Victimizations

How common are victimizations, and how often are they reported to law enforcement?

Interpreting victimization data

The police can only address the crimes they are aware of, and, for a variety of reasons, many victims choose not to report their experiences to the police. By exploring various sources of victimization data, we can better understand the prevalence of crime in the United States and identify trends in which crimes are reported to the police.

The victimization data featured on this page comes from the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), which covers national- and regional-level data from 1993 to 2016. NCVS generates its estimates based on nationally representative surveys of individuals and households and does not include murder- or arson-related offenses.

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Crimes reported to the FBI

In
an estimated
victimizations occured across
, based on a nationally representative survey. Of these, it's estimated that were reported by victims to the police. Separately, according to the FBI, serious offenses were known to law enforcement.
1993 2016
In
an estimated
victimizations occured across
, based on a nationally representative survey. Of these , it's estimated that were reported by victims to the police. Separately, according to the FBI, serious offenses were known to law enforcement.
1993 2016

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victimizations reported to national surveyors, reported to the police according to these surveyors, and known to law enforcement varied.
1993 2016
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an estimated
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victimizations were reported to
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1993 2016
2016
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