The Bureau of Justice Statistics presents data from the National Crime Victimization Survey about carjackings that occurred during 1993-2002. Available in ASCII full-text or pdf file formats. Data and codebooks also available for download.
Comparing
Case
Processing Statistics
"This
joint
statement of four Federal criminal justice agencies (Executive Office
For U.S. Attorneys, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, U.S.
Sentencing Commission, and Federal Bureau of Prisons) identifies the
primary differences in case processing statistics reported by the
agencies and explains why reported statistics are not directly
comparable across agencies."
Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics
This series presents national-level statistics describing all aspects of processing in the federal criminal justice system, including investigations by U.S. attorneys, prosecutions and declinations, pretrial release and detention, convictions and acquittals, sentencing, appeals, and corrections.The Atlas includes updated data on state and national trends in crime, sentencing and corrections, a series of graphs depicting long-term (30-100 year) trends in crime and sentencing, along with a series of policy papers on a variety of topics written by experts in sentencing and corrections.
Crime
and
Justice
in the United States and in England and Wales, 1981-1996
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/cjusew96.htm
Compares crime in the United States and England with respect to crime rates (as measured both by victimization surveys and police statistics), conviction rates, incarceration rates, and length of sentences.
Crime
and
the Nation's Households
|Presents findings for the crimes measured by NCVS, including vandalism
and intimate partner violence. Data are presented by region, by urban,
suburban or rural location and by household size.
Crime in the United States (CUIS) - Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reports
"The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program was conceived in 1929 by the International Association of Chiefs of Police to meet a need for reliable, uniform crime statistics for the nation. In 1930, the FBI was tasked with collecting, publishing, and archiving those statistics. Today, several annual statistical publications, such as the comprehensive Crime in the United States, are produced from data provided by nearly 17,000 law enforcement agencies across the United States. Crime in the United States is an annual publication in which the FBI compiles volume and rate of crime offenses for the nation, the states, and individual agencies. These reports also include arrest, clearance, and law enforecment employee data." The links provided below open the home page for each year's report data. Users can navigate the webpages to explore each yearly CUIS report.
Cross-National
Studies in Crime and Justice
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/cnscj.htm
"Summarizes the results from a study that documents crime and criminal punishment trends from 1981 to 1999 in eight countries: Australia, Canada, England, the Netherlands, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States."
County and City Data Book
www.census.gov/statab/www/ccdb.html
Information in the County and City Data Book covers the following topical areas: age, agriculture, births, business establishments, climate, construction, crime, deaths, earnings, education, elections, employment, finance, government, health, households, housing, income, labor force, manufactures, population, poverty, race and Hispanic origin, social services, and water use.
The
Database of
State Activities and Research (DSAR)
www.jrsa.org/database/index.html
Searchable database containing information on state Statistical Analysis Centers' (SACs) research, analyses, clearinghouse activities, and other projects, as well as SAC reports and publications from 52 states and territories. SAC activities and publications cover a broad range of state and federal criminal justice issues.
Federal
Criminal
Appeals, 1999, with Trends 1985-99
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/fca99.htm
Describes the increase in the appellate caseload as a result of challenges to the sentence imposed.
Federal Criminal Case Processing
Annual series that provides statistics describing defendants processed at different stages of the Federal criminal justice system for a 12-month period. Downloadable in Adobe Acrobat or ASCII file formats.
The Center maintains the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP) database, which contains information about suspects and defendants processed in the federal criminal justice system. Find out more about the FJSP; use a Data Dictionary that describes each element in the FJSP database; Query/search the database to find data about specific events and outcomes, such as the number of defendants prosecuted, convicted, and sentenced in a given year; Download federal criminal justice datasets for more in-depth analysis; and access the BJS web site for editions of the Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, a BJS annual report that describes suspects and defendants processed at each stage of the federal criminal justice system.
Governing's State & Local Sourcebook
sourcebook.governing.com
This site contains information about the states and major municipalities in categories including revenue, spending, technology trends, employment, public works, public safety, and social services. Databases are searchable by region or topic, are customizable, and can be built into comparable formats.
Justice
Expenditure and Employment in the U.S.
These reports from the
Bureau of
Justice
Statistics provide overviews of expenditures at the federal and state
levels for a multi-year period, as well as national trend data from
1980 to the latest released report. The reports also offer comparisons
on criminal justice expenditures compared against those of other
government agencies. Available in ASCII or Acrobat (.pdf) formats.
National
Archive of
Criminal Justice Data
www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/
The National Archive of
Criminal
Justice Data (NACJD) is a branch of the Inter-university Consortium for
Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at the University of Michigan.
NACJD acquires, archives, processes, and provides access to
computer-readable criminal justice data collections for research and
instruction. The NACJD website provides downloadable access to over 550
criminal justice data collections free of charge including data from
the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the Bureau of Justice
Statistics (BJS).
Noncitizens
in
the Federal Criminal Justice, 1984-94
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/nifcjs.htm
This report "describes noncitizens processed in the Federal justice system, including the number prosecuted and incarcerated from 1984 to 1994, the offenses for which they were prosecuted, and the sanctions imposed."
Performance
Measures for the Criminal Justice System
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/pmcjs.htm
This papers "represents the work of the BJS-Princeton University Study Group on Criminal Justice Performance Measures."
Public
Attitudes
Toward Uses of Criminal History Information
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/pauchi.htm
"Presents the results of the first national survey of public attitudes towards use of criminal history information for a variety of purposes."
Reconciling
Federal Criminal Case Processing: A Federal Justice Statistics Program
Methodology Report
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/rfccps.htm
This report "Summarizes the technical work underlying the conclusions of the Interagency Working Group on Federal Criminal Case Processing Statistics"
A Resource Guide to Law Enforcment, Corrections and Forensic Technologies
www.wcl.american.edu/nic/resources/22.%20Law%20Enforcement_Corrections%20and%20Forensics.pdf
This report, published by the Office of Justice Programs and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, is a guide for practicioners in four parts: officer protection and crime prevention, public safety in critical incidents, communications and information technology, and investigative and forensic sciences.
Sourcebook
of
Criminal Justice Statistics
Presents a broad spectrum of
criminal
justice data from more than 100 sources in 6 sections.
Print Statistical Abstract
tables
from
this site using Adobe Acrobat. National and state statistics on
population, vital statistics, law enforcement, courts and prisons,
income, and more can be viewed online.
Use
and
Management of Criminal History Record Information: A Comprehensive
Report
Presents a
comprehensive
description of all aspects of the Federal and State criminal history
record information (CHRI) systems. Included are discussions of the
structure of State systems, the uses of criminal history information
for both criminal justice and noncriminal justice purposes, the current
system for the exchange of criminal records among the States and the
Federal Government, the technologies and policies associated with the
FBI's Interstate Identification Index (III) and National Instant
Criminal Background Check System (NICS), and new technologies relating
to positive identification.
Presents arson and bombing incidents by type since 1991. Includes targets; injuries and fatalities; church bombings on a national level (from 1996 onward); and characteristics of perpetrators.
Report issued by the Columbia University Justice Project, known as the Liebman Study. Rates states on death penalty errors.
Capital Punishment in the United States
This annual BJS Bulletin
presents
characteristics of persons under sentence of death and of persons
executed. Summarizes the movement of prisoners into and out of death
sentence status during the year. Available in .pdf (Adobe Acrobat) or
ASCII format.
"Presents information on
facilities,
inmates, programs, and staff of state and federal correctional
facilities throughout the nation."
Characteristics of
Adults on Probation, 1995
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/cap95.htm
"Provides
data from a nationally representative sample of official records of
nearly 6,000 adults under probation supervision in 167 State and local
probation offices nationwide. Includes detailed tables of persons under
supervision by type and severity of offense, sex, race, Hispanic
origin, and age."
Characteristics of State Parole Supervising Agencies - 2006
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/cspsa06.pdf
"Presents information for 52 state parole supervising agencies at midyear 2006, including the California Youth Authority and the District of Columbia. This report describes, by state, where these agencies were located in each state's administrative structure, the number of adult parolees, and probationers, if any, under supervision, and the number of separate offices the parole agency operated. National estimates are presented for the number and type of staff employed by parole supervising agencies and of parole supervision caseloads. Use of drug abuse testing, various treatment programs, and the availability of housing and employment assistance programs are documented."
