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OMB Control No:
1121-0111
ICR Reference No:
202503-1121-001
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202408-1121-002
Agency/Subagency:
DOJ/OJP
Agency Tracking No:
BJS
Title:
National Crime Victimization Survey
Type of Information Collection:
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
03/25/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
03/24/2025
Terms of Clearance:
BJS and Census should continue to work together to resolve the statutory requirement for BJS to collect information under The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
11/30/2026
11/30/2026
11/30/2026
Responses
180,831
0
180,831
Time Burden (Hours)
156,241
0
156,241
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is submitting a nonsubstantive change to remove the gender identity questions and other questions using the term “gender” on the NCVS per the Executive Order (EO) 14168 titled “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.” This is a substantive change to the currently approved collection to obtain approval for full-scale implementation of the new NCVS instrument in 2025. The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) collects analyzes publishes, and disseminates statistics on the amount and type of crime committed against households and individuals in the U.S. Since 1972, the NCVS has been providing national data on personal and household victimization, both reported and not reported to police. The data collection allows the BJS to fulfill its mission of collecting, analyzing, publishing, and disseminating information on victims of crime. Together with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) statistics on crimes reported to law enforcement agencies, the NCVS provides an understanding of the nature of and changes in the nation’s crime problems. The BJS is specifically requesting clearance for the core NCVS from January 2022 through December 2024. The core NCVS includes the administration of the basic screen questionnaire (NCVS-1, Attachment 19) and crime incident report (NCVS-2, Attachment 20) instruments to a nationally representative sample of persons age 12 or older living in households in the United States, including samples of persons representative of the 22 most populous states in the U.S. The core NCVS survey instrument covers nine general areas: 1) incidence of rape or sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, simple assault, personal larceny, burglary, motor vehicle theft, and other theft; 2) characteristics of these victimizations, including location, time, presence of a weapon, injury, and property/monetary loss; 3) characteristics of victims, including sex, age, race, Hispanic origin, disability, and occupation; 4) relationship between victim and offender; 5) emotional impact of victimization; 6) victim self-defense and bystander intervention; 7) offender characteristics including sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin; 8) reporting to police and police response; and 9) bias- or hate-motivated victimizations. NCVS core work also includes the analysis and dissemination of data products and reports stemming from the core collection, as well as technical and methodological analyses and reports based on the sampling for, administration of, and analysis of data from the NCVS basic screen questionnaire and crime incident report.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
34 USC Section 10132
Name of Law: Justice System Improvement
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
88 FR 44884
07/13/2023
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
89 FR 70207
08/29/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
NCVS Redesign Questionnaire
N/A
NCVS Redesign Questionnaire
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
180,831
180,831
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
156,241
156,241
0
0
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
The estimated total annual hours for 2025 (156,246) is slightly higher than the 124,888 requested in the prior OMB package. This change in estimated burden is due to the implementation of the new instrument. The new instrument is estimated to take 36 minutes compared to the estimated 32 minutes based on the large-scale national field test. The estimated burden is now based on five months (February–June 2024) of split sample data collection with the Census Bureau for the new instrument. The increased administration time of the new instrument is also due to the addition of the two new modules on police performance and community safety and updates to the crime screener but is balanced against the significant reduction in administration time for crime incident reports compared to the current instrument.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$63,110,945
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
Yes
Part B of Supporting Statement
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
No
Agency Contact:
Jennifer Truman 202 514-5083 jennifer.truman@usdoj.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
03/24/2025
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