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After many years of declining, theft rates reached its lowest level in 2008.
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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 1996 and beyond
are based on collection year while earlier estimates are based on data
year. Changes to the NCVS and their impact upon the survey's estimates in 2006 are discussed in the Criminal Victimization, 2006 Technical Notes. 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.
Theft - Completed
or attempted theft of property or cash without personal contact. Incidents
involving theft of property from within the sample household would be classified
as theft if the offender has a legal right to be in the house (such as a
maid, delivery person, or guest). If the offender has no legal right to
be in the house, the incident would be classified as a burglary.
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