NIBRS HATE CRIME 1995 – 2000
INCIDENT-BASED FILE IN SPSS FORMAT
“nibrsincidentvictimoffender9500.sps”
James J. Nolan, III
F. Carson Mencken
Jack McDevitt
Northeastern University
January 2004
This project was funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OODP) under grant number 2001-JR-BX-0006.
Summary of Variables in
NIBRS Incident-Level Hate Crime File (nibrsincidentvictimoffender9500.sps)
|
Variable Number |
Variable Name |
Variable Description |
|
1 |
incident |
Agency
number (ORI) combined with incident number |
|
2 |
vage |
Age
of youngest victim in the incident |
|
3 |
numvicti |
The
number of victims in this incident |
|
4 |
typevict |
Category
of incident based on age of youngest victim in the incident |
|
5 |
oage |
Age
of youngest offender in the incident |
|
6 |
numoffen |
Number
of offenders in the incident |
|
7 |
typeoff |
Category
of incident based on age of youngest
offender in incident |
|
8 |
agenum |
Category
of incident based on age group and number of offenders |
|
9 |
vagenum |
Category
of incident based on age group and number of victims |
|
10 |
state |
State
where incident occurred |
|
11 |
incdate |
Date
of incident |
|
12 |
repdate |
Indicates
whether the incdate (variable 11) reflects the
incident date or report date |
|
13 |
time |
Time
of incident |
|
14 |
ucroffen |
UCR
offense code |
|
15 |
ousing |
Indicates
whether the offender was suspected of using alcohol, drugs, etc. |
|
16 |
location |
Type
of location where the incident occurred |
|
17 |
weapon |
Weapon
or force used by the offender in the
incident |
|
18 |
bias |
Specific
bias motivation in the incident |
|
19 |
victype |
Indicates
whether the victim was an individual (person) or some other type, e.g.,
business, government, school, etc. |
|
20 |
vrace |
Race
of first victim in the incident |
|
21 |
vsex |
Sex
of first victim in the incident |
|
22 |
victage |
Age
of first victim in the incident |
|
23 |
injury |
Injury
suffered by the first victim in the incident |
|
24 |
vorelati |
Relationship
of first victim in the incident to the first offender in the incident |
|
25 |
osex |
Sex
of first offender in the incident |
|
26 |
offage |
Age
of first offender in the incident |
|
27 |
offrace |
Race
of first offender in the incident |
|
28 |
arrdate |
Date
of arrest in the incident |
|
29 |
aage |
Age
of first arrestee in incident |
|
30 |
asex |
Sex
of first arrestee in incident |
|
31 |
arace |
Race
of first arrestee in incident |
|
32 |
aresiden |
Resident
status of first arrestee in incident |
|
33 |
n_arrest |
Number
of individuals arrested in the incident |
|
34 |
biastype |
General
category of bias in incident |
LIST OF VARIABLES IN NIBRS
INCIDENT-LEVEL HATE CRIME FILE (1995-2000) file name
“nibrsincidentvictimoffender9500.sps”
Name
Position
INCIDENT agency ori and incident
number
1
Measurement Level: Nominal
Column Width: 25 Alignment: Left
Print Format: A25
Write Format: A25
VAGE age of youngest victim 5
Measurement Level: Nominal
Column Width: 5
Alignment: Right
Print Format: F3
Write Format: F3
NUMVICTI number of victims
6
Measurement Level: Scale
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Right
Print Format: F7
Write Format: F7
TYPEVICT type of victim
7
Measurement Level: Scale
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Right
Print Format: F8
Write Format: F8
Value Label
1 less than 18
2 18-24
3 25-39
4 40 plus
5 unknown or not applicable
OAGE age of youngest offender 8
Measurement Level: Scale
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Right
Print Format: F2
Write Format: F2
Value Label
0 Unknown
99 Over 98 yrs
NUMOFFEN number of offenders
9
Measurement Level: Scale
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Right
Print Format: F7
Write Format: F7
TYPEOFF type offender 10
Measurement Level: Scale
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Right
Print Format: F8
Write Format: F8
Value Label
1 Less than 18
2 18-24
3 25-39
4 40 plus
5 age unknown
6 unknown offender(s)
AGENUM age group and number of offenders 11
Measurement Level: Scale
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Right
Print Format: F8
Write Format: F8
Value Label
