Abstract
Two decades of victimization research have contributed substantially to the criminological research base. Among the core findings of the National Crime Survey (NCS) are that the bulk of events uncovered by the surveys are relatively trivial, that criminal victimization of the types measured is relatively rare, and that there is a large amount of repeat victimization. Despite methodological differences between the NCS and the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), comparisons can be made about the basic correlates of crime-differences among groups, times, and places. Both data sources show that the likelihood of crime occurring is not uniformly distributed by time or place. The NCS data indicate that robbery and assault occur disproportionately during the evening and at nighttime. Robbery happens more often on the streets or in other public places than at home. Rates of violent personal crime and household crime are generally highest in the central city. In addition, the city-level NCS data show that the majority of...
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