THE 2004/05
INTERNATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS SURVEY

For the ICVS-1 up to 2006 (including the final reports published in 2008) you can contact John van Kesteren or Jan van Dijk at Tilburg University.

The ICVS-2 (2010) is the responsibility of the Dutch WODC (Ministry of Justice) and the British Home Office. Fieldwork for ICVS-2 was organised by NICIS (www.NICIS.nl) and results are on http://62.50.10.34/icvs/ .Primary contact dick.meuldijk@veiligheidsmonitor.nl

The database for ICVS-1 (1989-2002-2006-2010-2004/05) can be downloaded from DANS (Data Archive of the Dutch Research Council) or from here. The EU-ICS database is integrated with the ICVS main database, but the original database can be found here as well (undocumented).

This information has been updated till 2008, not since then

This information has been updated till 2008, not since then

• Key publications (including older ones)

• National reports and comparisons from a single country perspective

• Regarding victim survey methodology and comparison to other methods

• Publications completely or mainly based on ICVS data

• Publications in which ICVS data is used

• Questionnaires

• Sources for recent data

• News about the database

• Also visit the EU ICS website: 
  The European Survey on Crime and Safety (EU ICS)
  www.europeansafetyobservatory.eu

(Old) NEWS

Spanish translation of the
ICVS-5/EU ICS rapport

Summary report on the Phnom Penh surveys          

ICVS-5/EU ICS rapport

Preparing for ICVS-6 (2009)

Call for ICVS / EU ICS based papers
for ESC conference in Edinburgh 2008

ICVS and EU ICS in Bologna

This website is hosted by:  INTERVICT        ^up                                                            send contributions for this website to vanKest @ UvT.nl 

This information has been updated till 2008, not since then

ICVS-5 (2004/05)

• Van Dijk, J.J.M., van Kesteren, J.N. & Smit, P. (2008). Criminal Victimisation in International Perspective, Key findings from the 2004-2005 ICVS and EU ICS. The Hague, Boom Legal Publishers . Text in PDF.
  - Van Dijk, J.J.M., van Kesteren, J.N. & Smit, P. (2008). Victimización en la perspectiva internacional Resultados principales de la ENICRIV y ENECRIS 2004-2005. The Hague, Boom Legal Publishers . Text in PDF. (translation into Spanish)
• Van Kesteren, J.N. (2007). Integrated Database from the International Crime Victims Survey (ICVS)
  1989-2005, codebook and data. Tilburg, INTERVICT.  Text in PDF
• Van Dijk, J.J.M., Manchin, R., van Kesteren, J.N. & Hideg, G. (2007). The Burden of Crime in the EU, A Comparative Analysis of the European Survey of Crime and Safety (EU ICS) 2005. Brussels, Gallup Europe.  Text in PDF    also other reports and papers on www.europeansafetyobservatory.eu

ICVS-4 (2000)

• Van Kesteren, J.N., Mayhew, P. & Nieuwbeerta, P. (2000). Criminal Victimisation in Seventeen Industrialised Countries: Key-findings from the 2000 International Crime Victims Survey. The Hague, Ministry of Justice, WODC.  Text in PDF
• Naudé C.M.B, Prinsloo J.H., Ladikos A. (2006). Experiences of Crime in Thirteen African Countries: Results from the International Crime Victim Survey. Electronic Publication. Turin, UNICRI-UNODC.
  Text in PDF
• Nieuwbeerta. P., (ed.)(2002). Crime Victimization in Comparative Perspective. Results from the International Crime Victims Survey, 1989-2000. The Hague, Boom Legal Publishers.  Table of content
• Kury, H. (ed.)(2002). International Comparison of Crime and Victimization: The ICVS. Willowdale, De Sitter Publications.  Table of content
• Alvazzi del Frate, Anna, Van Kesteren, J.N., (2004). Criminal Victimisation in Urban Europe. Key findings of the 2000 International Crime Victims Survey. Turin, UNICRI. Text in PDF

ICVS-3 (1996)

