TABLE 7-5, Effect of Series Victimizations on National Crime Victimization Survey Estimates of Rape and Sexual Assault, by Year - Estimating the Incidence of Rape and Sexual Assault

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TABLE 7-5Effect of Series Victimizations on National Crime Victimization Survey Estimates of Rape and Sexual Assault, by Year

	Number of Victimizations					Incidence Rate per 1,000 People (12+ years)
Year	Counting Series Victimization	Standard Error Series	Ignoring Series Victimization	Standard Error Ignoring Series	Percentage Change in Estimate	Counting Series Victimization	Ignoring Series Victimization	Percentage Change in Estimate
1993	898,239	71348	521,223^a	51573	72	4.3	2.5	87
1994	674,291	47198	433,509^a	36858	52	3.2	2.1	60
1995	563,249	42418	363,527^a	32830	55	2.6	1.7	63
1996	437,198	37345	307,100	30430	42	2.0	1.4	43
1997	553,523	48035	311,110	34409	78	2.5	1.4	79
1998	391,101	39935	332,500	36103	18	1.8	1.5	20
1999	591,460	49907	383,170	38340	54	2.6	1.7	53
2000	366,747	39485	260,950	32152	41	1.6	1.2	33
2001	476,578	46216	248,250	31043	92	2.1	1.1	91
2002	349,805	38253	247,730	31352	41	1.5	1.1	36
2003	325,311	36759	198,850	27884	64	1.4	0.8	75
2004	255,769	33339	209,880	29887	22	1.1	0.9	22
2005	207,760	32551	190,592^b	31032	9	0.8	0.8	0
2006	463,598	50305	260,940	36990	78	1.9	1.1	73
2007	248,277	32924	248,277	32924	0	1.0	1.0	0
2008	349,691	42837	203,830	31719	72	1.4	0.8	75
2009	305,574	39443	125,910	24079	143	1.2	0.5	140
2010	268,574	36057	188,380	29399	43	1.0	0.7	43
2011	248,803	34800	217,331	32616	14			55

a: The estimates published in Criminal Victimization, 1993, 1994, 1995 were revised in 1996 to reflect a methodology change to estimate victimizations for the “collection year” rather than the year in which the victimization occurred.
b: Based on errata issued June 16, 2011.
: SOURCES: Bureau of Justice Statistics (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002a, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008a, 2009, 2010, 2011, n.d.-a).

From: 7, Potential Sources of Error in the NCVS: Sampling, Frame, and Processing

Estimating the Incidence of Rape and Sexual Assault.

Panel on Measuring Rape and Sexual Assault in Bureau of Justice Statistics Household Surveys; Committee on National Statistics; Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; National Research Council; Kruttschnitt C, Kalsbeek WD, House CC, editors.

Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2014 Apr 7.

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