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ANALYSIS OF VICTIMIZATION SURVEY RESULTS FROM THE EIGHT IMPACT CITIES - SUMMARY REPORT

NCJ Number
34587
Author(s)
M J HINDELANG
Date Published
1976
Length
120 pages
Annotation
DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS OF AGGREGATE DATA ON HOUSEHOLD AND BUSINESS VICTIMIZATION BASED ON INTERVIEWS WITH PROBABILITY SAMPLES OF TEN TO TWELVE THOUSAND HOUSEHOLDS AND COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN EACH CITY.
Abstract
THE SURVEY, WHICH TOOK PLACE BETWEEN JULY AND OCTOBER 1972, MEASURED VICTIMIZATION DURING THE PRECEDING TWELVE MONTHS. THIS SUMMARY REPORT DESCRIBES THE SURVEY AND THEN PRESENTS A DISCUSSION OF THE THREE MAJOR TYPES OF VICTIMIZATION CONSIDERED - PERSONAL, HOUSEHOLD, AND BUSINESS - ALONG WITH A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SOME OF THE SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS OF VICTIMS. ALSO CONSIDERED ARE THE ELEMENTS OF VICTIMIZATION, INCLUDING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE VICTIM AND THE OFFENDER, SELF-PROTECTIVE MEASURES TAKEN BY THE VICTIM, AND THE EXTENT OF HOSPITALIZATION. IN ADDITION, SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INCIDENT IS EXPLORED. A FINAL CHAPTER ANALYZES THE PHENOMENON OF NON-REPORTING WITH REGARD TO ALL THREE TYPES OF CRIMES UNDER CONSIDERATION AND DISCUSSES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE VICTIM SURVEY RESULTS AND THE UNIFORM CRIME REPORTS OF OFFENSES KNOWN TO THE POLICE. APPENDED ARE DATA ON THE NATIONAL CRIME PANEL CLASSIFICATION OF PERSONAL, HOUSEHOLD, AND BUSINESS CRIMES AND TABLES ON STANDARD ERRORS AND 95 PERCENT CONFIDENCE INTERVALS FOR THE SURVEY DATA FOR EACH OF THE IMPACT CITIES AS WELL AS FOR THE EIGHT-CITY AGGREGATE.