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 77,400 households twice a year in the United States, on the frequency of crime victimization, as well as characteristics and consequences of ...

Who collects the NCVS?

The NCVS is an annual data collection conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for BJS. The NCVS collects information on nonfatal victimizations, reported and not reported to the police, against persons age 12 or older from a nationally representative sample of U.S. households.

How is the NCVS data collected?

Mode of Collection: In person and telephone interviews. ... Subsequent interviews may be conducted by telephone. To elicit more accurate reporting of incidents, NCVS directly interviews each person 12 years or older in the household; proxy interviews may be used for incapacitated persons or for other special situations.