This report presents official estimates of criminal victimizations reported and not reported to police from BJS?s National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). It is the 49th in a series that began in 1973 and includes statistics on nonfatal violent crimes (rape or sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault) and property crimes (burglary or trespassing, motor vehicle theft, and other types of household theft). The report also describes the characteristics of crimes and victims.
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Criminal Victimization, 2021 (NCJ 305101) was written by BJS Statisticians Alexandra Thompson and Susannah N. Tapp, Ph.D. The report, related documents, and additional information about BJS?s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at BJS.gov.
The NCVS Dashboard (N-DASH), an interactive online data visualization dashboard, is now updated with estimates through 2021. This dynamic analysis tool allows users to examine NCVS data on both personal and property victimization, by select victim, household, and incident characteristics.?
The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) API is now updated with data through 2021. NCVS API is a RESTful web service that provides data on personal and property victimization by select victim, household, and incident characteristics.
Datasets now available: 2021 and 1992?2021 National Crime Victimization Survey
The Bureau of Justice Statistics has released the 2021 and 1992?2021 National Crime Victimization Survey datasets through the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data. This survey is the nation's primary source of information on criminal victimization. It collects annual data on?
- nonfatal personal crimes (rape or sexual assault, robbery, aggravated and simple assault, and personal larceny)
- household property crimes (burglary or trespassing, motor vehicle theft, and other types of theft)
- whether crimes were reported to police
- victim experiences with the criminal justice system.
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. Alexis R. Piquero is the director.
For more information on BJS's publications, data collections, data analysis tools, and funding opportunities,?visit?BJS.gov.
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