Summary. 1 Introduction. Background to the International Crime Victims Survey. The ICVS to date. The content of the ICVS. The methodology of the ICVS 2000 in industrialised countries. Outline of the report. 2 Victimisation rates. Introduction. Car-related crime. Motorcycle theft. Bicycle theft. Burglary. Theft of personal property. Contact crimes. Consumer fraud. Corruption. Overall risks. Country profiles of crime. Seriousness of crime. Trends in crime. 3 Individual risk factors. Introduction. The effects of individual risk factors on victimisation. Multivariate analyses. 4 Reporting crime and the police. Introduction. Reporting to the police. Reasons for not reporting to the police. Reasons for reporting to the police. Victim's satisfaction with the police response. Victim support. General attitudes to the police. 5 Attitudes to crime. The likelihood of burglary. Feelings of safety on the streets. Safety at home. Security precautions. Attitudes to punishment. 6 Conclusions. Victimization in industrialised countries. Trends in crime victimization. Reporting to the police. Servicing victims. Comparisons with countries in transition and developing countries. The current status of the ICVS. The future. References. Appendixes. Technical details of the ICVS. Statistical significance. Overview of the 2000 ICVS questionnaire. Additional tables. Selected list of publications on the ICVS.