This report summarizes findings based on the 2018 National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), which was the third consecutive iteration of the NCVS to find that the number of violent-crime victims was higher than in 2015 Related Resources Downloads PDF Links to External Content PDF from the BJS website Additional Details Publication or Release Date September 01, 2019 Topics Laws and Policies Sexual Violence Types Reports Citation Citation Morgan, R., & Oudekerk, B. (2019). Criminal victimization, 2018 (NCJ 253043). U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics.