BJS report tracks 10 years of victimization among students ages 12 to 18

BJS has released Victimization At and Away From School Among
Students Ages 12 to 18, 2013–2023 – Statistical Tables. This report
details victimization rates for students by location of victimization, type
of crime, age, and sex, among other demographic characteristics.
Findings are based on BJS’s National Crime Victimization Survey, a
self-report survey administered annually from January 1 to December
31, which serves as the nation’s primary source of data on criminal
victimization.

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Victimization At and Away From School Among Students Ages 12 to
18, 2013–2023 – Statistical Tables (NCJ 310702) was written by
Erin Tinney, PhD, BJS Statistician. These reports, related documents, and additional information about BJS’s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at bjs.ojp.gov.

New report evaluates how to measure cybercrimes through the National Crime Victimization Survey

BJS has released Testing Questions to Measure Cybercrimes on Three Supplements to the National Crime Victimization Survey. This BJS-funded report by Westat evaluates how to measure cybercrimes through the National Crime Victimization Survey. The report details which types of crimes are feasible to collect, the survey items designed to collect these data, and the evaluation of these items using cognitive interviews and a web survey. It also explores measuring bias-motivated crimes that occurred on the internet.  

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The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is
the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and
disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the
United States. 

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