• Mayhew, P., Van Dijk, J.J.M. (1997). Criminal Victimisation in eleven Industrialised Countries. Key findings from the 1996 International Crime Victims Survey. The Hague: Ministry of Justice, WODC.
  Summary in PDF
• Alvazzi del Frate, Anna (1998). Victims of Crime in the Developing countries. UNICRI Publication no 57, Rome. Text in PDF
• Zvekic, Ugljesa (1998). Criminal victimisation in countries in transition. UNICRI Publication no 61, Rome. Text in PDF
• Alvazzi del Frate, A., Hatalak, O. & Zvekic, U. (editors)(2000). Surveying Crime: A Global Perspective. Procedings of the international conference. Rome, 19-21 November 1998. Rome, National Institute of Statistics. Text in PDF

ICVS-2 (1992)

• Van Dijk, J.J.M., & Mayhew, P. (1992). Criminal victimization in the Industrialized World: Key findings of the 1989 and 1992 International Crime Surveys. The Hague: Ministry of Justice, Department of Crime Prevention. Text in PDF (scanned document, 11Mbyte)
• Alvazzi del Frate, Anna, Zvekic, Ugljesa, Dijk, Jan J.M. van (editors)(1993) Understanding Crime, Experiences of Crime and Crime Control, Acts of the International Conference. Rome, 18-20 November 1992. UN publication No.49.  Text in PDF
• Zvekic, U. & Alvazzi del Frate, A. (1995). Criminal victimisation in the Developing World. United Nations Publication no 55, Rome, UNICRI. Summary in HTML

ICVS-1 (1989)

• Van Dijk, J.J.M., Mayhew, P. & Killias, M. (1990). Experiences of crime across the world: Key findings from the 1989 International Crime Survey. Deventer: Kluwer Law and Taxation.

National reports and comparisons from a single country perspective         ^up        older publications

This information has been updated till 2008, not since then

ICVS-5

• Someda, K., Gohara, K. & Watanabe, T. (2008). The Second Crime Victimization Survey in Japan (Second Report): Specifically focused upon International Comparison among Industrial Countries which participated in the 2004-2005 ICVS and EU ICS. Research and Training Institute, Ministry of Justice

• Bradley, R. & Broadhurst, R.G. (2002) International Crime Victimisation Survey Cambodia: Interim Report. Royal government of Cambodia and Cambodian Criminal Justice Assistence Project.

• Broadhurst, R.G. & Bouhours, Th. (2008) Changing Crime in Phnom Penh - summary report - . Brisbane: Griffith University   Text in PDF

•   -Hong Kong-
  Broadhurst, R.G., Lee, K.W., Bacon-Shone, J. & Zhong, Y.Y. (2006) Preliminary Report of the International Crime Victimisation Survey, 2005. Hong Kong University, Social Science Research Centre

• Ciafardini, M. & Fernández, D. R. (2004) Estudio de Victimización en la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires ( Argentina). Departamento de Investigaciones, Dirección Nacional de Política Criminal, Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos de la Nación. Text in PDF (Spanish)

• Challice, G. & and Johnson, H. (2005) Crime victimisation in Australia : key results of the 2004 International Crime Victimisation Survey. Research and public policy series No. 64. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology. Text in PDF

•   -Australia-
  Challice, G. & Johnson, H. (2005), The Australian component of the 2004 International Crime Victimisation Survey. Technical and background paper, no. 16: Canberra, Australian Institute of Criminology. Text in PDF

•   -Iceland-
  Gunnlaugson, H. & Thorisdottir, R. (2005) Brotaþolar, lögreglan og öryggi borgaranna (Crime Victims, Police and Public Safety). Reykjavik: University of Iceland Press.  Book (Icelandic)

• Hideg, G. & Manchin, R. (2007) Drug-related Problems in Europe’s Neighbourhoods. EU ICS working paper series. Brussels, Gallup Europe. Text in PDF

• Hideg, G. & Manchin, R. (2007). Environment and Safety in European Capitals. EU ICS working paper series. Brussels, Gallup Europe. Text in PDF

•   -Japan-
  (2005) The Second Crime Victimisation Survey. Research Report Series No. 29, Research Division, Research and Training Institute, Ministry of Justice of Japan. 

