{"@type": "dcat:Dataset", "accessLevel": "restricted public", "bureauCode": ["011:21"], "contactPoint": {"@type": "vcard:Contact", "fn": "Open Data Office of Justice Programs (USDOJ)", "hasEmail": "mailto:opendata@usdoj.gov"}, "dataQuality": false, "description": "This study was designed to collect college student\r\nvictimization data to satisfy four primary objectives: (1) to\r\ndetermine the prevalence and nature of campus crime, (2) to help the\r\ncampus community more fully assess crime, perceived risk, fear of\r\nvictimization, and security problems, (3) to aid in the development\r\nand evaluation of location-specific and campus-wide security policies\r\nand crime prevention measures, and (4) to make a contribution to the\r\ntheoretical study of campus crime and security. Data for Part 1,\r\nStudent-Level Data, and Part 2, Incident-Level Data, were collected\r\nfrom a random sample of college students in the United States using a\r\nstructured telephone interview modeled after the redesigned National\r\nCrime Victimization Survey administered by the Bureau of Justice\r\nStatistics. Using stratified random sampling, over 3,000 college\r\nstudents from 12 schools were interviewed. Researchers collected\r\ndetailed information about the incident and the victimization, and\r\ndemographic characteristics of victims and nonvictims, as well as data\r\non self-protection, fear of crime, perceptions of crime on campus, and\r\ncampus security measures. For Part 3, School Data, the researchers\r\nsurveyed campus officials at the sampled schools and gathered official\r\ndata to supplement institution-level crime prevention information\r\nobtained from the students. Mail-back surveys were sent to directors\r\nof campus security or campus police at the 12 sampled schools,\r\naddressing various aspects of campus security, crime prevention\r\nprograms, and crime prevention services available on the\r\ncampuses. Additionally, mail-back surveys were sent to directors of\r\ncampus planning, facilities management, or related offices at the same\r\n12 schools to obtain information on the extent and type of planning\r\nand design actions taken by the campus for crime prevention. Part 3\r\nalso contains data on the characteristics of the 12 schools obtained\r\nfrom PETERSON'S GUIDE TO FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES (1994). Part 4, Census\r\nData, is comprised of 1990 Census data describing the census tracts in\r\nwhich the 12 schools were located and all tracts adjacent to the\r\nschools. Demographic variables in Part 1 include year of birth, sex,\r\nrace, marital status, current enrollment status, employment status,\r\nresidency status, and parents' education. Victimization variables\r\ninclude whether the student had ever been a victim of theft, burglary,\r\nrobbery, motor vehicle theft, assault, sexual assault, vandalism, or\r\nharassment. Students who had been victimized were also asked the\r\nnumber of times victimization incidents occurred, how often the police\r\nwere called, and if they knew the perpetrator. All students were asked\r\nabout measures of self-protection, fear of crime, perceptions of crime\r\non campus, and campus security measures. For Part 2, questions were\r\nasked about the location of each incident, whether the offender had a\r\nweapon, a description of the offense and the victim's response,\r\ninjuries incurred, characteristics of the offender, and whether the\r\nincident was reported to the police. For Part 3, respondents were\r\nasked about how general campus security needs were met, the nature and\r\nextent of crime prevention programs and services available at the\r\nschool (including when the program or service was first implemented),\r\nand recent crime prevention activities. Campus planners were asked if\r\nspecific types of campus security features (e.g., emergency telephone,\r\nterritorial markers, perimeter barriers, key-card access, surveillance\r\ncameras, crime safety audits, design review for safety features,\r\ntrimming shrubs and underbrush to reduce hiding places, etc.) were\r\npresent during the 1993-1994 academic year and if yes, how many or how\r\noften. Additionally, data were collected on total full-time\r\nenrollment, type of institution, percent of undergraduate female\r\nstudents enrolled, percent of African-American students enrolled,\r\nacreage, total fraternities, total sororities, crime rate of\r\ncity/county where the school was located, and the school's Carnegie\r\nclassification. For Part 4, Census data were compiled on percent\r\nunemployed, percent having a high school degree or higher, percent of\r\nall persons below the poverty level, and percent of the population\r\nthat was Black.", "distribution": [{"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03074.v1", "title": "Understanding Crime Victimization Among College Students in the United States, 1993-1994"}], "identifier": "2971", "issued": "2001-04-17T00:00:00", "keyword": ["college students", "colleges", "crime prevention", "fear of crime", "risk assessment", "security", "victimization"], "language": ["eng"], "license": "http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/", "modified": "2006-03-30T00:00:00", "programCode": ["011:060"], "publisher": {"@type": "org:Organization", "name": "National Institute of Justice", "subOrganizationOf": {"acronym": "OJP", "id": 22, "name": "Office of Justice Programs", "parentOrganization": {"acronym": "DOJ", "id": 10, "name": "Department of Justice"}, "parentOrganizationID": 10}}, "rights": "These data are restricted due to the increased risk of violation of confidentiality of respondent and subject data.", "title": "Understanding Crime Victimization Among College Students in the United States, 1993-1994"}