Criminal Victimization and Perceptions of Community Safety in 12 United States Cities, 1998

This collection presents survey data from 12 cities in the United States regarding criminal victimization, perceptions of community safety, and satisfaction with local police. Participating cities included Chicago, IL, Kansas City, MO, Knoxville, TN, Los Angeles, CA, Madison, WI, New York, NY, San Diego, CA, Savannah, GA, Spokane, WA, Springfield, MA, Tucson, AZ, and Washington, DC. The survey used the current National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) questionnaire with a series of supplemental questions measuring the attitudes in each city. Respondents were asked about incidents that occurred within the past 12 months. Information on the following crimes was collected: violent crimes of rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault, personal crimes of theft, and household crimes of burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theft. Part 1, Household-Level Data, covers the number of household respondents, their ages, type of housing, size of residence, number of telephone lines and numbers, and language spoken in the household. Part 2, Person-Level Data, includes information on respondents' sex, relationship to householder, age, marital status, education, race, time spent in the housing unit, personal crime and victimization experiences, perceptions of neighborhood crime, job and professional demographics, and experience and satisfaction with local police. Variables in Part 3, Incident-Level Data, concern the details of crimes in which the respondents were involved, and the police response to the crimes.

本数据集收录了美国12座城市的调研数据，内容涉及刑事被害经历、社区安全认知以及对当地警方的满意度。参与调研的城市包括伊利诺伊州芝加哥市（Chicago, IL）、密苏里州堪萨斯城市（Kansas City, MO）、田纳西州诺克斯维尔市（Knoxville, TN）、加利福尼亚州洛杉矶市（Los Angeles, CA）、威斯康星州麦迪逊市（Madison, WI）、纽约州纽约市（New York, NY）、加利福尼亚州圣地亚哥市（San Diego, CA）、佐治亚州萨凡纳市（Savannah, GA）、华盛顿州斯波坎市（Spokane, WA）、马萨诸塞州斯普林菲尔德市（Springfield, MA）、亚利桑那州图森市（Tucson, AZ）以及华盛顿哥伦比亚特区（Washington, DC）。本次调研采用现行的全国犯罪被害调查（National Crime Victimization Survey, NCVS）问卷，并增设一系列补充问题以衡量各城市居民的态度倾向。调研对象被问及过去12个月内发生的相关事件。本次调研收集了以下几类犯罪的相关信息：暴力犯罪包括强奸罪、抢劫罪、加重伤害罪与普通伤害罪；个人犯罪包括盗窃罪；家庭犯罪则涵盖入室盗窃、偷窃以及机动车盗窃。第一部分为家庭层面数据，涵盖受访家庭户数、户主年龄、住房类型、居住面积、电话线数量与号码，以及家庭使用语言等信息。第二部分为个人层面数据，包含受访对象的性别、与户主的关系、年龄、婚姻状况、受教育程度、种族、在该居住单元的居住时长、个人犯罪与被害经历、社区犯罪认知、职业与从业人口统计特征，以及与当地警方的接触经历和满意度等信息。第三部分为事件层面数据，其变量涉及受访对象所涉犯罪的具体细节，以及警方针对此类犯罪的处置响应情况。