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BJS National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) API

NCVS Select Personal Population, Personal Victimization, Household Population and Household Property Victimization datasets, annual, 1993 onward; the API includes statistics produced with the 2024 legacy-instrument data. Survey records with respondent demographics (age, sex, race and Hispanic origin, marital status, education, income).

Open bjs.ojp.gov
Signal Scoredraft model
81
Access
No key · none
20
Licence clarity
Custom · terms linked
13
Evidence
2 source links checked
11
Freshness
verified 2026-11-09
20
Documentation
docs · limits · coverage · attribution
17

// Terms and limits

Access
none
Free tier
Free, no key; default query returns up to 1,000 records ("Note! By default the NCVS API returns a maximum of 1,000 records."), raise with a $limit parameter.
Rate limits
Not stated
Licence
Customterms
Licence note
Same US Government public-domain statement as doj-news-api (the bjs.ojp.gov page footer links https://www.justice.gov/legalpolicies): "Unless otherwise indicated, information on Department of Justice websites is in the public domain and may be copied and distributed without permission. Citation of the Department of Justice as source of the information is appreciated, as appropriate."
Attribution
Not required; citation of the Department of Justice is appreciated, as appropriate.

// Evidence · verified 2026-11-09

  1. 01bjs.ojp.gov/national-crime-victimization-survey-ncvs-api
  2. 02www.justice.gov/legalpolicies

// Good for

osintcrime-datasurvey-microdataus-governmentapi

// The same record, for agents

Request · get_entry
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Reply · selected fields
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  "auth": "none",
  "rateLimits": "Not stated",
  "license": "Custom",
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  "lastVerified": "2026-11-09",
  "evidenceUrls": [
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