported crime rates likely came from jurisdictions that did not report a lot of crime to begin with. Congress might want to be aware of the impact that the change to NIBRS could have on the reported crime rate before deciding whether to allocate more funding to jurisdictions that showed an increased crime rate. In June , the NCS's sample size was cut from the original sample size of 72, households to 59, households.
Even with the NCVS's decreasing sample size, the size of the sample is still much larger than most other surveys conducted in the United States. However, as one researcher warned, decreases in the sample size can affect the ability of the NCVS data to produce reliable annual measures and changes in annual rates of statistically rare forms of victimization such as rape. For example, if a decrease in sample size results in an increased standard error for the estimation of assault victimizations, researchers might not be able to determine whether a change in reported assault victimizations reflects an actual change in nationwide assault victimizations or simply statistical variation.
Additional funding could allow BJS to expand the sample size to what it was in the s, thereby allowing for more accuracy in estimating national victimization rates. States that have mandatory UCR reporting for local law enforcement agencies have passed state laws that require local law enforcement agencies to report UCR data. Law enforcement agencies in these states are not required by federal law to report UCR data. Appendix B. The FBI collects data on both the number of offenses known to police and the number of arrests made for all Part I offenses.
Appendix C. Source: Michael G. Appendix F. Appendix G. UCR Offense Definitions Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter: the willful nonnegligent killing of one human being by another. Deaths caused by negligence, attempts to kill, assaults to kill, suicides, and accidental deaths are excluded. Justifiable homicides are classified separately and the definition is limited to: 1 the killing of a felon by a law enforcement officer in the line of duty; or 2 the killing of a felon, during the commission of a felony, by a private citizen.
Manslaughter by negligence: the killing of another person through gross negligence. Deaths of persons due to their own negligence, accidental deaths not resulting from gross negligence, and traffic fatalities are not included in the category "Manslaughter by negligence. The carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will.
Rapes by force and attempts or assaults to rape, regardless of the age of the victim, are included. Statutory offenses no force used—victim under age of consent are excluded. An unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury.
This type of assault usually is accompanied by the use of a weapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm. Simple assaults are excluded. The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft. Attempted forcible entry is included. The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another.
Examples are thefts of bicycles, motor vehicle parts and accessories, shoplifting, pocket-picking, or the stealing of any property or article that is not taken by force and violence or by fraud.
Attempted larcenies are included. Embezzlement, confidence games, forgery, check fraud, etc. The theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle. A motor vehicle is self-propelled and runs on land surface and not on rails. Motorboats, construction equipment, airplanes, and farming equipment are specifically excluded from this category.
Any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to defraud, a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property of another, etc. Assaults and attempted assaults which are not of an aggravated nature and do not result in serious injury to the victim. Stalking, intimidation, coercion, and hazing are included. The altering, copying, or imitating of something, without authority or right, with the intent to deceive or defraud by passing the copy or thing altered or imitated as that which is original or genuine; or the selling, buying, or possession of an altered, copied, or imitated thing with the intent to deceive or defraud.
Attempts are included. The intentional perversion of the truth for the purpose of inducing another person or other entity in reliance upon it to part with something of value or to surrender a legal right. Fraudulent conversion and obtaining of money or property by false pretenses.
Confidence games and bad checks, except forgeries and counterfeiting, are included. Buying, receiving, possessing, selling, concealing, or transporting any property with the knowledge that it has been unlawfully taken, as by burglary, embezzlement, fraud, larceny, robbery, etc. To willfully or maliciously destroy, injure, disfigure, or deface any public or private property, real or personal, without the consent of the owner or person having custody or control by cutting, tearing, breaking, marking, painting, drawing, covering with filth, or any other such means as may be specified by local law.
The violation of laws or ordinances prohibiting the manufacture, sale, purchase, transportation, possession, concealment, or use of firearms, cutting instruments, explosives, incendiary devices, or other deadly weapons. The unlawful promotion of or participation in sexual activities for profit, including attempts. To solicit customers or transport persons for prostitution purposes; to own, manage, or operate a dwelling or other establishment for the purpose of providing a place where prostitution is performed; or to otherwise assist or promote prostitution.
