According to the International Crime Victimization Survey, the rate of violent crime in the United States is:

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According to the International Crime Victimization Survey, the rate of violent crime in the United States is:

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Anabelle Blake · Answer 1

Answer: Higher than the rate in both Canada and Western Europe

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International/National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), which is also known as National Crime Survey (NCS) was created to determine the number of crimes that are not reported to the appropriate authorities, usually the law enforcement agencies, and also to collect data on criminal victimization. Based on its official data, it was recorded that, crime rate in United States increased significantly between the year of 1960 and 1990, but decrease in the mid-1990s for both personal and property crimes. It was also deduced that, the rate of crime recorded in USA is higher than the rate in both Canada and Western Europe.