1 single juvenile
2 multiple offenders with juvenile
3 single adult
4 multiple adult
5
single unknown
6 multiple unknown
VAGENUM victim age and number
12
Measurement Level: Scale
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Right
Print Format: F8
Write Format: F8
Value Label
1 single victim - juvenile
2 multiple victims - juvenile(s)
3 single victim - adult
4 multiple victims - adults
5 unknown/not applicable
_
STATE State name
13
Measurement Level: Ordinal
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Right
Print Format: F2
Write Format: F2
Value Label
5 CO
6 CT
8 DC
11 ID
14 IA
15 KS
16 KY
20 MA
21 MI
22 MN
26 NB
33 ND
34 OH
39 SC
41 TN
42 TX
43 UT
44 VT
_ 45 VA
47 WV
INCDATE date of incident 14
Measurement Level: Scale
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Right
Print Format: F8
Write Format: F8
REPDATE report date indicator
15
Measurement Level: Nominal
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Left
Print Format: A1
Write Format: A1
Value Label
Blank Incident date
R Report date
TIME time of
incident 16
Measurement Level: Scale
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Right
Print Format: F2
Write Format: F2
UCROFFEN UCR offense code
17
Measurement Level: Nominal
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Left
Print Format: A3
Write Format: A3
Value Label
09A Murder/Nonnegligent
Manslaughter
09B Negligent Manslaughter
09C
Justifiable Homicide
100 Kidnaping/Abduction
11A Forcible Rape
11B Forcible Sodomy
11C Sexual Assault With
An Object
11D Forcible Fondling
120 Robbery
13A
Aggravated Assault
13B Simple Assault
13C Intimidation
200 Arson
210 Extortion/Blackmail
220 Burglary/Breaking and Entering
23A Pocket-picking
23B
Purse-snatching
23C Shoplifting
23D Theft From
Building
23E Theft From
Coin-Operated Machine or Device
23F Theft From Motor
Vehicle
23G Theft of Motor Vehicle
Parts/Accessories
23H All Other Larceny
240 Motor Vehicle Theft
250 Counterfeiting/Forgery
26A False Pretenses/Swindle/Confidence Game
26B Credit Card/Automatic Teller Machine Fraud
26C Impersonation
26D Welfare Fraud
26E Wire Fraud
270 Embezzlement
280 Stolen Property Offenses
290 Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property
35A Drug/Narcotic Violations
35B Drug Equipment Violations
36A Incest
36B Statutory Rape
370 Pornography/Obscene Material
39A Betting/Wagering
39B Operating/Promoting/Assisting Gambling
39C
Gambling Equipment Violations
39D Sports Tampering
40A Prostitution
40B Assisting or Promoting Prostitution
510 Bribery
520 Weapon Law Violations
90A Bad
Checks
90B Curfew/Loitering/Vagrancy Violations
90C Disorderly Conduct
90D Driving Under the Influence
90E Drunkenness
90F Family Offenses, Nonviolent
90G Liquor Law Violations
90H Peeping Tom
90I Runaway
90J Trespass of Real Property
90Z All Other Offenses
OUSING offender suspected of using 18
Measurement Level: Nominal
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Left
Print Format: A1
Write Format: A1
Value Label
A Alcohol
C Computer equipment
D Drugs/narcotics
N Not applicable
LOCATION location type
19
Measurement Level: Scale
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Right
Print Format: F2
Write Format: F2
Value Label
1 Air/Bus/Train Terminal
2 Bank/Savings and Loan
3 Bar/Nightclub
4
5 Commercial/Office Building
6 Construction Site
7
Convenience Store
8 Department/Discount Store
9 Drug Store/Drs Office/Hospital
10 Field/Woods
11 Government/Public Building
12 Grocery/Supermarket
13
Highway/Road/Alley
14 Hotel/Motel/Etc.
15 Jail/Prison
16 Lake/Waterway
17 Liquor Store
18 Parking Lot/Garage
19 Rental Stor. Facil.
20 Residence/Home
21 Restaurant
22 School/College
23 Service/Gas Station
24 Specialty Store (TV, Fur, Etc.)
25 Other/unknown
WEAPON weapon/force 20
Measurement Level: Nominal
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Left
Print Format: A3
Write Format: A3
Value Label
11 Firearm (type not stated)
11A Firearm-automatic
12 Handgun
12A Handgun-automatic
13 Rifle
13A Rifle-automatic
14 Shotgun
14A Shotgun-automatic
15 Other Firearm
15A Other Firearm-automatic
20 Knife/Cutting Instrument
30 Blunt Object
35 Motor Vehicle
40 Personal Weapons (hands, feet, teeth,
etc.)