• Johnson, H. (2005a) Crime Victimisation in Australia: key results of the 2004 International Crime Victimisation Survey. Research and public policy series, no. 64: Canberra, Australian Institute of Criminology.  Text in PDF

• Johnson, H. (2005b) Experiences of crime in two selected migrant communities in Australia, Trends and issues in crime and criminal justice, no. 302: Canberra, Australian Institute of Criminology. 
  Text in PDF

• Johnson H and Krone, T (2007), Internet purchasing: perceptions and experiences of Australian households, Trends and issues in crime and criminal justice, no. 330: Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology. Text in PDF

•   -Sao Paolo, Brazil-
  Kahn, T., Besen, J. & Batista Costódia, R. (2002) Pesquisa de Vitimização 2002 e avaliação do PIAPS. Sao Paulo, Ilanud, FIA – USP, Gabinete de Segurança Institucional. Text in PDF  (Portuguese)

•   -Switzerland-
  Killias, M., Haymoz, S. & Lamon. P. (2007). Die Kriminalität in der Schweiz im Lichte der Opferbefragungen von 1984 bis 2005, Bern: Stämpfli.  Book (German)

• Kühnrich, B & Kania, H. (2007) Attitudes Towards Punishment in the European Union. Results from the 2005 European Crime Survey (ECSS) with Focus on Germany. EU ICS working paper series. Brussels, Gallup Europe. Text in PDF

• Michels, T. (2007). Crime and Victimization in Luxembourg: results of the European Crime and Safety Survey. EU ICS working paper series. Brussels, Gallup Europe. Text in PDF

• Naudé CMB & Prinsloo JH. (2005) The International Crime (Victim) Survey in Johannesburg, South Africa, 2004. Unpublished report, University of South Africa, Pretoria

• Nyiri, Z (2007). Crime and Security in European Capitals. EU ICS working paper series. Brussels, Gallup Europe. Text in DF

•   -Norway-
  Olaussen, L.P (2005). Folks oppfatninger av kriminalitet og politiservice. Rapport til Justisdepartementet.

•   -Estonia-
  Saar, J., Markina, A., Oole, K., Rešetnikova, A. 2005. Rahvusvaheline kuriteoohvrite uuring Eestis 2004. Tartu Ülikooli Õigusinstituut, Justiitsministeerium, Siseministeerium. Tallinn. (with a English summary.) 
  Text in PDF

(Estonian)

• Siemaszko, A, Gruszczynska, B., Marczewski, M., Atlas Przestepczosci w Polsce, (forthcoming) Preliminary results from Poland. Institute of Justice, Poland

•  -Georgia-
  Team consult (2006). Crime victimisation, Fear of Crime, Fraud, Corruption & Policing. Based on a nation-wide public survey, with a focus on four districts of the Samegrelo Region. Tbilisi - Geneva, Author. Text in PDF

• Keller, J., Villettaz, P. & Killias, K. (2002). Enquête de victimisation en Bosnie-Herzégovine 2001, Rapport de recherche. Lausanne, Institut de police scientifique et de criminologie. Text in PDF (French)

• Tihomir Bezlov & Philip Gounev (2005) Crime Trends in Bulgaria: Police Statistics and Victimisation Surveys. Centre for the Study of Democracy, Sofia. Text in PDF

ICVS-4

• Alvazzi del Frate, A., Bule, J., Kesteren, J. van (2003) Strategic Plan of the Police of the Republic of Mozambique. Results of surveys on victimisation and police performance. UNICRI, Turin. CD   (Also in Portuguese)

Some recent publications about (victim survey) methodology                ^up       older publications

This information has been updated till 2008, not since then

• Gallup Europe (2007) Methodology of the European Crime and Safety Survey. EU ICS working paper series Brussels, author. Text in PDF

• van Wilsum, J. (2006). Cross-National Research on Violent Victimization. In Flannery, D.J., Vazsonyi, A.T. & Waldman, I.D. (Eds.). The Cambridge Handbook of Violent Behavior and Aggression. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

