The Source for Crime and Justice Data

United Nations World Crime Surveys: First Survey, 1970-1975 and Second Survey, 1975-1980

(2 datasets; 414 KB)

Principal Investigator(s): Newman, Graeme; DiCristina, Bruce

Summary: The United Nations began its World Crime Surveys in 1978. The first survey collected statistics on a small range of offenses and on the criminal justice process for the years 1970-1975. The second survey collected data on a wide range of offenses, offenders, and criminal justice process data for the years 1975-1980. Several factors make these two collections difficult to use in combination. Some 25 percent of those countries responding to the first survey did not respond to the sec... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09571.v1

Access Notes

  • One or more data files in this study are set up in a non-standard format, such as card image format. Users may need help converting these files before they can be used for analysis.

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