Correctional
Populations in the United States
This series presents data on the number of persons in the United States under some form of correctional supervision.
Several projects are underway at Texas Christian University that focus on criminal justice-based treatment processes, outcomes, and new interventions. Links to documents and reports are provided.
The Culture of Prison Sexual Violence
www.wcl.american.edu/nic/resources/34.%20The%20Culture%20of%20Prison%20Sexual%20Violence.pdf
This 2006 report offers both quantitative and qualitative data aroudn the culture of prison sexual violence, the history of such research and perceptions of prisoner's on sexual violence. "This study’s qualitative methodology involved collecting interview data in comprehensive, semi-structured interviews. These interviews allowed inmates to freely express their subjective perceptions on sexual violence."
Deaths in Custody - Statistical Tables
www.ojp.gov/bjs/dcrp/dictabs.htm
"This site contains a series of data tables describing recent trends in mortality in state prison, local jails, and during the process of arrest by state and local law enforcement officers. Data are presented over time, by jurisdiction, and by demographic groups. The mortality data are from the BJS Deaths in Custody Reporting Program (DCRP), which was launched in 2000 to implement the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-297)."
Death Penalty
Information Center
www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/
Contains state-by-state death penalty information.
Deterring Staff Sexual Abuse of Federal Inmates
www.wcl.american.edu/nic/documents/OIG%20Report_Official.pdf
"This report examines sexual abuse of federal inmates by correctional staff and the current law's impact on deterrence of staff sexual abuse." This report was published in April 2005.
Federal
Bureau of
Prisons - Quick Facts
www.bop.gov/news/quick.jsp
Presents data extracted from Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) automated information systems. Data include the number of institutions; total population; number of inmates within demographic categories; sentences; and BOP staff. The most recent weekly populations are also available.
Federal
Offenders
Under Community Supervision, 1987-96
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/focs96.htm
Describes trends in the composition of offenders under federal supervision between 1987 and 1996 since the implementation of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, which took effect on November 1, 1987.
Federal
Pretrial
Release and Detention, 1996
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/fprd96.htm
"Describes pretrial release and detention practices in the Federal criminal justice system."
HARD HIT: The Growth in the Imprisonment of Women, 1977-2004
www.wpaonline.org/institute/hardhit/index.htm
This report takes an in-depth look at female prison population growth patterns and regional trends, and it provides state-by-state analysis of female imprisonment from 1977 to 2004 for all 50 states.
HIV Transmission among Male Inmates in a State Prison System - Georgia, 1992-2005
www.wcl.american.edu/nic/documents/9.CDC_HIVtransmissioninGeorgiaPrisons.pdf
This Centers for Disease Control published report details the demographic characteristics and behavioral risk factors associated with HIV transmission in the Georgia State Prison system in the years 1992 to 2005.
HIV in
Prisons
This annual report provides the
number of HIV-positive and active AIDS cases among prisoners held in
each State and the Federal prison system at yearend.
Incarcerated Parents
and Their Children
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/iptc.htm
"Presents
data from the 1997 Surveys of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional
Facilities concerning inmates with minor children."
Jails and Jail Inmates, 1993-94
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/jaji93.htm
"Drawing
on results from the Census of Jails, 1993, this Bulletin presents for
each State and the District of Columbia the number of inmates, the
incarceration rates, rated capacity, and percent of capacity occupied
on June 30."
Jails in Indian Country
This annual report presents findings from surveys of Jails of Indian Country, an enumeration of all confinement facilities, detention centers, jails and other facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Each report varies, but typically includes data on each facility, including rated capacity, number of adults and juveniles held, number of persons under community supervision, inmate characteristics, number of inmate deaths, facility crowding and jail staffing.
Lifetime Likelihood of Going to State or Federal Prison
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/llgsfp.htm
"This
Special Report presents lifetime chances of going to State or Federal
prison by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin."
Medical Causes of Death in State Prisons, 2001 - 2004
www.ojp.gov/bjs/abstract/mcdsp04.htm
"Describes the specific medical conditions causing deaths in State prisons nationwide during a four-year period. For the leading medical causes of death, mortality rates are presented by gender, age, race and Hispanic origin, and the length of time served in prison. The report includes detailed statistics on cancer deaths. Mortality among older prisoners is examined in detail. Prisoner death rates are compared with rates in the general U.S. resident population. Data on medical treatments provided for these fatal illnesses are presented, along with findings on the presence of medical problems at time of admission to prison. State-by-state mortality rates are presented for the leading causes of illness deaths in appendix tables. Detailed data tables are included in the electronic version."
Mental Health and Treatment of Inmates and Probationers
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/mhtip.htm
"Presents
survey data on offenders who were in prison or jail or on probation and
who reported prior treatment for a mental or emotional problem. "
Mental
Health
Treatment in State Prisons, 2000
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/mhtsp00.htm
"Reports
on facility policies related to screening of inmates at intake,
conducting psychiatric or psychological evaluations, and providing
treatment (including 24-hour mental health care, therapy/counseling,
and use of psychotropic medications) in State prisons."
Offenders Returning
to Federal Prison, 1986-97
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/orfp97.htm
Examines the impact of the
Sentencing
Reform Act of 1984 on the rate of offenders returning to prison. Also
presents other figures on return rates for non citizens, and
differences
in that rate depending on offense of conviction, time in prison, and
supervision upon release.
Presents estimates of the number of living persons in the United States who have ever been to State or Federal prison. Information includes persons in prison and on parole, as well as those previously incarcerated but no longer under parole supervision.
Prior
Abuse
Reported by Inmates and Probationers
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/parip.htm
"Describes
prior physical and sexual abuse reported by persons in prison, in jail,
or on probation. The report examines type of abuse, age when the abuse
occurred, age of the abuser, and the person's relationship with the
abuser."
Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear
Reports the number of inmates in state and federal prisons and local jails at midyear, the total incarceration rate per 100,000 residents in each state, the amount and percent change for the year and since 1990, and the direction of trends. Available in ASCII and Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) formats.
Reports the total number
of
persons in
state and federal prisons at yearend. Includes the number of male and
female prisoners, incarceration rates for states, and data on prison
capacities and use of local jails due to prison crowding.
Reports on the number of
persons
on
parole and probation year to year, comparing totals with the previous
year's figures. This report also compares the relative percentages of
offense convictions.
Presents data about local
jail
inmates:
their demographic characteristics, offenses, conviction status,
criminal histories, sentences, time served, drug and alcohol use and
treatment, family background, physical and mental health care, and
conditions of confinement.
Profile
of
Nonviolent Offenders Exiting State Prisons
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/pnoesp.htm
"Provides a description of
the
general
characteristics of prison populations serving time for nonviolent
crimes as they exit State prisons."
Profile
of State
Prisoners under Age 18, 1985-97
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/pspa1897.htm
"Presents trend data from 1985 to 1997 on persons under 18 in State prison, focusing primarily on persons admitted to prison under the age of 18: their demographic characteristics, offenses, average sentence length, and expected time served."
Recidivism of Prisoners Released
"Reports
on the rearrest, reconviction, and reincarceration of former inmates
who were tracked for 3 years after their release from prisons in 15
States"
Reentry
Trends in
the United States
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/reentry/reentry.htm
This site "summarizes the latest BJS data concerning inmates returning to the community after serving time in State or Federal prison."
Sexual Violence in the Texas Prison System
www.wcl.american.edu/nic/resources/32.%20Sexual%20Violence%20in%20TX%20Prisons.pdf
This report was published in 2006. "[T]he study was designed to provide comprehensive assessment of nearly 2,000 officially reported sexual assaults that occurred in the Texas prison systems between 2002 and 2005. The research design attempts to describe the attributes of these incidents in terms of victim and perpetrator attributes and the time and location of such events. We also examined the influence of the “prison environment” on the prevalence and nature of prison violence, including sexual assault."
Sexual Violence Reported by Correctional Authorities
Beginning in 2004, the Bureau of Justice Statistics completed the first-ever national survey of administrative records on sexual violence in adult and juvenile correctional facilities. Collection of victim self-reports began in 2006.
