The Nation’s Two Crime Measures, 2015–2024

Description

This report presents statistics from BJS's National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), both of which measure the magnitude, nature, and impact of crime in the nation. It presents rates of violent and property crime from the NCVS and the NIBRS Estimation Program's Summary Estimates for the most recent 10-year period (2015 to 2024). The NCVS measures nonfatal criminal victimizations, reported and not reported to police. NIBRS collects data on fatal and nonfatal crime incidents reported by law enforcement agencies. The NCVS and NIBRS collections have different purposes, use different methods, and measure a set of criminal offenses that are similar but not identical. Taken together, the information they produce provides a comprehensive understanding of crime in the United States.