The 2016 Minnesota Crime Victimization Survey: Final Report

Abstract

The Minnesota Statistical Analysis Center, a part of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), administered a statewide survey of victimization in late 2016 for the first time since 2010. The mixed-mode survey collected data on experiences with crime victimization within the previous year, perceptions of safety and police effectiveness, and basic demographic information from 1,560 adults via mailed and web-based surveys. To ensure a representative sample with an adequate proportion of racial and ethnic minority respondents, households from majority non-white neighborhoods were over-sampled. The resulting sample, coupled with sample weights, provides a portrait similar to that of Minnesota residents as a whole....About 37 percent of all respondents to this survey reported victimization of any form included in the survey. Compared to the most recent Minnesota Crime Victimization Survey, self-reported victimization has remained stable or risen slightly for certain types of crime. Over this same period of time, most types of serious crimes have continued to decline since the 1990s, according to official crime data. Of the respondents that reported victimization(s) in this survey, approximately 38 percent were victimized more than once, and a little less than 30 percent reported the most recent victimization event to the police. Only age, income, and geographic location were significantly associated with experiencing any form of victimization covered in this survey. The youngest respondents (ages 18 to 24), the highest-income respondents ($100,000 per year or more), and Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area residents all had the highest rates of victimization. (Author Text)