The Source for Crime and Justice Data

British Crime Survey, 1982

(5 datasets; 57,325 KB)

Principal Investigator(s): Home Office Research and Planning Unit

Summary: The primary purpose of the British Crime Survey was to estimate how many of the public in England and Wales are victims of selected types of crime over a year, describing the circumstances under which people become victims, and the consequences of crime for victims. Other aims included providing background information on fear of crime among the public and on public contact with the police. Respondents were asked a series of screening questions to establish whether or not they or their households... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08672.v1

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