The NCVS includes data on rape, robbery, assault, burglary, personal and household larceny, and motor vehicle theft. Of particular importance is that murder, kidnapping and victimless crimes are not included. As with the UCR, the hierarchical mechanism is used and completed yet attempted offenses are counted. One limitation is that only those 12 years and older are included. The primary problem with the NCVS is that it is based upon self reports, which lend themselves to several problems, such as faulty memories, misinterpreting the events, etc.
Young males have the highest rates of violent victimizations, while elderly females have the lowest.
As with the UCR, this measurement is also undergoing constant revisions, many of them aimed at gathering more information concerning a criminal event. All of these are aimed at getting a more complete picture of crime. If you are submitting your lesson by email, please list the questions before answering them. Please discuss your response.