The 2013 Arizona Crime Victimization Survey
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1/1/2014
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Arizona Statistical Analysis Center, Arizona Criminal Justice Commission
Abstract
The Arizona Crime Victimization Survey is based on the National Crime Victimization Survey but modified for a brief telephone interview rather than lengthy face-to-face interviews. Although the primary goal of the survey is to produce estimates of violent, property, identity theft, and hate crime victimization for Arizona, Maricopa County, and Pima County, additional information was collected including whether respondents reported their victimization to the police, and if not, the reasons why they chose not to report their victimization. Additional items in the survey captured residents' perceptions of their local police agencies and their effectiveness at addressing violent crime, drug crime, and burglary. Questions were also included that measured awareness of and access to victim assistance and victim compensation programs. The survey was implemented during February and March of 2013, resulting in 1,878 completed interviews with Arizona residents. The report includes sections on methodology, measures, sample, and findings, and an appendix contains a copy of the survey questionnaire.
Description
The Arizona Crime Victimization Survey is based on the National Crime Victimization Survey but modified for a brief telephone interview rather than lengthy face-to-face interviews. Although the primary goal of the survey is to produce estimates of violent, property, identity theft, and hate crime victimization for Arizona, Maricopa County, and Pima County, additional information was collected including whether respondents reported their victimization to the police, and if not, the reasons why they chose not to report their victimization. Additional items in the survey captured residents' perceptions of their local police agencies and their effectiveness at addressing violent crime, drug crime, and burglary. Questions were also included that measured awareness of and access to victim assistance and victim compensation programs. The survey was implemented during February and March of 2013, resulting in 1,878 completed interviews with Arizona residents. The report includes sections on methodology, measures, sample, and findings, and an appendix contains a copy of the survey questionnaire.