Bureau of Justice Statistics

National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) API

Provides access to victimization data from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), covering personal and household victimization data along with population estimates. No authentication required.

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https://bjs.ojp.gov/national-crime-victimization-survey-ncvs-api

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: bureau-of-justice-statistics:ncvs-api
name: National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) API
tags:
- Federal-Government
- Victimization
- Statistics
tags_raw:
- Federal Government
- Victimization
- Statistics
humanURL: https://bjs.ojp.gov/national-crime-victimization-survey-ncvs-api
baseURL: https://api.ojp.gov/bjsdataset/v1/
properties:
- url: https://bjs.ojp.gov/national-crime-victimization-survey-ncvs-api
  type: Documentation
description: Provides access to victimization data from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS),
  covering personal and household victimization data along with population estimates. No authentication
  required.
features:
- Personal Victimization Data
- Household Victimization Data
- Population Estimates
- JSON and CSV Formats
- Filterable by Year
useCases:
- Victimization research
- Policy development
- Trend analysis over time
- Comparative household and personal crime studies