• Gruszczynska B., and Gruszczynski M., (2005). Crime in Enlarged Europe: Comparison of Crime Rates and Victimization Risks, in: Transition Studies Review, Volume. 12, Issue 2, Sep. 2005, s. 337-345. Article

• Hideg, G. & Manchin, R. (2007). The Inclusion of Mobile-only Persons in the Finnish ICS. Brussels, Gallup Europe. PowerPoint presentation

• Lynch J.P. & Addington, L.A. (Eds.). (2007). Understanding Crime Statistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Book  Introduction

• Lynch, P.L. (2006). Problems and promise of victimization surveys for cross-national research. Crime and Justice, 34, 229-287. Article Abstract

• Scherpenzeel A. (2001). Mode effects in panel surveys: A comparison of CAPI and CATI. Neuenburg: Bundesamt für Statistik. Text in PDF

• United Nations. (2003). Manual for the Development of a System of Criminal Justice Statistics. New York: Author. Text in PDF

• Kury, M., Oberegfell-Fuchs, J. & Wurger, M. (2002) Methodological Problems in Victim Surveys: The example of the ICVS. in: Kury, H., (Ed) International Comparison of Crime and Victimization: The ICVS. Willowdale, De Sitter Publications.

• Aebi, M.F., Killias,M. & Tavares, C (2002). Comparing Crime Rates: confronting the International Crime (Victim) Survey, the European Sourcebook of Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics and Interpol Statistics. in: Kury, H., (Ed) International Comparison of Crime and Victimization: The ICVS. Willowdale, De Sitter Publications.

• Aebi, M. F., Killias, M., & Tavares, C. (2002). Comparing crime rates through police or survey data? The International Crime (Victim) Survey, the European Sourcebook of Crime and Criminal Justice and Interpol statistics compared. International Journal of Comparative Criminology, 2(1), 22-37.

• Cantor, D., & Lynch, J. P. (2000). Self-report surveys as measures of crime and criminal victimization. In D. Duffee (Ed.), Criminal Justice 2000. Measurement and analysis of crime and justice (pp. 85-138). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.

Publications completely or mainly based on ICVS data         ^up         older publications

This information has been updated till 2008, not since then

ICVS-5

• Van Kesteren, J.N. (2008). Some Main Results on International Comparison and Trends. Results from the International Crime Victims Survey and the European Survey on Crime and Safety. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1117972

• Dijk, J.J.M. van & Groenhuijsen, M.S. (2007) Benchmarking victim policies in the framework of European Union law. In: Walklate, S. (ed.), Handbook of victims and victimology. Cullompton, Willan   
  working paper version in PDF

• Proband, S.C. (2007, November). Victimisation Rates Falling in Europe. Criminology in Europe, Newsletter of the European Society of Criminology vol. 6. no. 3. p. 3 & 14 - 17. Text in PDF

ICVS-4

• Mayhew, P. & van Kesteren, J. (2002) Cross-national attitudes to punishment. in: Roberts, J.V. & Hough, M (eds.). Changing Attitudes to Punishment, Public opinion, Crime and Justice. Willan Publishing, Devon    Working paper version of the chapter in PDF

• Prins, J. (2006) Analysis of Robbery in Johannesburg, South Africa: Results of the Fourth International Crime Victim Survey. in: Acta Criminologica  Volume:19  Issue:1  Pages:1 to 18 . Abstract

• Neapolitan, J.L. (2003). Explaining Variation in Crime Victimization Across Nations and within Nations. International Criminal Justice Review. Vol. 13, No. 1, 76-89 Link

• Van Dijk, J.J.M. & Shaw, M. (2002). The International Crime (Victim) Survey: Impact and Future Policy. in: Kury, H., (Ed) International Comparison of Crime and Victimization: The ICVS. Willowdale, De Sitter Publications.

• Alvazzi del Frate, A. & van Kesteren, J.N. (2002). The ICVS in the Developing World. in: Kury, H., (Ed) International Comparison of Crime and Victimization: The ICVS. Willowdale, De Sitter Publications.

