On 19 June 2006 the CSD team which developed the Crime Trends in Bulgaria Report met with Jon Simmons, Director – Strategic Research and Data at the UK Home Office at a round table on crime victimization surveys. The discussion focused on the strengths and limitations of the various survey methodologies and their implications for performance evaluation. The dynamics of reported and recorded crime are revealed through the study of victims and now a new dimension is being added by surveys of offending. Participants also discussed the difference and complementarity of perception-based and experience-based surveys.