Offenses against chastity, common decency, morals, and the like. Incest, indecent exposure, and statutory rape are included. The unlawful cultivation, manufacture, distribution, sale, purchase, use, possession, transportation, or importation of any controlled drug or narcotic substance. Arrests for violations of state and local laws, specifically those relating to the unlawful possession, sale, use, growing, manufacturing, and making of narcotic drugs.
The following drug categories are specified: opium or cocaine and their derivatives morphine, heroin, codeine ; marijuana; synthetic narcotics—manufactured narcotics that can cause true addiction demerol, methadone ; and dangerous nonnarcotic drugs barbiturates, benzedrine. To unlawfully bet or wager money or something else of value; assist, promote, or operate a game of chance for money or some other stake; possess or transmit wagering information; manufacture, sell, purchase, possess, or transport gambling equipment, devices, or goods; or tamper with the outcome of a sporting event or contest to gain a gambling advantage.
Unlawful nonviolent acts by a family member or legal guardian that threaten the physical, mental, or economic well-being or morals of another family member and that are not classifiable as other offenses, such as Assault or Sex Offenses. Driving or operating a motor vehicle or common carrier while mentally or physically impaired as the result of consuming an alcoholic beverage or using a drug or narcotic.
The violation of state or local laws or ordinances prohibiting the manufacture, sale, purchase, transportation, possession, or use of alcoholic beverages, not including driving under the influence and drunkenness.
Federal violations are excluded. To drink alcoholic beverages to the extent that one's mental faculties and physical coordination are substantially impaired.
Driving under the influence is excluded. Any behavior that tends to disturb the public peace or decorum, scandalize the community, or shock the public sense of morality. The violation of a court order, regulation, ordinance, or law requiring the withdrawal of persons from the streets or other specified areas; prohibiting persons from remaining in an area or place in an idle or aimless manner; or prohibiting persons from going from place to place without visible means of support.
All violations of state or local laws not specifically identified as Part I or Part II offenses, except traffic violations. Appendix H. To unlawfully and intentionally damage or attempt to damage any real or personal property by fire or incendiary device. An unlawful attack by one person upon another wherein the offender uses a weapon or displays it in a threatening manner, or the victim suffers obvious severe or aggravated bodily injury involving apparent broken bones, loss of teeth, possible internal injury, severe laceration, or loss of consciousness.
An unlawful physical attack by one person upon another where neither the offender displays a weapon, nor the victim suffers obvious severe or aggravated bodily injury involving apparent broken bones, loss of teeth, possible internal injury, severe laceration, or loss of consciousness.
The offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of anything of value i. The unlawful entry into a building or other structure with the intent to commit a felony or a theft. The altering, copying, or imitation of something, without authority or right, with the intent to deceive or defraud by passing the copy or thing altered or imitated as that which is original or genuine or the selling, buying, or possession of an altered, copied, or imitated thing with the intent to deceive or defraud.
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There are big differences in violent and property crime rates from state to state and city to city. In , there were more than violent crimes per , residents in Alaska and New Mexico, compared with fewer than per , people in Maine and New Hampshire, according to the FBI. Even in similarly sized cities within the same state, crime rates can vary widely. Oakland and Long Beach, California, had comparable populations in , vs. See also: Despite recent violence, Chicago is far from the U.
Most violent and property crimes in the U. In its annual survey, BJS asks crime victims whether they reported their crime to police or not. In , only Most of the crimes that are reported to police, meanwhile, are not solved , at least based on an FBI measure known as the clearance rate.
In , police nationwide cleared Both the percentage of crimes that are reported to police and the percentage that are solved have remained relatively stable for decades. Around eight-in-ten motor vehicle thefts Around half Among violent crimes, aggravated assault was the most likely to be reported to law enforcement It was followed by robbery The list of crimes cleared by police in looks different from the list of crimes reported. Law enforcement officers were generally much more likely to solve violent crimes than property crimes, according to the FBI.
The most frequently solved violent crime tends to be homicide. Police cleared around six-in-ten murders and non-negligent manslaughters The clearance rate was lower for aggravated assault When it comes to property crime, law enforcement agencies cleared The FBI has long recognized the limitations of its current data collection system and is planning to fully transition to a more comprehensive system beginning in The new system, known as the National Incident-Based Reporting System NIBRS , will provide information on a much larger number of crimes , as well as details such as the time of day, location and types of weapons involved, if applicable.
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