National crime surveys extract

Description

The National Crime Survey (NCS) collects data on personal and household victimization through an ongoing national survey of households and household members. Only data for robbery and assaults are included in this dataset. Items included are time and place of occurrence, injuries suffered, medical expenses incurred, number, age, race, and sex of offender(s), relationship of offender(s) to victim, marital status, employment, military experience, and residency. This collection has two components: Assault Victim Experiences, and Victim and Non-victim Responses. The two components are contained in two separate codebooks. Assault Victim Experiences includes only data on assault victims, and is contained in one file. Victim and Non-Victim Responses contains data for both victims and non-victims, and is contained in one file.