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- JUSTINFO,
the biweekly electronic newsletter from the National Criminal Justice
Reference Service (NCJRS) with news from BJS, NCJRS, and the other agencies
in the Office of Justice Programs.
- The criminal offenses data from the Uniform Crime Reports in Crime and Justice Data Online has been updated through 2002.
- Homicide Trends in the United States, a section of the BJS website, has been updated through 2002.
- Drugs & Crime Facts has been updated with information from 13 statistical publications issued since the last update in July. This site summarizes U.S. statistical about drug-related crimes, law enforcement, courts, and corrections from BJS and non-BJS sources.
- The Justice Department announces $31 million in grants awarded to States to enhance criminal justice records under the National Criminal History Improvement Program.
- The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics released America's Children Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2004.
- Register online for the BJS/Justice Research and Statistics Association National Conference, Data for Decisionmakers: Ensuring Quality and Applicability, October 28-29, 2004 in Seattle, Washington.
- The FBI released 2003
Preliminary from the Uniform Crime Reports.
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Publications
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All of the publications and products released by BJS within the last
six months are listed here.
For upcoming releases see:
Forthcoming Publications
Publications
Brief descriptions
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- About 3 out of 4 inmates leaving State prisons had been convicted of a nonviolent crime. Profile of Nonviolent Offenders Exiting State Prisons
- A summary of results that compared national crime rates between eight countries: United States, England, Australia, Canada, Netherlands, Scotland, Sweden, and Switzerland. Cross-National Studies in Crime and Justice
- From the inception of the Brady Act on February 29, 1994, to December 31, 2003, more than 53 million applications for firearm were subject to background checks - over one million applications were rejected. Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2003
- The number of suspects investigated by U.S. attorneys increased between 2001 and 2002, from 121,818 to 124,335. Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 2002
- In 2003, U.S. residents age 12 or older experienced an estimated 24.2 million violent and property victimizations. Criminal Victimization, 2003
- For every DNA analysis request completed by the largest forensic crime laboratories in 2002, nearly 2 requests remained outstanding at yearend.
50 Largest Crime Labs, 2002
- Technical report outlines how the formulas are calculated under the LLEBG Program which allocated almost $115 million in FY 2004.
Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program, 1996-2004
- The 30th edition of Sourcebook contains over 600 tables from over 100 sources.
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 2002
- Report outlines the laws, regulations, procedures, and information systems related to sales and other transfers of firearms that were in effect as of June 30, 2003.
Survey of State Procedures Related
to Firearm Sales, Midyear 2003
- Survey details the quality and availability of records for firearm presale background checks.
Survey of State Records Included in Presale Background Checks: Mental Health Records, Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Records, and Restraining Orders, 2003
- The total Federal, State, and local adult correctional population -- incarcerated or in the community -- grew by 130,700 during 2003 to reach a new high of nearly 6.9 million. Probation and Parole in the United States, 2003
- On average, 1993-2002, about 38,000 carjacking victimizations occurred annually, according to victim self-reports the National Crime Victimization Survey. Carjacking, 1993-2002
- Reports on the status of the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) efforts to measure the incidence and prevalence of sexual assault within the Nation's correctional facilities. Data Collections for the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003
- At midyear 2002, over 665,000 persons were held in local jails; over half had been convicted; a quarter were detained awaiting arraignment or trial; and a sixth were held on a prior sentence but also awaiting arraignment or trial on a new charge. Profile of Jail Inmates, 2002
- Correctional authorities spent $38.2 billion to maintain the Nation's State correctional systems in fiscal year 2001, including $29.5 billion specifically for adult correctional facilities. State Prison Expenditures, 2001
- At year ending June 30, 2003, the number of inmates in custody in local jails rose by 25,826; in State prison by 21,552; and in Federal prison by 10,492. Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2003
- In 2001 the United States spent a record $167 billion for police protection, corrections, and judicial and legal activities. Justice Expenditure and Employment in the United States, 2001
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Summary list of recent
publications
