Bureau of Justice Statistics

Jails Report Series: Preliminary Data Release

2024-06-11T09:54:33-05:00

From the Bureau of Justice Statistics NCJ Number 309039 Author(s) Zhen Zeng, PhD, BJS Statistician Date Published June 2024 Publication Series Preliminary Data Release, Jail Inmates Description This web-only report provides preliminary statistics on key items from the annual jail data collection. Statistics include the number of inmates held in [...]

Jails Report Series: Preliminary Data Release2024-06-11T09:54:33-05:00

Public comments requested on the Survey of Inmates in Local Jails

2024-03-18T04:09:18-05:00

BJS encourages comments for 60 days through May 13, 2024, on the Survey of Inmates in Local Jails (SILJ). Your comments on BJS’s request to the Office of Management and Budget, which is published in the Federal Register, should respond to one or more of the following: Evaluate whether the [...]

Public comments requested on the Survey of Inmates in Local Jails2024-03-18T04:09:18-05:00

Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities Comments Requested

2024-03-12T15:02:12-05:00

Public comments requested on the reinstatement, with change, of BJS data collection: Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities   BJS encourages comments for 60 days through May 10, 2024, on the Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities. Your comments on BJS’s request to the Office [...]

Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities Comments Requested2024-03-12T15:02:12-05:00

Bureau of Justice Statistics School Crime Survey

2024-03-04T23:25:42-06:00

School Crime Supplement (SCS) Frequency: Periodically since 1989 Latest Data Available: 2022 Data Experts: Alexandra Thompson, BJS Statistician Collection Period: Currently every 2 years, collected in the following years: 1989, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022 Description: Cosponsored by the Department of [...]

Bureau of Justice Statistics School Crime Survey2024-03-04T23:25:42-06:00

Public Comments Requested on the Proposed Extension of a Currently Approved Collection, Survey of Sexual Victimization

2024-02-15T20:31:30-06:00

BJS encourages comments for 60 days through April 12, 2024, on the proposed extension, with change, of a currently approved collection, Survey of Sexual Victimization (SSV). Your comments on BJS’s request to the Office of Management and Budget, which is published in the Federal Register, should respond to one or [...]

Public Comments Requested on the Proposed Extension of a Currently Approved Collection, Survey of Sexual Victimization2024-02-15T20:31:30-06:00

BJS releases updates to LEARCAT, the Law Enforcement Agency Reported Crime Analysis Tool

2024-02-07T18:59:37-06:00

BJS updated its Law Enforcement Agency Reported Crime Analysis Tool (LEARCAT) with recently released 2022 crime data and refreshed 2021 data. LEARCAT provides access to incident-based data on crimes recorded by law enforcement using data from the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), as well as contextual information from [...]

BJS releases updates to LEARCAT, the Law Enforcement Agency Reported Crime Analysis Tool2024-02-07T18:59:37-06:00

Public Comments Requested on the Proposed Extension of a Previously Approved Collection Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) Program

2024-01-24T15:59:17-06:00

BJS encourages comments through March 18, 2024, on the Proposed Extension of of a previously approved collection Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) Program. Your comments on BJS’s request to the Office of Management and Budget, which is published in the Federal Register, should respond to one or more of the [...]

Public Comments Requested on the Proposed Extension of a Previously Approved Collection Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) Program2024-01-24T15:59:17-06:00

Bureau of Justice Statistics Jail Inmates in 2022 – Statistical Tables

2024-01-08T20:13:29-06:00

Local jails held 4% more people in 2022 than in 2021 This report is the 36th in a series that began in 1982. It describes the number of persons held in local jails, jail incarceration rates, inmate demographics, conviction status and most serious offense, number of admissions to jail, [...]

Bureau of Justice Statistics Jail Inmates in 2022 – Statistical Tables2024-01-08T20:13:29-06:00

New report presents data on background checks for firearm transfers and permits

2023-11-07T16:26:40-06:00

Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2019–2020 NCJ Number 306971 Author(s) Connor Brooks, BJS Statistician Date Published November 2023 Background Checks for Firearm Transfers Description This report is the 18th in a series produced by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. It details the number of applications for background checks for [...]

New report presents data on background checks for firearm transfers and permits2023-11-07T16:26:40-06:00
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