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Update on the NCVS Instrument Redesign: Full Implementation of New Instrument

Update on the NCVS Instrument Redesign: Full Implementation of New Instrument

NCJ Number

310991

Author(s)

Jennifer L. Truman, PhD, BJS Statistician; Rebecca Bielamowicz, PhD, BJS Statistician; Rachel E. Morgan, PhD, BJS Statistician

Date Published

October 2026

Description

This summary report provides an update on the implementation of the redesigned National Crime Victimization Survey, or NCVS-R, instrument. It highlights key changes between the new, or redesigned, and legacy instruments and describes updates to the data processing steps. The report also includes general next steps for the redesigned instrument as BJS nears the end of the implementation phase of the process.

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