Update on the NCVS Instrument Redesign: Full Implementation of New Instrument

• NCJ Number: 310991
• Author(s): Jennifer L. Truman, Ph.D.; Rebecca Bielamowicz, Ph.D.; Rachel E. Morgan, Ph.D.
• Date Published: October 2026
• Length: 6 pages
• Corporate Author: Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
• Publication Type: Publication
• Country: United States of America

Abstract

This summary report provides an update on the implementation of the redesigned National Crime Victimization Survey, or NCVS-R, instrument. It highlights key changes between the new, or redesigned, and legacy instruments and describes updates to the data processing steps. The report also includes general next steps for the redesigned instrument as BJS nears the end of the implementation phase of the process.