Staff Perspectives: Sexual Violence in Adult Prisons and Jails
"Staff Perspectives on Sexual Violence in Adult Prisons and Jails: Trends from Focus Group Interviews is an overview of this work and the first volume in a series of bulletins. In addition to key findings, it presents staff views on policy and training, inmate culture, causes and conditions, assault indicators, characteristics of victims and perpetrators, inmate orientation, investigations and prosecutions, and issues regarding responding to sexual violence."
State Prison Expenditures
Provides
comparative data on the cost of operating the Nation's State prisons,
including prison employee salaries and wages; employer contributions to
employee benefits; supplies, contractual services, and other operating
costs; and capital expenditures (e.g., building construction,
renovations, major repairs, and land purchases).
State
Rankings
for Federal and State Prisoners
per
100,000
Population for 1990 and 1997 (U.S. Census Bureau)
www.census.gov/statab/ranks/rank12.txt
Table of rankings of state and federal prisoners and rate of prisoners per 100,000 population.
Suicide
and
Homicide in State Prisons and Local Jails
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/shsplj.htm
Survey
of
State
Prison Inmates, 1991
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/sospi91.htm
"This
study presents data about State prison inmates: their background and
families, criminal histories, gang membership, drug and alcohol use,
HIV/AIDS infection, gun use and possession, sentence, time served, and
participation in prison programs."
Time
Served
in
Prison by Federal Offenders, 1986-97
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/tspfo97.htm
"Describes changes brought about by the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 in sentences imposed and time served in prison by cohorts of offenders entering and exiting Federal prison between 1986 and 1997."
Trends
in
State
Parole, 1990-2000
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/tsp00.pdf
Offers a 10-year overview
in
parole at
the state level, compiled by the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Significant developments are reviewed, with analyses of trends
including reduced discretion of state parole boards.
Truth
in
Sentencing in State Prisons
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/tssp.htm
Violent
Offenders
in State Prisons: Sentences and Time Served-State Inmates, 1992-94
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/vospats.htm
Women
in Jail: Legal Issues
www.wcl.american.edu/nic/Articles_Publications/Women_in_Jail_Legal_Issues.pdf
Women
in
Prison
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/wopris.htm
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) - Reports to the Nation on Occupational Fraud and Abuse
"The ACFE's Report to the Nation on Occupational Fraud & Abuse details the survey results of Certified Fraud Examiners (CFEs) throughout the U.S. who were asked to provide specific information on one fraud case he or she had personally investigated that met the following criteria: the case involved occupational fraud, the fraud occurred within the last two years, the investigation of the fraud was complete, and the CFE was reasonably sure that the perpetrator had been identified. The end result is a comprehensive report that sheds light on occupational fraud and abuse while offering stark lessons and valuable insights about its prevention and detection."
Consumer Fraud in the United States: an FTC Survey
Presents a statistical survey of fraud in the United States.
Cybercrime
against
Business: Pilot Testing Results, 2001 Computer Security Survey
Describes
the history, development, and implementation of the pilot Computer
Security Survey conducted during the last half of 2002. This technical
report includes methodology, results, and issues relating to form
design, sample selection, tabulations, data edits, and response rates.
Federal Bureau of Investigation - Mortgage Fraud Report
Mortgage fraud, as defined by the FBI, is the as the intentional misstatement, misrepresentation, or omission by an applicant or other interested parties, relied on by a lender or underwriter to provide funding for, to purchase, or to insure a mortgage loan. The purpose of this study is to provide insight into the breadth and depth of mortgage fraud crimes perpetrated against the United States and its citizens..Federal Trade Commission - Identity Theft Survey Report
The study was conducted by Synovate, sponsored by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), through telephone interviews using a Random-Digit-Dialing (RDD) sampling methodology. This system was designed to obtain a random sample of U.S. adults age 18 and older. The specific objectives of the survey are to estimate the prevalence of ID theft victimization, to measure the impacts of ID theft on the victims, to identify actions taken by victims, and to explore measures that may help victims of future cases of ID theft.Financial Crimes Report to the Public - from the FBI
The FBI focuses its financial crimes investigation on such criminal activities as corporate fraud, securities and commodities fraud, health care fraud, financial institution fraud, mortgage fraud, insurance fraud, mass marketing fraud and money laundering. These are the identified priority crime problem areas of the Financial Crimes Section (FCS) of the FBI. The mission of the FCS is to oversee the investigation of financial fraud and to facilitate the forfeiture of assest from those engaging in federal crimes. The FCS is divided into three units: the Economic Crimes Unit - I, Economic Crimes Unit - II (formerly Finanacial Institution Fraud and Asset Forfeiture/Money Laundering Units), and the Health Care Fraud Unit. Available in html and pdf format.Financial Institution Fraud and Failure Reports - from the FBI
The areas of primary investigative interest relative to FIF include bank failures, identity theft, check fraud, counterfeit negotiable instruments, check kiting, and mortgage and loan fraud. FIF investigations related to emerging technologies and computer-related banking are taking on added significance among the nation’s financial institutions. Available in html and pdf format.Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) - Council of Europe
GRECO evaluation procedures involve the collection of information through questionnaire(s), on-site country visits enabling evaluation teams to solicit further information during high-level discussions with domestic key players, and drafting of evaluation reports. These reports, which are examined and adopted by GRECO, contain recommendations to the evaluated countries in order to improve their level of compliance with the provisions under consideration. Measures taken to implement recommendations are subsequently assessed by GRECO under a separate compliance procedure
Identity
Theft
"Presents
data on identity theft victimization and its consequences from the
National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)"
McAfee Virtual Criminology Report: North American Study into Organized Crime and the Internet
www.mcafee.com/us/local_content/misc/mcafee_na_virtual_criminology_report.pdf
This assessment, commissioned by McAfee and authored by Dr. James A. Lewis, a Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the McAfee Virtual Criminology Report reveals how organized crime and cybercrime are developing, and looks into the future at the threat this activity poses to home computers, as well as to government infrastructure, and to computer systems in the financial and health sectors.
Money Laundering in Digital Currencies
www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs28/28675/28675p.pdf
This assessment, produced by the National Drug Intelligence Center, describes "digital currencies and the digitial currency system and how they are used to launder and move funds."
National White Collar Crime Center - Annual Reports
"The purpose of the Annual Report is to describe activities by the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) for all funding sources over the past fiscal year. The information in this report will summarize the type of work done by each division or section, and provide updates from each of NW3C’s divisions."
Prepaid Stored Value Cards: A Potential Alternative to Traditional Money Laundering Methods
www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs11/20777/20777p.pdf
This assessment, produced by the National Drug Intelligence Center, "provides a brief description of the use of stored value cards as a means to launder illicit drug proceeds. The bulletin further attempts to assess the effect stored value cards will have on the future of money laundering in the United States."
Murder
in Families
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/mif.htm
This report is based on
a
survey of murder cases disposed in 1988 in the courts of large urban
counties.
Profile of Intimate Partner Violence Cases in Large Urban Counties
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/pipvcluc.pdf
"This report examines the characteristics and processing of 3,750 cases of intimate partner violence, filed in the state courts of 16 large urban counties in May 2002. Topics covered include the types of charges filed against defendants, incident-specific information such as victim injury, defendant weapon use, evidence obtained, adjudication outcomes, and sentences imposed on convicted defendants. The report also examines the impact of various case characteristics on the likelihood of conviction."
Spouse Murder
Defendants in Large Urban
Counties
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/spousmur.htm
This report "discusses
how
State prosecutors, judges, and juries handled two types of murder cases
(husbands killing wives and wives killing husbands) and gives specific
case histories, describing each case and its outcome."
State Court Processing of Domestic Violence Cases
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/spousmur.htm
"Examines the processing of domestic violence (DV) and non-domestic violence (non-DV) cases filed in May 2002 in 15 large urban counties. The study compares the domestic and non-domestic offenses of sexual and aggravated assault on 11 prosecution, conviction, and sentencing outcome measures. Data are also presented regarding court issued protection orders, guilty plea versus trial convictions, and the demographic characteristics of domestic violence defendants."
Violence between Intimates
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/vbi.htm
"This report of selected
findings examines murders, rapes, robberies, and assaults committed by
spouses, ex-spouses, boyfriends, or girlfriends."
