Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 1983 - Bureau of Justice ...

--------------------_.;e __ ... , .... ,.~_I~~('Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1983Table 3.6 Estimated number of personal and household victimizations not reported to police, by type of victimization and reason givenfor not reporting to police, United States, 1981 aNJTE: See NJTE, Table 3.1. Because respondents may have given morethan one reason for not reporting the victimization to the police, therow sum of the "reason for not reporting to the police" may exceed"total victimizations not reported." Beginning in 1979, new responsecategories for "reason for not reporting the victimization to the police"were used. Because of this change, caution should be observed incomparing the results of surveys after 1978 with earliet years--particularly for the category "nothing could be done." For surveymethodology, definitions of terms, and a discussion of changes In the1979 interview schedule, see Appendix II.Reason for not rel20rting victimization to 120l!ceTotal Nothing Victimization not Police wouldn't wont Did notvictimizations could be done Iml20rtant enough to be bothered wont to toke ti!I!!lType of victimization not rel20rted Number Percent ~\!!I!be[ Esm;;eo! bl!.!robe[ ~[!