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The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is announcing the release of Criminal Victimization in the 22 Largest U.S. States, 2017?2019, the first release of subnational violent and property victimization estimates from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). This report presents selected state-level estimates of violent and property victimization for the 3-year aggregate period of 2017-19 in the 22 most populous U.S. states. It offers the first picture of victimization rates across states and how their reported and unreported crime levels vary.
Criminal Victimization in the 22 Largest U.S. States, 2017?2019 (NCJ 305402) was written by BJS Statisticians Grace Kena, MPP, and Rachel E. Morgan, PhD. The report, related documents, and additional information about BJS?s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at bjs.ojp.gov.
This report describes an assessment of the redesigned National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) sample design to (1) identify potential sources of error that may compromise the validity of state-level estimates and (2) evaluate how NCVS estimates compare with and augment estimates from the Federal Bureau of Investigation?s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. This validation concluded that no issues were identified regarding the validity of state-level victimization estimates produced through the 2016 NCVS sample design. Additionally, the validation results will inform BJS?s ongoing subnational estimation work.
BJS funds research and reports by other organizations or individuals to foster knowledge in the criminal justice field. These third-party reports are not BJS reports and do not release official government statistics. Please see the full disclaimer for more information.
This document describes the guidelines developed by BJS for producing state-level estimates with NCVS data and additional considerations and recommendations that researchers should bear in mind when conducting state-level analyses. Strategies for avoiding potential pitfalls and ensuring the reliability of results and conclusions from subnational analyses are also provided. Example code in SAS is also included to illustrate methods for generating common estimates and comparisons produced with NCVS data.
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, PhD, is the director.
For more information on BJS's publications, data collections, data analysis tools, and funding opportunities,?visit?bjs.ojp.gov.
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