Violence by
Intimates
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/vi.htm
"This report is a compilation of
statistical data maintained by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the
Federal Bureau of Investigation on violence between people who have an
intimate relationship -- spouses, ex spouses, boyfriends, girlfriends,
and former boyfriends and girlfriends."
Alcohol
and Crime
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/ac.htm
This
report "provides an overview of national information on the role of
alcohol in violent victimization and its use among those convicted of
crimes."
ADAM Annual Report
on Drug Use Among Adult and Juvenile Arrestees
The Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) program collected data about drug using, drug and alcohol dependency and treatment, and drug market participation among recently booked arrestees (within 48 hours) in 40 communities around the United States. The data and research findings that were derived from ADAM, and from the other research supported by this program, help policymakers and practitioners make decisions concerning the problems of drugs and crime.
Includes national statistics on drug abuse, alcohol, smoking, substance abuse treatment, and mental health.
Cities in which Mexican DTOs Operate within the United States - Situation Report
www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs27/27986/27986p.pdf
"This situation report illustrates the principle cities/states in which Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) operate within the United States. This document was prepared using law enforcement reporting available to the National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC)."
Drug
Enforcement
Administration (DEA)
www.usdoj.gov/dea/statistics.html
Find yearly national drug statistics; DEA staffing and appropriations; and an overview of drug use in the United States from the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse.
Drugs and Crime Facts
This booklet summarizes
drug data
published by BJS in 1994, supplemented with other data of interest to
the criminal justice community. Topics include drug-related crime; drug
use by offenders at the time of offense; drug law enforcement; pretrial
release of drug defendants; prosecution and sentencing of drug
offenders in both federal and state courts; recidivism of drug law
violators; public opinion about drugs; drugs and juveniles; drugs and
gangs; and drug use in the general population. Data is downloadable in
Adobe Acrobat or ASCII file formats.
Drug
Use,
Testing, Treatment in Jails
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/duttj.htm
"Describes the drug
involvement
of jail inmates and the level of drug use, testing, and treatment in
jails."
DWI
Offenders
under Correctional Supervision
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/dwiocs.htm
"Provides data on offenders in jail, in prison, or on
probation for driving while intoxicated. The information was gathered
from the 1995 Survey of Adults on Probation, the 1996 Survey of Inmates
in Local Jails, and the 1997 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal
Correctional Facilities."
Federal
Drug
Offenders, 1999 with Trends 1984-99
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/fdo99.htm
"Describes offenders investigated for and charged with Federal drug offenses during 1999. This report includes statistics describing type of drug involved in the offense, criminal history of defendants charged, demographic characteristics of defendants charged, defendants' role in the drug conspiracy, and sentences imposed."
Indian Country Drug Threat Assessment - 2008
www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs28/29239/29239p.pdf
"This report is a comprehensive, strategic assessment of the threat posed to Native American communities by drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) criminal groups, and gangs and the illicit drugs they distribute on reservations throughout the United States. This report examines the operations, capabilities, and vulnerabilities of drug traffickers who exploit Indian Country and the difficulties faced by federal, state, and tribal law enforcement official in combating drug trafficking in Native American communities.
Marijuana and Methamphetamine Trafficking on Federal Lands Threat Assessment
www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs10/10402/10402p.pdf
"This report provides and assessment of marijuana cultivation and methamphetamine production occurring on and transportation through public federal lands."
National
Drug Threat Assessment - National Drug Intelligence Center
These reports, produced by the National Drug Intelligence Center of the Department of Justice, offer assessments as to "a strategic overview and predictive outlook of drug trafficking and abuse trends witing the United States. The assessment identifies the primary drug threats to the nation, tracks drug availability throughout the country, and analyzes trafficking and distribution patterns of illicit drugs within the United States. It evaluates the threat posed by illegal drugs by examining availability, production and cultivation, transportation, distribution, and demand."
National Estimates of Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits
These statistics are compiled by DAWN, the Drug Abuse Warning network.
National
Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
www.nida.nih.gov/Infofax/Infofaxindex.html
Link to NIDA's Infofax Index to information on drugs and drug abuse. Just click on the drug/area of interest and access the latest national statistics and survey data.
National Methamphetamine Threat Assessment - National Drug Intelligence Center
These reports, produced by the National Drug Intelligence Center of the Department of Justice, offer national-level assessments relating to methamphetamine trafficking in the United States. This includes trends in production, transportation, distribution, and abuse. These reports also address such issues as methamphetamine production in Mexico and the impact of foreign and domestic amphetamine production trends on the availability of the drug in U.S. drug markets.These reports draw on data from the National Drug Threat Assessment and reporting from numerous federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.
National
Survey
on Drug Use & Health
Annual report on national trends in drug
use by demographic characteristics.
Substance
Abuse
and Treatment of Adults on Probation, 1995
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/satap95.htm
Presents data from the 1995 Survey of Adults on Probation concerning probationers' use of alcohol and illegal drugs and substance abuse treatment they received.
Substance
Abuse
and Treatment, State and Federal Prisoners, 1997
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/satsfp97.htm
Presents data from the
1997
Survey of
Inmates in Adult State and Federal Correctional Facilities concerning
prisoners' use of alcohol and illegal drugs and the substance abuse
treatment they received.
Substance
Dependence, Abuse,
and Treatment of Jail Inmates, 2002
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/sdatji02.htm
"Presents data from the 2002 Survey of Inmates in Local Jails on inmates’ prior use, dependence, and abuse of alcohol and illegal drugs. The report also provides data on types of substance abuse treatment or other programs reported by jail inmates."
U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency - State Fact Sheets
www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/state_factsheets.html
Gendered Violence and Safety: A Contextual Approach to Improving Security in Women's Facilities
This report, published by the Department of Justice and the National Institute of Justice in 2008,"[I]n response to the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA), this project investigated the context of gendered violence and safety in women’s correctional facilities. Through a multi-method approach, including focus groups with female inmates and staff and survey development, we examined the context and correlates of both violence and safety in correctional facilities for women. The data support our original hypothesis that sexual violence is embedded in a broader context of violence and safety and that this context is gender-based."
The Gender Responsive Strategies Project: Jail Applications
www.wcl.american.edu/nic/documents/16.GenderResponsiveStrategies_Jail.pdf
This report was published in April 2005. "This bulletin informs jail administrators about current research regarding women offenders and introduces strategies for administrators to consider as they evaluate current operating procedures."
One of the Guys: Women as Aggressors and Torturers
www.wcl.american.edu/nic/resources/44.%20One%20of%20the%20Guys.pdf
This is an excerpt from the book edited by Tara McKelvey and published in 2007. The text in this excerpt mainly deals with the implications of Lyndie England and Abu Ghraib in Iraq.
Women
and the Death
Penalty
www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/article.php?did=230&scid=24
Presents brief facts and figures from the Death Penalty Information Center.
Women
Offenders
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/wo.htm
Examines offending by adult women and their handling by the criminal justice system.
Short pdf report on gun possession, violent and non-violent crimes, time-to-crime, and illegal weapons by juveniles 18-20. Time series data and data for selected cities.
Federal
Firearms-Related Offenses: Federal Offenses and Offenders
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/ffro.htm
"The data brief notes the association between firearms involvement and an increased severity of sentence as well as a more extensive criminal history for Federal prisoners."
Federal
Firearm
Offenders 1992-98: With Preliminary Data for 1999
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/ffo98.htm
"Describes trends associated with
the prosecution of firearm offenders in U.S. district courts between
1992 and 1999."
Firearm
Injury and Death from Crime, 1993-97
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/fidc9397.htm
Firearm
Injury
from Crime: Firearms, Crime, and Criminal Justice
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/fifc.htm
" This document
reports
available statistical information on fatal and nonfatal firearm injury
that results from crime from a number of sources."
Firearm
Use
by
Offenders
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/fuo.htm
"Describes
firearm use of State and Federal prison inmates."
Firearm
and
Crimes of Violence
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/facov.htm
"This
report summarizes selected findings
on trends in firearm use in serious violent crime, based on FBI data on
homicide, BJS data on victimization and inmate firearm use, and Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention data on firearm ownership by high
school students."
Guns
and
Crime:
Handgun Victimization, Firearm Self-Defense, and Firearm Theft
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/hvfsdaft.htm
"This report provides new
estimates of
the extent of handgun crime in the United States, as well as the first
estimates from the National Crime Victimization Survey of thefts of
firearms and the extent of firearm use for self-defense."
Guns
Used
in
Crime: Firearms, Crime, and Criminal Justice
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/hvfsdaft.htm
Presale
Handgun
Checks
"Provides a national
estimate of
handgun purchase applications, the number rejected, and the reasons for
rejection during the interim period before the permanent provisions of
the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act went into effect."
Survey
of
State
Procedures Related to Firearm Sales
"Provides an overview of the firearm check
procedures
in each State and State interaction with the National Instant Criminal
Background Check System (NICS), operated by the FBI. The report
summarizes issues about State procedures, including persons prohibited
from purchasing firearms, restoration of rights of purchase to
prohibited persons, permits, prohibited firearms, waiting periods,
fees, and appeals."
Survey
of
State
Records Included in Presale Background Checks: Mental Health Records,
Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Records, and Restraining Orders, 2003
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/ssripbc03.htm
Examines
the quality and accessibility of certain criminal and noncriminal
records when States conduct a firearm presale background check. The
report covers State mental health records, domestic violence
misdemeanor records, and restraining orders. It also describes
impediments to access for these types of records during a firearm
presale background check.
Violence
Policy
Center
www.vpc.org/factsndx.htm
Fact sheets on firearm
violence
and
manufacturing. Includes firearms production in U.S. since 1899; deaths
from firearms by demographic characteristics; and type (unintentional,
suicide, homicide).
Weapons
Offenders
and Offenders-Firearms, Crime, and Criminal Justice
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/woofcccj.htm
Weapon
Use
and
Violence Crime, 1993-2001
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/wuvc01.htm
Reports on the workload,
backlog,
and
estimated resources needed to meet the demand for forensic services in
the Nation's 50 largest publicly funded crime labs.
Census of Publicly
Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories, 2002
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/cpffcl02.htm
"Reports
on the
organization, functions, budget and expenditures, staffing, workload,
and forensic backlog in the Nation's more than 350 publicly funded
crime labs."
DNA Evidence: Enhancing Impact from Crime Scene to Court Room
www.wcl.american.edu/nic/resources/18.%20DNA%20Evidence-%20Enhancing%20Law%20Enforcment%20Impact.pdf
This report, compiled by The National Forensic Science Technology Center, is a summary of the eponymous summit that produced recommendation and law enforcement action agenda in regards to inhancing the impact of DNA evidence.
Survey of DNA Crime Laboratories
"Reports findings
from a survey of publicly operated
forensic crime labs that perform Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) testing."
What Every Law Enforcement Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence
www.wcl.american.edu/nic/documents/WhatEveryLEOshouldKnowaboutDNA.pdf
This brief report produced by the National Institute of Justice provides definitions and procedural tips to law enforcement officers about the DNA evidence, and the collection and examination of such evidence.
This report describes
patterns of
victimization in hate crimes from 1997 to 1999, using data from the
National Incident-Based Reporting System. This data includes incidence
of violence, characteristics of offenders and victims, victim-offender
relationships, and more.
Hate
Crimes
Reported by Victims and Police
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/hcrvp.htm
"Provides information on the number of hate crimes reported to the NCVS and their characteristics. This report uses data from victims' reports to the NCVS from July 2000 through December 2003 and from police reports to the FBI's UCR in 2002 to describe characteristics of hate crimes."
Hate Crime Statistics
National data on bias-related crimes.
Hate, Violence, And Death on Main Street USA: A Report on Hate Crimes and Violence Against People Experiencing Homelessness
Annual report from the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. View full-text report (or pdf file) with information on indicators of child well-being; education; economics; and drugs and crime.
National Hate Crimes Report (Anti-Lesbian, Gay, and Transgender Violence)
This annual report on violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual people, and transgender individuals is based upon data from victim service organizations.
Rates for AIDS deaths, homicide, and teen births are published in this new report prepared by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
Black
Homicide Victimization in the United States
www.vpc.org/studies/blackhomicide.pdf
Homicide
Trends
in the United States
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide/homtrnd.htm
Report contains a series of charts that describe homicide patterns and trends in the United States since 1976. The charts and text are updated as new data become available.
Leading
Causes of
Death (National Center for
Health Statistics)
www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/lcod.htm
A direct link to tables of
deaths
and
death rates for the ten leading causes of death, including
homicide.
Murder
in
Large
Urban Counties, 1988
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/miluc88.htm
Characteristics of Suspected Human Trafficking Incidents, 2007-08
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/cshti08.pdf
Presents findings from the Human Trafficking Reporting System (HTRS). The HTRS was developed in 2007 to collect data on alleged human trafficking incidents from state and local law enforcement agencies. As of September 30, 2008, it had collected information on incident, suspect, and victim characteristics from 38 human trafficking task forces, funded by the Department of Justice. Incident data include the number of suspects and victims, number of agencies involved in the incident, confirmation of incident as human trafficking, and type of lead agency. Victim data include demographic characteristics such as age, race, gender, and citizenship status. In addition to demographic characteristics, suspect data include available arrest, adjudication, and sentencing information. This report covers incidents reported by task forces from January 1, 2007, to September 30, 2008.
Federal
Prosecution of Human Trafficking, 2001-2005
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/fpht05.pdf
This report presents Federal
criminal case processing statistics on peonage and slavery statutes in
the U.S. criminal code with a focus on human trafficking offenses
created by Congress in the Trafficking in Victims Protection Act of
2000. The report includes national data on the number and type of human
trafficking offenders referred to and prosecuted by U.S. attorneys. It
describes human trafficking case processing, including number of
convictions and types of sentences imposed. Data are presented on
matters referred by investigating law enforcement agency and Federal
judicial district.
Annual report from the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. View full-text report (or pdf file) with information on indicators of child well-being; education; economics; and drugs and crime.
Children's Exposure to Violence: A Comprehensive National Survey
www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/227744.pdf
"This Bulletin discusses the National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV), the most comprehensive nationwide survey of the incidence and prevalence of children’s exposure to violence to date, sponsored by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Conducted between January and May 2008, it measured the past-year and lifetime exposure to violence for children age 17 and younger across several major categories: conventional crime, child maltreatment, victimization by peers and siblings, sexual victimization, witnessing and indirect victimization (including exposure to community violence and family violence), school violence and threats, and Internet victimization."
Child
Support
(Census Bureau)
www.census.gov/hhes/www/childsupport/childsupport.html
Selected tables since 1994 on child support received and not paid by gender, race, and education of custodial parent in HTML and pdf formats.
Children's
Defense Fund: Data
www.childrensdefense.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Data
Links to data about American children, children and families in crisis, youth and crime, and child care.
Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts
Provides statistics on delinquency cases in U.S. juvenile courts.
Drug Offense Case in Juvenile Courts
Offers data on drug offense cases handled in juvenile courts.
Infanticide
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide/children.htm
Brief data on infanticide (children under 5) by race of the victim and perpetrator (mother, father, boyfriend, etc).
Juvenile Arrests
Provides an annual summary
and
analysis
of national and state juvenile arrest data from the FBI's Crime in
the United States.
This series profiles delinquency cases and status offense cases handled by the juvenile courts annually, and provides detailed information on offenses, referral sources, detention practices, and dispositions. Also includes demographic characteristics of juveniles and trends from 1987.
Describes juvenile offenders processed in the federal criminal justice system, including the number of juveniles charged with acts of delinquency, the offenses for which they were charged, the proportion adjudicated delinquent, and the sanctions imposed.
Juvenile
Felony
Defendants in Criminal Courts: State Court Processing Statistics,
1990-1994
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/jfdcc.htm
Presents findings from the
1990,
1992,
and 1994 State Court Processing Statistics (SCPS) program, as well as
juvenile court data collected by the National Center for Juvenile
Justice (NCJJ).
Juvenile
Felony
Defendants in Criminal Courts: Survey of 40 Counties, 1998
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/jfdcc98.htm
"This report, using a unique dataset from 40 urban counties, describes the characteristics of more than 7,000 juveniles charged with felonies in State courts."
Juvenile Offenders and Victims
Presents comprehensive information on juvenile crime, violence, victimization and on the juvenile justice system.
Juveniles
in Adult Prisons and Jails
www.wcl.american.edu/nic/resources/21.%20Juveniles%20in%20Adult%20Prisons%20and%20Jails.pdf
This report, produced by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, presents major findings and recommendations, including sections on legal issues, general characteristics of juveniles incarcerated in adult facilities, management issues, and alternative strategies and technical assistance.
Juveniles
in
Corrections
www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/ojjdp/202885.pdf
Presents the biennial
Census of
Juveniles in Residential Placement (CJRP) with a detailed picture of
juveniles in custody based on age, race, gender, offenses, adjudication
status, and other information. The CJRP is conducted by the U.S.
Bureau of the Census for OJJDP, surveying both public and private
juvenile residential placement facilities in every state.
Presents findings from the 1994 BJS National Survey of Prosecutors and other BJS statistical series, as well as data collected by the National Center for Juvenile Justice on juveniles proceeded against in State criminal courts.
Juvenile
Residential Facility Census: Selected Findings
"OJJDP developed the Juvenile Residential
Facility Census (JRFC) to collect information about the facilities in which juvenile offenders are
held. The census is designed to collect information on such facility characteristics as type,
size, structure, security arrangements, and ownership."
Juvenile
Victimization and Offending, 1993-2003
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/jvo03.htm
Presents findings about violent crime committed against or by juveniles from 1993 to 2003. Comparisons are made in the report between younger teens (ages 12-14), older teens (ages 15-17), and adults. Data are drawn from the National Crime Victimization Survey for nonfatal violent victimization and offending among those 12 years and older, and from the FBI's Supplemental Homicide Reports for fatal victimization and offending of the entire population. Analyses include characteristics of victim, offender, and of the criminal event such as weapons, location, and time of day.
National
Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect
nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/
Link directly to national statistics on child abuse and neglect. Statistical publications can be found in the section of "statistics and research."
The National Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) Databook
ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/ojstatbb/dmcdb/index.html
The National Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) Databook is designed to give users an understanding of the Relative Rate Index (RRI) and an assessment of the levels of disproportionate minority contact at various stages of juvenile justice system processing at the national level
National
Incidence Study of Child Abuse &
Neglect 1986-1993
www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/statsinfo/nis3.cfm
Summary statistics on the increase of child abuse, 1986-93 by the Department of Health and Human Services.
National Youth Gang Survey
Presents statistics on prevalence of youth gangs, the number of jurisdictions with active youth gangs, the number of youth gangs and gang members, youth gangs and crime, youth gangs and drugs, youth gang migration, law enforcement responses, and perceptions of the gang problem.
Annual report from Juvenile Court Statistics and U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction. These reports focus on disposition of cases and formally processed status offense cases. It includes detailed tables and figures on juvenile delinquency cases handled in U.S. courts.
Person Offense Cases in Juvenile Court, 1985-2002
Presents statistics on person offense cases processed by juvenile courts for the time period noted.
Petitioned Status Offense Cases in Juvenile Courts
Reports on status offense cases processed in juvenile courts.
Profile
of State
Prisoners Under Age 18, 1985-97
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/pspa1897.htm
Includes data on persons
under 18
admitted to State prisons from 1985 to 1997. Includes demographic
characteristics, offenses, average sentence length, and expected time
served.
Statistical
Briefing Book
ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/index.html
OJJDP has partnered with
the
National
Center for Juvenile Justice to expand the content of the Statistical
Briefing Book, which includes information on offending, victimization,
and involvement in the juvenile justice system. Sections on juvenile
justice system structure and process, juveniles on probation, and
juvenile reentry and aftercare have been added.
Trends
in
Juvenile Violence and the 1997 Update
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/tjvfox.htm
Examining Trial Trends in State Courts: 1976-2002
www.ncsconline.org/WC/Publications/Res_ExaminingTrialTrendsinStateCourts.pdf
This analysis examine 27-year trends of trials and trial rates for criminal, civil, and felony cases, and 11-year trends of trials and trial rates for general civil cases. Originally published in the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Volume 1, Issue 3, 755-782, November 2004.
Examining the Work of State Courts
These reports, produced by the Court Statistics Project, are comprehensive analysis of the business of state trial and appellate courts in the United States.
Supplements to Examining the Work of State Courts
These are the supplements to the "Examining the WOrk of State Courts" report. These reports present the statistical information in tabular form.
Federal
Court Management Statistics
www.uscourts.gov/fcmstat/index.html
Includes statistical reports for both District Courts and Courts of Appeal from 1997 to 2007.
Federal
Criminal
Appeals, 1999 with Trends 1985-99
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/fca99.pdf
A Bureau of Justice Statistics file (in PDF format) with statistical information on criminal appeals made in Federal courts.
Federal Criminal Case Processing
One in an annual series of
reports on
statistics describing defendants within the federal criminal justice
system. These defendants were processed at different stages in the
system during the preceding 12-month period. Note: these reports are in
.pdf format and require Adobe Acrobat to read.
The sixth annual report in the BJS series presents data describing federal criminal case prosecution, adjudication, and sentencing, as well as time served by federal offenders.
Federal
Drug
Offenders, 1999 With Trends 1984-99
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/fdo99.pdf
A Bureau of Justice Statistics report on statistics for drug offenders.
Federal
Sentencing Statistics by State, District, and Circuit
Felony Defendants in Large Urban counties
Presents data collected from a representative sample of felony cases filed in 40 of the nation's 75 largest counties. Information on current arrest charges, demographic characteristics, prior arrests and convictions, criminal justice status at arrest, type of pretrial release or detention, bail amount, court appearance record, adjudication outcome, and sentence received if convicted available.
Presents data from a nationally representative survey of 344 counties on national conviction and sentencing statistics.
Presents figures for both state and federal sentencing.
Get updated information on court statistics. Other volumes can be downloaded in pdf format. national state court caseload trends; tort filings in national state courts; and DWI caseloads, arrests, and fatalities.
Prosecutors in State Courts
Presents findings from the National Survey of Prosecutors, a series of biennial sample surveys of the United States' 2,300 State court prosecutors. Downloadable in pdf (Adobe Acrobat) or ASCII file formats.
These reports present annual statistics on state court structure, jurisdiction, reporting practices, and caseload volume and trends.
The guide to the nation's courts includes an examination of federal courts, as well as charts that summarize each state court structure.
This special report discusses prosecutors in 114 districts in the United States; the districts chosen represent those with over populations of 500,000 or more. The first report covers the year 2001.
Series that presents detailed findings from nationally representative sample surveys of felons convicted in State courts in 344 counties. Downloadable in pdf (Adobe Acrobat) or ASCII file formats.
"Presents findings from data collected as part of the 1999 National Survey of Indigent Defense Systems in the 21 States where the State government provides virtually all of the funding for indigent defense services. It examines the type of defender programs used in the 21 States and how the programs are organized. State operating expenditures for criminal indigent services are presented in the aggregate and by program type."
Tort Bench and Jury Trials in State Courts, 2005
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/tbjtsc05.pdf
"Discusses tort cases concluded by a bench or jury trial in a national sample of jurisdictions in 2005. Topics include the types of tort cases that proceed to trial, the differences between tort cases adjudicated by judges and juries, and the types of plaintiffs and defendants represented in tort trials. The report also covers plaintiff win rates, punitive damages, and the final award amounts generated in tort trial litigation. Lastly, trends are examined in tort trial litigation in the nation’s 75 most populous counties, based on comparable data in 1996, 2001, and 2005."
U.S. Sentencing Commission's Annual
Reports
The Annual Reports present an
overview of major Commission activities and accomplishments. The
reports consist of year in review, commission overview, sentencing
guidelines, legal issues, guideline training and education, and
research.
U.S. Sentencing Commission's
Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics
The Annual Reports present an
overview of major Commission activities and accomplishments. This
Sourcebook contains descriptive statistics on the application of the
federal sentencing guidelines and provides selected district, circuit,
and national sentencing data.
