The National Crime Victimization Survey ( NCVS ), administered by the US Census Bureau under the Department of Commerce , is a national survey of approximately 49,000 to 150,000 households - with approximately 240,000 persons aged 12 or older - twice a year in the United States , on the frequency of crime victimization, as well as characteristics and consequences of victimization. The survey focuses on gathering information on the following crimes: assault , burglary , larceny , motor vehicle theft , rape , and robbery . The survey results are used for the purposes of building a crime index . It has been used in comparison with the Uniform Crime Reports and the National Incident-Based Reporting System to assess the dark figure of crime . The NCVS survey is comparable to the British Crime Survey conducted in the United Kingdom .
5-547: The NCVS began in 1972 and was developed from work done by the National Opinion Research Center and the President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice . A key finding of the survey was the realization that many crimes were not reported to the police. NCVS surveys households randomly selected from a stratified multistage cluster sample, with the interviews administered by
10-573: Is an independent social research organization in the United States. Established in 1941, its corporate headquarters is located in downtown Chicago, with offices in several other locations throughout the United States. Organized as an independent corporation, more than half its board comes from faculty and administration of the University of Chicago . It also jointly staffs some of the university's academic research centers. The organization
15-612: The United States Census Bureau . This methodology has some disadvantages for surveying domestic violence crimes, since the entire selected household (above age 12) is interviewed instead of just one member selected. The selected household remains in the survey sample for three years, with interviews conducted every six months. NCVS also includes supplemental questions, which allow periodic questions to be asked regarding such topics as school violence or attitudes toward crime or police. In response to criticism of
20-509: The survey design, the NCVS was redesigned in the late 1980s. The survey redesign also incorporated improved survey methodology and asks more direct questions. The redesign went through testing and evaluation before being fully implemented in the 1992–1993 survey. National Opinion Research Center NORC at the University of Chicago , previously the National Opinion Research Center ,
25-637: Was founded by researcher Harry Field in 1941 as the "National Opinion Research Center", with financial support from department-store heir and newspaper owner Marshall Field III (no relation) and the University of Denver , where it was located. The center moved to the University of Chicago in 1947. Since its founding, NORC at the University of Chicago has conducted numerous social research projects involving opinion surveys, panel surveys, and marketing research. It also has conducted other data collection efforts for government agencies, nonprofit agencies, and corporations. Data from surveys are also often analyzed in
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