• Gruszczynska, B. (2002). Victimization, Crime and Social Factors in Post- Socialist Countries. in: Kury, H., (Ed) International Comparison of Crime and Victimization: The ICVS. Willowdale, De Sitter Publications.

• Schaefer, M. & Lynch, J.P. (2002). The seriousness of Crime: A Cross-National Comparison. in: Kury, H., (Ed) International Comparison of Crime and Victimization: The ICVS. Willowdale, De Sitter Publications.

• Verweij, A. & Nieuwbeerta, P. (2002) Gender Differences in Violent Victimization in Eighteen Industrialized Countries: The Role of Emancipation. in: Kury, H., (Ed) International Comparison of Crime and Victimization: The ICVS. Willowdale, De Sitter Publications.

• Aromaa. K. & Heiskanen, M. (2002). Fear of Street Violence in Europe. in: Kury, H., (Ed) International Comparison of Crime and Victimization: The ICVS. Willowdale, De Sitter Publications.

• Kury, H., Obergfell-Fuchs, J. & Smartt, U. (2002). Attitudes to Punishment: How Reliable Are International Crime Surveys. in: Kury, H., (Ed) International Comparison of Crime and Victimization: The ICVS. Willowdale, De Sitter Publications.

• Alvazzi del Frate, A. (2002). The future of the International Crime (Victim) Survey (ICVS). in: Kury, H., (Ed) International Comparison of Crime and Victimization: The ICVS. Willowdale, De Sitter Publications.

• Gruszczynska, B. (2002). Victimization, Crime, and Social Factors in Post-Socialist Countries. International Journal of Comparative Criminology. 2(1), pp. 77–89.

• Gruszczynska, B. (2004). Crime in Central and Eastern European Countries in the Enlarged Europe. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research. Volume 10, Numbers 2-3 Pages 123-136 Link

Publications in which ICVS data is used          ^up         older publications

This information has been updated till 2008, not since then

ICVS-5

• Van Dijk, J.J.M. (2008). The World of crime; breaking the silence on problems of crime, justice and development. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.

• Van Dijk, J.J.M. (2007). The International Crime Victims Survey and Complementary Measures of Corruption and Organised Crime. In: Hough, M. & Maxfield, M. (Eds.) Surveying Crime in the 21st Century. Crime Prevention Studies, volume 22. Collumpton, Willan Publishing.

• Van Dijk, J.J.M. (2007) The ICVS and Beyond: Developing a Comprehensive Set of Crime Indicators. In: Aromaa, K. & Viljanen, T. (Eds.) International Key Issues in Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, Papers in celebration of 25 years of HEUNI. Helsinki, HEUNI  PDF file

• Van Dijk, J.J.M. (2006). The ICVS and Beyond: Developing a Comprehensive set of Crime Indicators. A speech. Tilburg: INTERVICT, Tilburg University PDF file

ICVS-4

• Hamai, K. & Ellis, T. (2006) Crime and criminal justice in modern Japan: From re-integrative shaming to popular punitivism. International Journal of the Sociology of Law. Volume 34, Issue 3, Pages 157-178 Link

• Hunt, J. (2006). Do Teen Births Keep American Crime High? Vol. XLIX, p.533-566. The Journal of Law and Economics  Link

• Farrell, G., Tseloni, A. and Pease, K. (2005). Repeat victimization in the ICVS and the NCVS. Crime Prevention and Community Safety: An International Journal, 7(3), pp. 7-18. Link

• Torrente, D. (200?) Crime and social cohesion in Europe: Social change and the new problems of western European security. Department of sociology, University of Barcelona  Link

• Soares, R.R. (2004) Development, crime and punishment: accounting for the international differences in crime rates. Journal of Development Economics. Volume 73, Issue 1, Pages 155-184 Link

Questionnaires         ^up

This information has been updated till 2008, not since then

• The most recent version is in appendix 8 of Van Dijk, J.J.M., van Kesteren, J.N. & Smit, P. (2008, forthcoming)

• 2005 Face to Face version

• 1989 - 1996 questionnaires

• 2000 CATI summary version

• 2000 Face to Face version and summary version