Wiretap Reports
Money
Laundering Offenders, 1994-2001
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/mlo01.htm
"Describes
the criminal case processing of money laundering defendants in the
Federal criminal justice system. "
National Gang Threat Assessment - 2009
www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs32/32146/32146p.pdf
"This intelligence assessment discusses the proliferation of gangs from urban areas to suburban and rural locations, estimates of the number of gangs and gang members in the United States, gang types, gang-related criminal activities, locations where specific gangs operate, and the relationships between gangs and other criminal organizations. It is a collaborative effort between the National Gang Intelligence Center (NGIC) and the National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) to examine the threat posed to the United States by criminal gangs. The assessment is based on federal, state, and local law enforcement information and is supplemented by information retrieved from open sources.".
Violence
by Gang
Members
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/vgm03.htm
"Provides
estimates of the number and rate of violent crimes committed by
offenders that victims perceived to be members of gangs based on the
National Crime Victimization Survey data."
Arrest-Related Deaths in the United States, 2003 - 2005
www.ojp.gov/bjs/abstract/ardus05.htm
"Presents the first findings from the law enforcement collection of the Deaths in Custody Reporting Program (DCRP), which is the largest resource of information ever collected on arrest-related deaths. The report provides counts of all arrest-related deaths reported by State authorities in over 40 States, over a three-year period (2003-2005), by cause of death and characteristics of the deceased. It also includes all manners of death during an arrest, including homicides (both those by officers and other persons), suicides, alcohol or drug intoxication deaths, accidental injuries, and fatal medical problems. The report presents counts of deaths by cause for each State. Appendix tables provide details on the circumstances surrounding arrest-related deaths including the criminal offenses for which the arrest attempt was made; the use of weapons or other behavior by the arrest subject; and use of weapons and restraint devices by officers involved in the arrest. The report also presents comparative counts of law enforcement homicides from DCRP and counts of justifiable homicides by police, collected by the FBI’s Supplementary Homicide Reports program."
By the Numbers: A Guide for Analyzing Race Data from Police Stops
leoprd.org/reading/A%20Guide%20for%20Analyzing%20Police%20Stop%20Data.pdf
Writen by Lorie A. Fridell, the topic of this report is the analysis and interpretation of the vehicle stop data collected by agency personnel.
Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies
Based on the Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, this document reports on the type and number of employees in the nation's state and local law enforcement agencies.
Characteristics
of Drivers Stopped by Police
The report provides statistics about various outcomes of traffic stops,
including searches conducted by police, tickets issued to drivers
stopped for speeding, arrests of stopped drivers, and police use of
force during a traffic stop. The report also discusses the relevance of
the survey findings to the issue of racial profiling and provides
comparative analysis with prior survey findings.
Community
Policing in Local Police Departments, 1997 and 1999
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/cplpd99.htm
"This report focuses on changes in the prevalence of community oriented policing policies, programs, and activities."
Contacts
between
Police and Public
"Presents data on the
nature and
characteristics of contacts between residents of the U.S. and the
police over a 12-month period. The report provides demographic
characteristics of residents involved in traffic stops and use-of-force
encounters and discusses the relevance of the survey findings to the
issue of racial profiling."
Federal
Law
Enforcement Officers
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pubalp2.htm#fleo
Provides national data on federal officers with arrest and firearms authority based on a census of federal agencies. Downloadable in pdf (Adobe Acrobat) or ASCII file formats.
This site contains links
to
reports on
racial profiling, as well as information on current statistical
research, community and civil rights initiatives, legislation and
law, reporting and analysis, and links to the library at
Northeastern
University.
Law
Enforcement
Management and Administrative
Statistics
Presents agency-specific
data
collected
from state and local agencies that employed 100 or more full-time sworn
officers.
Law
Enforcement
Officer Deaths Fall Sharply in 2008 - Research bulletin, NLEOMF
www.nleomf.com/TheMemorial/Facts/2008_endyear_report.pdf
This research report for 2008 was produced by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
Law
Enforcement
Officers Killed and Assaulted
www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm
Tables, charts, and narrative comments addressing the number of law enforcement officers killed or assaulted. Data is available in pdf format.
Local
Police
Departments
Based on the LEMAS survey, these report presents data collected from a representative sample of the more than 13,000 general-purpose local police departments nationwide.
National
Data
Collection on Police Use of Force
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/ndcopouf.htm
This report "summarizes prior research on police use of force and lists the difficulties inherent in collecting use-of-force data, including definitional problems, reluctance of police agencies to provide reliable data, concerns about the misapplication of reported data, and the degree of detail needed on individual incidents."
Police
Brutality
(Human Rights Watch)
www.hrw.org/reports98/police/index.htm
Descriptive report of policy brutality incidents in 12 large cities. Text includes data on the number of complaints, lawsuits, and financial consequences.
Police
Departments in Large Cities, 1990-2000
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/pdlc00.pdf
This Bureau of Justice Statistics report tracks changes in large police departments, including crime trends and personnel levels, for the decade from 1990 to 2000.
Police
Use
of
Force: Collection of National Data
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/puof.htm
"Reports the results of the
Police-Public Contact Survey and describes a project to acquire use of
force data from law enforcement agencies."
Policing
and Homicide,
1976-98: Justifiable Homicide of Felons by Police and Murder of Police
by Felons
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/ph98.htm
"Reports the number and rate of justifiable homicide by police; demographic characteristics of officers who justifiably kill, and characteristics of felons who are justifiably killed (gender, race, and age)."
Reporting
Crime
to Police
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/rcp00.htm
This report "presents the NCVS data from 1992 to 2000 on non-lethal crimes against persons age 12 or older that were reported to police."
Sheriffs'
Offices
Reports produced by the Bureau of Justice Statistics on law enforcement management and administrative statistics for sheriffs' offices in the United States.
Survey
of
State
Criminal History Information Systems
"Describes the status of
State
criminal
history records systems at yearend. The data presented are used as the
basis for estimating the percentage of total State records that are
immediately available through the FBI's Interstate Identification Index
and the percentage that include dispositions. "
Traffic
Stop Data
Collection Policies for State Police, 2004
"Presents findings from survey
of
state police agencies which obtained data from State police agencies on
their policies and procedures for collecting race and ethnicity data
regarding motorists involved in traffic stops. "
Report of the Department of Education on the number of reported high school students carrying weapons to school and threats made by high-risk states and cities.
Campus
Law
Enforcement Agencies
This report, based on a Bureau of Justice Statistics survey, presents data collected from nearly 600 campus law enforcement agencies serving 4-year colleges and universities with 2,500 or more students.
Crime, Violence, Discipline and Safety in U.S. Public Schools, Findings from the School Survey on Crime and Safety: 2007/08
nces.ed.gov/pubs2009/2009326.pdf
"This
First Look report uses data from the 2007-08 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) to examine a range of issues dealing with school crime and safety, such as the frequency of school crime and violence, disciplinary actions, and school practices related to the prevention and reduction of crime."
Indicators
of
School Crime and Safety
(National Center for Education Statistics)
Text and graphs report fatal and nonfatal
victimization of staff and students. Student and principal reports of
drugs, guns, and gangs. National data is often disaggregated by race or
location (urban, rural), but are not disaggregated to the state or
local level. Note: these reports are in .pdf format, requiring Adobe
Acrobat to read.
A report by the National School Safety Center. List of individual school-associated murders since September 1992. Data includes date, name of school, name of victim, how victim killed, reason for incident, location of murder, and description of incident. Cumulative data on reasons for death, victims' gender, location, and state.
School
Crime. 1991
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/sc.htm
This report "summarizes the responses collected by the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) in a special supplement during the first half of 1989."
Security
on
Campus,
Inc.
www.securityoncampus.org/
Links directly to reports on college and campus crime statistics from the Chronicle on Higher Education, FBI, and institutional websites.
Students'
Report
of School Crime: 1989 and 1995
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/srsc.htm
This report is the first focusing on data collected in the 1995 School Crime Supplement (SCS), an enhancement to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). It compares findings from the 1989 and 1995 SCS on student reports of victimization, drug availability, street gang presence, and gun presence at school.
Students Victimization in U.S. Public Schools; Results from the 2005 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey
nces.ed.gov/pubs2009/2009306.pdf
This report provides estimates of student victimization as defined by the 2005 School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the 2005 National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). This report incorporates findings from student respondents ages 12-18 in grades 6-12 that were interviewed during the 2005 school year. It shows that student victims of crime are more likely to report conditions of an unfavorable school climate, security measures at school, and exhibit fear and avoidance behaviors. Additional topics covered in this report include the prevalence and type of student victimization at school and selected characteristics of victims, including their demographic characteristics and school type; and victim and nonvictim reports of the presence of gangs and weapons and the availability of drugs.
