A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS OF FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH REPORTING VIOLENT CRIMES TO THE POLICE

The use of generalized estimating equations and time-series methods fo r fitting longitudinal models in the National Crime Victimization Surv ey (NCVS) is discussed, with reference to the relation between the rep orting of a violent crime to the police and previous victimizations. T wo longitudinal models are fit to NCVS data to predict the likelihood of reporting a violent crime to the police based on characteristics of the victim and the incident and based on previous victimization exper iences. In both models, it is found that higher reporting rates are as sociated with positive results accruing from reporting previous victim ization to the police.