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Peace and justice - strong institutions - Goal 16

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

Indicator 16.3.1: Proportion of victims of violence in the previous 12 months who reported their victimization to competent authorities or other officially recognized conflict resolution mechanisms

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Percent of US violent victimizations reported to the police

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Year Value
2000 46.0
2001 49.0
2002 50.8
2003 47.5
2004 50.3
2005 45.8
2006 46.6
2007 44.9
2008 46.4
2009 44.1
2010 51.1
2011 49.0
2012 44.2
2013 45.6
2014 46.0
2015 46.5
2016 43.9
2017 44.9

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Actual indicator available Percent of violent victimizations reported to the police.
Actual indicator available - description Percent reported to the police is for victims of violent crimes reported by persons 12 or older.
Date of national source publication December 2018
Method of computation Data are derived from the National Crime Victimization Survey - a self-report survey in which interviewed persons are asked about the number and characteristics of victimization experienced during the prior 6 months. The responses are aggregated for a 12-month period (based on 2 interviews). The survey is administered to persons age 12 or older from a nationally representative sample of households. In 2017, 145,508 households and 239,541 persons age 12 or older were interviewed. The response rate was 76% for households and 84% for eligible persons.
Periodicity Annual (collection year)
Scheduled update by national source November 2018
U.S. method of computation Number of violent incidents reported to police or other authorities divided by the number of violent incidents during 12-month period times 100%
Comments and limitations The indicator is subject to sampling error. The national estimate in 2017 had a standard error of 2.18%. For other years, see NCVS page on BJS website: http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=dcdetail&iid=245.
Date metadata updated May 2019
Disaggregation geography NA
Unit of measurement Percentage of all violent victimizations (including rape/sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault and simple assault)
Disaggregation categories By sex
International and national references BJS Methodology, page 17-21, Criminal Victimization, 2017 (NCJ 252472), https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/cv17.pdf. For 2000-16, see NCVS page on BJS website: https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=dcdetail&iid=245 and the NCVS Victimization Analysis Tool (NVAT), https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=nvat.
Time period 2000-2017
Scheduled update by SDG team

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name Proportion of victims of violence in the previous 12 months who reported their victimization to competent authorities or other officially recognized conflict resolution mechanisms
Target name Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all.
Global indicator description Number of victims of violent crime (physical or sexual assault) in the previous 12 months who reported their last incident to competent authorities or other officially recognized conflict resolution mechanisms, as a percentage of all victims of crime in the previous 12 months. Competent authorities includes police, prosecutors or other authorities with competencies to investigate certain crimes (such as corruption or fraud), while 'other officially recognised conflict resolution mechanisms' may include a variety of institutions with a role in the informal justice or dispute resolution (e.g. tribal or religious leaders, village elders, community leaders), provided their role is officially recognised by state authorities.
UN designated tier 2
UN custodial agency UNODC
Link to UN metadata UN metadata opens in a new window
Organisation Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Crime Victimization Survey
Agency Staff Name Bureau of Justice Statistics (Allen J. Beck)
Agency Survey Dataset Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Crime Victimization Survey
Notes Table 6. Percent of victimizations reported to the police, by type of crime, 2016 and 2017. https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/cv17.pdf.
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