National Crime Victimization Survey: Historical Trends, [United States], 1973-2014

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) has been collecting data on personal and household victimization since 1972 through the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and its predecessor, the National Crime Survey (NCS). Each year approximately 100,000 individuals from 50,000 households are sampled to allow estimates of criminal victimization. The NCVS collects information on nonfatal personal crimes and household property crimes, both reported and not reported to police. Survey respondents provide information about themselves (including income, age, education, race, and household characteristics) and whether they experienced a victimization.