National crime surveys

The National Crime Surveys were designed by the Bureau of Justice Statistics to obtain detailed information about crime, its victims, and consequences. This sub-sample is a study of personal and household victimization, with victimization being measured on the basis of six selected crimes (including attempts): rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theft. The research design consists of a survey of households in 26 major United States cities. The data collection was conducted by the United States Census Bureau, initial processing of the data and documentation was performed by the Data Use and Access Laboratories (DUALabs), and subsequent processing was performed by the ICPSR under grants from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). The Cities Attitude Sub-Sample also includes information on perceptions of crime and the police, and the impact of criminal victimization upon the fear of crime. The Sub-Sample is a one-half random sample of the National Crime Surveys: Cities, 1972-1975 (Complete Sample) (ICPSR 7658) , in which an attitude questionnaire was administered. The Sub-Sample contains data from the same 26 cities that are used in the Complete Sample.