Violence
and
Discipline Problems in U.S. Public Schools: 1996-97
(National
Center for
Education Statistics)
nces.ed.gov/pubs98/98030.pdf
State and national data
affecting
health of young people. Includes eating habits, wearing motorcycle
helmets, etc. Surveys include weapons brought to school, engaging in
physical fights, and feeling unsafe in school.
Extent, Nature and Consequences of Rape Victimization
www.wcl.american.edu/nic/resources/10.%20Extent%20Nature%20and%20Consequences%20of%20Rape%20Victimization.pdf
This report is based on data collected from the 1995 and 1996 cycles of the National Violence Against Women Survey (NVAWS). This report was published in January 2006.
Rape
and
Sexual
Assault: Reporting to Police and Medical Attention, 1992-2000
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/rsarp00.htm
"Presents
information on the consequences of rape and sexual assault for female
victims."
Sex Offenses and Offenders
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/soo.htm
"Draws on more than two dozen statistical
datasets maintained by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and on data
from the UCR Program of the FBI to provide a comprehensive overview of
current knowledge about the incidence and prevalence of violent
victimization by sexual assault, the response of the criminal justice
system to such crimes, and the characteristics of those who commit
sexual assault or rape."
Sexual
Assault of Young Children as Reported to Law Enforcement: Victim,
Incident, and Offender Characteristics
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/saycrle.htm
"Presents
findings from the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
regarding sexual assault, especially of young children."
Sexual
Victimization in State and Federal Prisons Reported by Inmates, 2007
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/svsfpri07.pdf
The report and appendix tables provide a listing of State and Federal prisons ranked according to the incidence of prison rape. Facilities are listed by the prevalence and incidence of sexual victimization in each facility, as reported by inmates during a personal interview and based on activity since admission to the facility or in the 12 months prior to the interview. The report includes national-level and facility-level estimates of nonconsensual sexual acts, abusive sexual contacts, inmate-on-inmate and staff-on-inmate victimization, and level of coercion.
Sexual
Victimization of College Women
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/svcw.htm
This report "explores
the prevalence and nature of sexual assault occurring at colleges
throughout the nation."
Sexual
Violence Reported by Correctional Authorities
"Presents data from
the Survey
on
Sexual Violence, an administrative records collection of
incidents of inmate-on-inmate and staff-on-inmate sexual violence
reported to correctional authorities."
Chronology
of Significant Terrorist Incidents 1991-2005
www.berkshirepublishing.com/assets/pdf/pogt/Part4_Chronology.pdf
Country
Reports on Terrorism (Previous Patterns of
Global Terrorism)
National Counterterrorism Center: 2008 Report on Terrorism
wits.nctc.gov/ReportPDF.do?f=crt2008nctcannexfinal.pdf
Reports on Terrorism - Federal Bureau of Investigation
This report provides an overview of the terrorist incidents and preventions designated by the FBI as having taken place in the United States and its territories and that are matters of public record. This publication does not include those incidents which the Bureau classifies under criminal rather than terrorism investigations. In addition, the report discusses major FBI investigations overseas and identifies significant events—including legislative actions, prosecutorial updates, and program develop- ments—relevant to U.S. counterterrorism efforts. Age
Patterns
of
Victims of Serious Violent Crime
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/apvsvc.htm
This report "presents data from the redesigned NCVS that examines violent crime across the general population, ages 12 or older. It compares teenagers and young adults to older persons and presents the high
victimization rates of young people in the United States. "
Age Patterns in Violent Victimization, 1976-2000
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/apvv00.htm
This report "examines
data from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and the FBI’s
Supplementary Homicide Reports on trends in violent crime by age in the
United States. Murder and nonfatal violent crimes, as an aggregate, are
examined separately."
Campus Security Statistics - U.S. Office of
Postsecondary Education
ope.ed.gov/security/
This site provides reported statistical on
crimes at over 6000 postsecibdary education institutions in the United
States. The statistics cover the most recent three years and are
searchable by name of the institution, location, program, size and
degree offerings.
Child
Maltreatment Annual Reports
Reports from the States to the National
Child Abuse and Neglect Data Systems - National statistics on child
abuse and neglect.
Child
Victimizers: Violent Offenders and Their Victims
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/cvvoatv.htm
"This
study presents findings on violence against children from two sources:
a 1991 nationally representative sample of State prison inmates serving
time for violent crimes against children and law enforcement records of
nearly 37,000 child murder victims between 1976 and 1994."
The Costs of Crime to Victims
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/coctv.htm
"This data brief provides
information on both the
overall and the average cost of crime to victims. It also provides
selected data on crime costs for different demographic groups in the
U.S. population, by such variables as age, sex, and race."
Crime and Neighborhoods
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/can.htm
"This brief uses data from a variety of sources to compare victimization levels and perceptions of neighborhood crime for the Nation's households. It also compares racial and residential subgroups in the population over a number of years."
Crime
and
Victimization in the Three Largest
Metropolitan Areas, 1980-98
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/cv3lma98.htm
This report compares NCVS and police estimates of burglary, robbery, and aggravated assault for the country's three largest metropolitan areas - New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles - for 1980 through 1998.
Crimes
Against
Persons Age 65 or Older
Presents data from the National Crime Victimization Survey and the Uniform Crime Reports comparing crimes against persons age 65 or older with those in younger age groups.
Criminal Victimization in the United States
This series of reports summarizes criminal victimization levels and rates annually. It also includes other findings about the characteristics of victims and examines trends in victimization rates. Download in pdf (Adobe Acrobat) or ASCII file.
Criminal Victimization in the United States: Statistical Tables
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/cvusst.htm
The statistics from the Criminal Victimization in the United States are presented here in 110 tables with detailed data on major variables measured in the National Crimimal Victimization Survey (NCVS). Tables are available for download in their entirety, one table at a time, or sections of tables. Those sections include: demography of victims, victims and offenders, geography, the crime event, victims and the criminal justice system, series victimizations and methodology. Available for download in PDF or spreadsheet in zip format. The links below are the PDF form of the complete tables.
Criminal
Victimization and Perceptions of Community Safety in 12 Cities
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/cvpcs98.htm
Presents survey data from 12 cities regarding criminal victimization
and residents' attitudes toward their neighborhood, their city, and the
local policing services.
Female Victims of Violence
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/fvv.pdf
"Provides the current findings on nonfatal and fatal violent crimes committed against females. Data are from the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Uniform Crime Reporting Program's (UCR) Supplementary Homicide Reports (SHR). The report focuses on intimate partner violence and stalking. It includes estimates of the extent of crimes against females and the characteristics of crimes and victims. Crime trends are also presented, along with comparative estimates of crimes against males."
Stalking Victimization in the United States
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/svus.pdf
Presents findings on nonfatal stalking victimization in the U.S., based on the largest data collection of such behavior to date. Data were collected in a supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and sponsored by the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). Topics covered in the report are stalking and harassment prevalence rates by demographic characteristics, offender characteristics, victim-offender relationship, duration of stalking, cyberstalking, protection measures, and emotional impact. The report also includes data on whether victim sought help from others, involvement of a weapon, injuries, other crimes perpetrated by the stalker, and response by the criminal justice system.
Deaths from Violence: A Look at 17 States
www.cdph.ca.gov/HealthInfo/injviosaf/Documents/NVDRSMultistateReport.pdf
"In 2002, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began implementing the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS). The NVDRS is a state-based, epidemiologic reporting system that collects risk factor data on all deaths from violence, specifically homicides, suicides, unintentional deaths due to firearms, deaths due to legal intervention, deaths of undetermined intent and deaths due to acts of terrorism. Two-page summaries from each VDRS state describe the frequency, at-risk populations, circumstances and means or methods associated with deaths from violence. Each state summary also provides examples of how VDRS data are used to support state and local violence prevention efforts.Compared to national aggregate information, state-level data provide a more detailed picture that can better inform the choice of violence prevention measures most likely to be effective locally."