Trends in victimization rates by race

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Serious violent victimization rates by race, 1973-2007

Serious violent crimes included are homicide, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.

Note: Because of changes made to the victimization survey, data
prior to 1992 are adjusted to make them comparable to data collected
under the redesigned methodology. Estimates for 1993 and beyond are
based on collection year while earlier estimates are based on data year.
Because of changes in the methods used, these data differ from earlier
versions. For additional information about the methods used,
see Criminal Victimization, 2007.
*Victimization rate trends excludes 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.

OMB mandated changes in the collection and reporting of race and
ethnicity were implemented in 2003. See Criminal Victimization, 2003
for more information on the impact on survey estimates.

Sources: Rape, robbery, and assault data are from 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. The homicide data are collected by the FBI's Uniform
Crime Reports (UCR) from reports from law enforcement agencies. For related data about homicide trends by race, see Homicide Trends in the U.S.