NIBRS HATE CRIME 1995 – 2000

 

OFFENDER-BASED FILE IN SPSS FORMAT

 

“nibrsoffenderfile9500.sps”

 

 

Code Book

 

 

 

 

James J. Nolan, III

West Virginia University

 

F. Carson Mencken

Baylor University

 

Jack McDevitt

Northeastern University

 

 

January 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This project was funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under grant number 2001-JR-BX-0006. 

Summary of Variables in NIBRS Offender-Level Hate Crime File (nibrsoffenderfile9500.sps)

 

Variable

Number

Variable

Name

 

Variable Description

1

state

State where incident occurred

2

incdate

Date of incident

3

oage

Offender’s age

4

osex

Offender’s sex

5

orace

Offender’s race

6

ucr1

UCR offense code – first offense in incident

7

ucr2

UCR offense code – second offense in incident

8

ucr3

UCR offense code – third offense in incident

9

incident

Agency ori (unique identifier) and incident number

10

nooffend

Number of offenders in the incident

11

vage

Age of youngest offender in incident

12

numvicti

Number of victims in incident

13

typevict

Category of incident based on age of youngest victim in incident

14

oageinci

Age of youngest offenders in the incident

15

numoffen

Number of offenders in the incident

16

typeoff

Category of incident based on age of youngest offender in incident

17

agenum

Category of incident based on age group and number of offenders in incident

18

vagenum

Category of incident based on age group and number of victims in incident

19

reportin

Report date indicator – whether “incdate” (variable 2) reflects occurrence or report data

20

time

Time of incident

21

using

Offender suspected of using… (alcohol, drugs, computers, etc.)

22

location

Location of incident

23

weapon

Weapon/force used by offender

24

bias

Bias motivation

25

victype

Type of victim – e.g., individual person, business, school, etc.

26

vicrace

Race of the first victim in the incident

27

vicsex

Sex of first victim in the incident

28

vicage

Age of the first victim in the incident

29

vicinjur

Injury to the first victim in the incident

30

vorel

Relationship of victim to offender

31

arrdate

Date of arrest

32

aage

Age of the first arrestee in the incident

33

asex

Sex of the first arrestee in the incident

34

arace

Race of the first arrestee in the incident

35

aresiden

Resident status of first arrestee in the incident

36

n_arrest

Number of individuals arrested in the incident

37

biastype

General bias category of incident

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIST OF VARIABLES IN NIBRS HATE CRIME OFFENDER-LEVEL FILE (1995-2000)

File name – “nibrsoffenderfile9500.sps”

 

Name                                                                   Position

 

STATE     State where incident occurred                                       1

          Measurement Level: Scale

          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                                                    2

          Measurement Level: Scale

          Column Width: 8  Alignment: Right

          Print Format: F8

          Write Format: F8

 

OAGE      offender's age                                                      3

          Measurement Level: Scale

          Column Width: 8  Alignment: Right

          Print Format: F2

          Write Format: F2

 

          Value    Label

 

              0    Unknown

             99    Over 98 yrs

 

 

OSEX      offender's sex                                                      4

          Measurement Level: Nominal

          Column Width: 6  Alignment: Left

          Print Format: A1

          Write Format: A1

 

            Value  Label

 

            F      Female

            M      Male

            U      Unknown

 

ORACE     offender's race                                                     5

          Measurement Level: Nominal

          Column Width: 5  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

 

UCR1      UCR OFFENSE CODE - 1                                                6

          Measurement Level: Nominal

          Column Width: 5  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

 

UCR2      UCR OFFENSE CODE - 2                                                7

          Measurement Level: Nominal

          Column Width: 7  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

 

UCR3      UCR OFFENSE CODE - 3                                                8