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After 1994, robbery
rates continued to decline.
To view data,
click on the chart.
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Note: The
National Crime Victimization Survey redesign was implemented in 1993; the area
with the lighter shading is before the redesign
and the darker area after the redesign. The
data before 1993 are adjusted
to make them comparable with data collected since the redesign.
The
adjustment methods are described in Criminal Victimization, 1973-95. Estimates for 1993
and beyond
are based on collection year while earlier estimates are based on data
year. For
additional information about the methods used, see Criminal Victimization, 2008.
Victimization rate trends exclude NCVS estimates for 2006 because
of methodological
inconsistencies between the data for that year and
the data for other years. Changes to the
NCVS and their impact upon
the survey's estimates in 2006 are discussed in the
Criminal Victimization, 2006 Technical Notes.
- Source: The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
- Ongoing since 1972, this
survey of households interviews about 147,300 persons age 12 and older in 82,900 households each year about their victimizations from
crime.
Robbery - Completed
or attempted theft, directly from a person, of property or cash by force
or threat of force, with or without a weapon, and with or without injury. |
