Andrew Moore, Stephanie Zimmer, Marcus Berzofsky, Marissa Trotta, & Chris Krebs2023-03-142023-03-142023Moore, A., Zimmer, S., Berzofsky, M., Trotta, M., & Krebs, C. (2023). National Crime Victimization Survey: Validation of State-Level Estimates. RTI International.https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/bjs/grants/305403.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/5780This report describes an assessment of the redesigned National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) sample design to (1) identify potential sources of error that may compromise the validity of state-level estimates (i.e., internal validation) and (2) evaluate how NCVS estimates compare with and augment estimates from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program (i.e., external context). The internal validation assessed potential errors with coverage, nonresponse, measurement, data processing, and sampling. The external context focused on comparing NCVS victimization estimates for crimes reported to the police with analogous estimates from the UCR. No overarching issues were identified during this examination that would call into question the validity of state-level victimization estimates produced from the redesigned NCVS sample. The NCVS State-Level Analysis User’s Guide provides guidance on generating victimization estimates and standard errors. BJS also released Criminal Victimization in the 22 Largest U.S. States, 2017–2019, which details selected state-level estimates of violent and property victimization in 2017–19 in the 22 most populous U.S. states.en-UScrime victimizationdatastate-level victimizationArticle