The National Crime Victimization
Survey (NCVS) collects analyzes publishes, and disseminates
statistics on the amount and type of crime committed against
households and individuals in the U.S. Since 1972, the NCVS has
been providing national data on personal and household
victimization, both reported and not reported to police. The data
collection allows the BJS to fulfill its mission of collecting,
analyzing, publishing, and disseminating information on victims of
crime. Together with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI)
statistics on crimes reported to law enforcement agencies, the NCVS
provides an understanding of the nature of and changes in the
nation’s crime problems. The BJS is specifically requesting
clearance for the core NCVS from August 2018 through August 2021.
The core NCVS includes the administration of the NCVS-1 (screener)
and NVCS-2 (crime incident report) instruments to a nationally
representative sample of persons age 12 or older living in
households in the United States, including samples of persons
representative of the 22 most populous states in the U.S. The core
NCVS survey instrument covers nine general areas: 1) incidence of
rape or sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, simple
assault, personal larceny, burglary, motor vehicle theft, and other
theft; 2) characteristics of these victimizations, including
location, time, presence of a weapon, injury, and property/monetary
loss; 3) characteristics of victims, including sex, age, race,
Hispanic origin, disability, and occupation; 4) relationship
between victim and offender and offender characteristics, including
sex, age, race and Hispanic origin; 5) emotional impact of
victimization; 6) victim self-defense and bystander intervention;
7) offender characteristics; 8) reporting to police and police
response; and 9) bias- or hate-motivated victimizations. NCVS core
work also includes the analysis and dissemination of data products
and reports stemming from the core collection, as well as technical
and methodological analyses and reports based on the sampling for,
administration of, and analysis of data from the NCVS-1 and NCVS-2
instruments.
The estimated total annual
hours for 2018 through 2020 (120,810) is greater than the 106,399
requested in 2015 because the NCVS sample was redesigned and
increased to reflect changes in the U.S. population based on the
2010 Decennial Census and to allow for estimation for the 22 most
populous states. In 2016, a redesign of the NCVS sample was
necessary to account for shifts in the population. The increased
sample size will allow BJS to generate three-year rolling average
estimates of victimization in these 22 states with adequate
precision (average RSE 10%), in addition to the regular national
level estimates. Additionally, the number of responses for 2018
through 2020 properly captures the annual frequency of responses (2
per year). The currently approved burden worksheet does not
properly reflect 2 interviews per respondent annually. This is
corrected in this request.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form NCVS-500 National Crime Victimization Survey, 2018-2021
Attachment 7. BJS response to public comments_2.5.19.docx
Attachment 5. NCVS-550 (NCVS Interviewing Manual for Field Representatives)_revised.pdf
National Crime Victimization Survey, 2018-2021