The Addition and Expansion of Demographic Characteristics in the NCVS

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ID21619482
AuthorsErika Harrell (Bureau of Justice Statistics), Susannah N Tapp (Bureau of Justice Statistics, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume41
Issue1
Pages51-70
Publication date2025-02-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1043-9862 • E-ISSN: 1552-5406
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/10439862241290332
OpenAlexW4405475521
LanguageEN
References cited10

One of the advantages of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is that it is a large-scale data collection that allows data to be analyzed on various subpopulations. Since the survey’s inception, there have been changes to the population, law, and areas of public interest. In July of 2016, questions were added to the NCVS on citizenship, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. In addition, changes were made to existing questions on disability status and household income. This allowed for analysis of criminal victimization against more demographic groups. This article discusses these changes and provides estimates of violent victimization by these demographic characteristics

Citizenship · Criminology · Demographic economics · Economics · Political science · Population · Sexual orientation · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Demography · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Law · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology

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