Criminal Victimization, 2022

• NCJ Number: 307089
• Author(s): Alexandra Thompson; Susannah N. Tapp
• Date Published: September 2023
• Length: 34 pages
• Publication Series: BJS Bulletins
• Agencies: BJS
• Publication Type: Publication; Statistics

Abstract

This report is the 50th in a series that began in 1973 and includes statistics on nonfatal violent crimes (rape or sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault) and property crimes (burglary or trespassing, motor vehicle theft, and other types of household theft). The report also describes the characteristics of crimes and victims.

See BJS's National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Dashboard (N-DASH) Tool to access more NCVS data.

Highlights:

• The violent victimization rate increased from 16.5 victimizations per 1,000 persons in 2021 to 23.5 per 1,000 in 2022.
• From 1993 to 2022, the overall rate of violent victimization declined from 79.8 to 23.5 victimizations per 1,000 persons age 12 or older.
• In 2022, about 2 in 5 (42%) violent victimizations were reported to police.
• Motor vehicle theft victimization increased from a rate of 4.3 victimizations per 1,000 households in 2021 to 5.5 per 1,000 in 2022.