October 2004
September 2004
- Cross-National Studies in Crime and Justice, 9/04. NCJ 200988
- Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2003, 9/04. NCJ 204428
- Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 2002, 09/04. NCJ 205368
- Criminal Victimization, 2003, 09/04. NCJ 205455
- 50 Largest Crime Labs, 2002, 09/04. NCJ 205988
- Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program, 1996-2004, 09/04. NCJ 203096
August 2004
July 2004
June 2004
May 2004
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Products
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 2002 Contains
Adobe Acrobat portable document format (PDF) versions of nine editions of this comprehensive resource of criminal justice statistics. The CD is viewable, searchable, and printable on all platforms and include links to the appropriate
table from every entry in the extensive subject index, the contents, and the table and figure list. NCJ 203302
Bureau of Justice Statistics Publications Collection CD-ROM, as of December 31, 2003 This Publications Collection contains all of the BJS publications
that are available electronically. Titles are presented alphabetically,
chronologically, and topically. Documents are presented in Portable Document
Format (PDF) and/or ascii text. Most tables are also available in spreadsheet
formats. NCJ 205170
Federal Justice Statistics Program,
2001 CD-ROM The eighth annual edition consists of two disks
with 25 data files describing suspects or defendants whose cases were
investigated, filed, and adjudicated, and who were sentenced to pretrial
or correctional supervision and/or appealed a criminal conviction or sentence
in the Federal criminal justice system October 1, 2000 through September
30, 2001. NCJ 203094
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- State Justice Statistics Program,
2004 contains application information and guidelines for the
State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers (SACs).
Applicant agencies must be authorized by State legislation or executive
order. For funding in FY 2004, applications should be received by BJS
no later than June 15, 2004. Applications received after June 15th may
be deferred until the next fiscal year, beginning October 1, 2004.
- BJS is soliciting applications through the National
Criminal History Improvement Program Fiscal Year 2004 Program Announcement
that includes application information, program priorities, and guidelines.
Applicants agencies must be designated by the Governor to administer
the NCHIP program and must apply electronically through the OJP Grant
Management System (GMS) by April 30, 2004 to be eligible for funding
from the FY 2004 appropriation.
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Key facts at a glance
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Key facts at a glance
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Trend graphics and data tables
- Updated -
Of cases concluded in Federal district court since, 1989, drug cases have increased at the greatest rate. Defendants in cases concluded in U.S. district court, 9/04
Violent crime rates have declined since 1994, reaching the lowest
level ever recorded in 2003. Violent
crime rates, 9/04
Property crime rates decline through 2002 and stabilized in 2003.
Property crime rates, 9/04
- After many years of declining, burglary rates have stabilized.
Burglary rates, 9/04
- After many years of declining, theft rates stabilized in recent
years.Theft rates, 9/04
- After declining since 1992, motor vehicle theft rates leveled
off after 2000. Motor vehicle theft rates,
9/04
After 1994, the proportion of nonfatal violent incidents involving
a firearm declined. Percent
of violent crimes involving firearms, 9/04
Firearm-related crime has plummeted since 1993. Nonfatal
firearm-related violent crimes, 9/04
Nonfatal firearm crime rates have declined since 1994, reaching the
lowest level ever recorded in 2002 and 2003. Nonfatal firearm-related
violent victimization rate, 9/04
Between 1990 and 2003, the number of white and Hispanic jail inmates
increased at the same average annual rate. The number black inmates
increased at a slower pace. Jail
population by race and ethnicity, 5/04
Almost nine out of every ten jail inmates were adult males. However,
the number of adult females in jail increased faster than males.
Jail population by age and gender, 5/04
Blacks were two times more likely than Hispanics and five times more
likely than whites to be in jail.
Jail incarceration rates by race and ethnicity, 5/04
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Spreadsheets
Statistics over time and by jurisdiction assembled into easy to use spreadsheets
you can download. See Spreadsheets: Crime and
Justice Electronic Data Abstracts for a full list of available
files.
Updated -
- National Corrections Reporting Program, 07/04
- Time served in State prison, by offense, release type, gender, and race.
- Sentence length of prisoners, by offense, admission type, gender, and race.
- Most serious offense of State prisoners, by offense, admission type, age, gender, race, and Hispanic origin.
- Arrests
by age group, number and rates for total offenses, index offenses,
violent offenses, and property offenses, 06/04
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