BJS Releases Update on the NCVS Instrument Redesign: Full Implementation of New Instrument and Victimization Estimates from the Redesigned NCVS Instrument, 2024

BJS Releases Update on the NCVS Instrument Redesign: Full Implementation of New Instrument and Victimization Estimates from the Redesigned NCVS Instrument, 2024

The Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, released Update on the NCVS Instrument Redesign: Full Implementation of New Instrument and Victimization Estimates from the Redesigned NCVS Instrument, 2024 today.

Update on the NCVS Instrument Redesign: Full Implementation of New Instrument provides an update on the implementation of the redesigned National Crime Victimization Survey, or NCVS-R, instrument. The report highlights key changes between the new, or redesigned, and legacy (NCVS-L) instruments and describes updates to the data processing steps. It also includes next steps for the redesigned instrument.

Victimization Estimates from the Redesigned NCVS Instrument, 2024 provides the first estimates from the NCVS-R instrument and examines differences in victimization estimates between the NCVS-R and the NCVS-L instrument.

BJS redesigned the NCVS and moved the new instrument into production in 2024 through a split-sample administration. Following the concurrent administration of the NCVS-L instrument and NCVS-R instrument in 2024, BJS fully transitioned to the NCVS-R in January 2025.

About the Bureau of Justice Statistics

The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. More information about BJS and criminal justice statistics can be found at bjs.ojp.gov.

About the Office of Justice Programs

The Office of Justice Programs provides federal leadership, grants, training, technical assistance, and other resources to improve the nation's capacity to prevent and reduce crime; promote fair and impartial administration of justice; assist victims; and uphold the rule of law. More information about OJP and its program offices - the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Institute of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office for Victims of Crime, and Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking can be found at ojp.gov.

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