50 Poison (include gas)
60 Explosives
65 Fire/Incendiary Device
70 Drugs/Narcotics/Sleeping Pills
85 Asphyxiation
90 Other
95 Unknown
99 None
BIAS bias
motivation 21
Measurement Level: Scale
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Right
Print Format: F2
Write Format: F2
Value Label
11 White
12 Black
13 American Indian or Alaskan Native
14 Asian/Pacific Islander
15 Multi-Racial Group
21 Jewish
22 Catholic
23 Protestant
24 Islamic (Moslem)
25 Other Religion
26 Multi-Religious Group
27 Atheism/Agnosticism
31 Arab
32 Hispanic
33 Other Ethnicity/Natl. Origin
41 Male Homosexual (Gay)
42 Female Homosexual (Lesbian)
43 Homosexual (Gay and Lesbian)
44 Heterosexual
45 Bisexual
88 None
99 Unknown
VICTYPE type of victim
22
Measurement Level: Nominal
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Left
Print Format: A1
Write Format: A1
Value Label
B Business
F Financial Institution
G Government
I Individual
O Other
R Religious Organization
S Society/Public
U Unknown
VRACE race of victim
23
Measurement Level: Nominal
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Left
Print Format: A1
Write Format: A1
Value Label
A Asian/Pacific Islander
B Black
I American Indian/Alaskan Native
U Unknown
W White
VSEX sex of victim
24
Measurement Level: Nominal
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Left
Print Format: A1
Write Format: A1
Value Label
F Female
M Male
U Unknown
VICTAGE age of victim
25
Measurement Level: Nominal
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Right
Print Format: F2
Write Format: F2
INJURY victim injury
26
Measurement Level: Nominal
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Left
Print Format: A1
Write Format: A1
Value Label
B Apparent Broken Bones
I Possible Internal Injury
L Severe Laceration
M Apparent Minor Injury
N
None
O Other Major Injury
T Loss of Teeth
U Unconsciousness
VORELATI relationship of victim to offender 27
Measurement Level: Nominal
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Left
Print Format: A2
Write Format: A2
Value Label
AQ Victim was Acquaintance
BE Victim was Babysittee
(the baby)
BG Victim was Boyfriend/Girlfriend
CF Victim was Child of Boyfriend / Girlfriend
CH Victim was Child
CS Victim was Common-Law Spouse
EE Victim was Employee
ER Victim was Employer
FR Victim was Friend
_ GC Victim was Grandchild
GP Victim was Grandparent
HR Homosexual Relationship
IL Victim was In-Law
NE Victim was Neighbor
OF Victim was Other Family Member
OK Victim was Otherwise Known
PA Victim was Parent
RU Relationship Unknown
SB Victim was Sibling
SC Victim was Stepchild
SE Victim was Spouse
SP
Victim was Stepparent
SS Victim was Stepsibling
ST Victim was Stranger
VO Victim was Offender
XS Victim was Ex-Spouse
OSEX sex of offender 28
Measurement Level: Nominal
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Left
Print Format: A1
Write Format: A1
Value Label
F Female
M Male
U Unknown
OFFAGE age
of offender
29
Measurement Level: Scale
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Right
Print Format: F2
Write Format: F2
Value Label
0 Unknown
99 Over 98 yrs
OFFRACE race of offender
30
Measurement Level: Nominal
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Left
Print Format: A1
Write Format: A1
Value Label
A Asian/Pac Isl
B Black
I Amer Ind/Alsk Nat
U Unknown
W White
ARRDATE arrest date
31
Measurement Level: Scale
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Right
Print Format: F8
Write Format: F8
AAGE age of arrestee
32
Measurement Level: Scale
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Right
Print Format: F2
Write Format: F2
Value Label
0 Unknown
99 Over 98 years old
ASEX sex of arrestee
33
Measurement Level: Nominal
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Left
Print Format: A1
Write Format: A1
Value Label
F Female
M Male
ARACE race of arrestee 34
Measurement Level: Nominal
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Left
Print Format: A1
Write Format: A1
Value Label
A Asian/Pacific Islander
B Black
I American Indian/Alaskan Native
U Unknown
W White
ARESIDEN resident status of arrestee 35
Measurement Level: Nominal
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Left
Print Format: A1
Write Format: A1
Value Label
N Nonresident
R Resident
U Unknown
N_ARREST number of arrests in this
incident 36
Measurement Level: Scale
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Right
Print Format: F7
Write Format: F7
BIASTYPE general category of bias motivation 37
Measurement Level: Scale
Column Width: 8 Alignment: Right
Print Format: F8
Write Format: F8
Value Label
1 Race
2 Religion
3 Ethnicity
4 Sexual Orientation
5
Disability
6 Unknown