Victims and Offenders in Two Cities Statistics Programs: A Comparison of the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) and the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)

• NCJ Number: 178767
• Journal: Journal of Quantitative Criminology Volume: 15 Issue: 2 Dated: June 1999 Pages: 193-205
• Author(s): Roland Chilton; John Jarvis
• Date Published: 1999
• Length: 13 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This article compares data on victims and offenders taken from the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) to data from the National Crime Victim Survey (NCVS).

Abstract

Similarities between the two programs appeared in the proportions of men and women involved as victims and offenders for robbery and assault. Comparisons were more difficult and the proportions less similar for property offenses. When the NIBRS system is fully developed, it will be an important source of information on the characteristics of both victims and offenders. Even before the redesigned program is fully implemented, one of the most important features of NIBRS reports is their ability to provide local area victimization information. In addition, the NIBRS provides much more information on arrests and the characteristics of offenders than any existing program. Notes, tables, references