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National Crime Victimization Survey: Criminal Victimization, 2009
"In 2009, U.S. residents age 12 or older experienced an estimated 20 million violent and property victimizations, according to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). These criminal victimizations included an estimated 4.3 million violent crimes, 15.6 million property crimes, and 133,000 personal thefts. Rates of violent and property crime in 2009 were at the lowest overall levels recorded since the survey's inception in 1972. The overall victimization rate for violent crimes declined from 19.3 to 17.1 victimizations per 1,000 persons between 2008 and 2009. A decline in simple assault (down 13%) contributed to the overall decline in the violent crime rate during this period. Due to a decline in the rate of theft (down 6%), the overall property crime rate also declined between 2008 and 2009. Rates for every type of violent and property crime measured by the NCVS declined from 2000 to 2009. During the 10-year period, the violent crime rate declined by 39% and the property crime rate decreased by 29%. Declines ranged from 57% for rape or sexual assault to 19% for household burglary among the individual types of crimes."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics
Rand, Michael R.; Truman, Jennifer L.
2010-10
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Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report: Gang Units in Large Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2007
"In 2007, 365 of the nation's large police departments and sheriffs' off ices had specialized gang units, employing more than 4,300 sworn officers dedicated to addressing gang-related activities. Thirty-five percent (35%) of these units were established between 2004 and 2007, suggesting a recent heightened interest in using specialized units to address gang issues. Gangs and gang-related activities are pervasive, nationwide problems. Gangs can contribute to higher violent crime rates, induce community deterioration through behaviors such as vandalism, graffiti, and drug dealing, and increase public fear of victimization. One way for law enforcement agencies to address gang-related problems is to form specialized gang units. The consolidation of an agency's gang enforcement activities and resources into a single unit can allow gang unit officers to develop specific expertise and technical skills related to local gang characteristics, behaviors, and gang prevention and suppression. The 2007 Census of Law Enforcement Gang Units (CLEGU) collected data on 365 local police departments and sheriffs' offices that had 100 or more sworn officers with at least one officer dedicated solely to addressing gang activity. Based primarily on findings from the CLEGU, this report details the types of problems handled by specialized gang units, followed by findings about unit operations, gang officers, and the attributes of the agencies and jurisdictions that contain these specialized units."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics
Langton, Lynn
2010-10
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Background Checks for Firearms Transfers, 2009--Statistical Tables
From the document: "The statistical tables below provide the number of firearm transaction applications checked by state points of contact and local agencies, the number of applications denied and the reasons for denial, and estimates of applications and denials conducted by each type of approval system. Data are also provided on appeals of denied applications and arrests for falsified applications. The Regional Justice Information Service (REJIS) prepared these tables under the supervision of Devon B. Adams and Allina D. Boutilier, of the Bureau of Justice Statistics [BJS]. Terry J. Tomazic, Professor of Sociology at Saint Louis University, served as statistical advisor and Dave Naglich at REJIS assisted with data analysis on the project. The tables were prepared under BJS cooperative agreement #2009-BJ-CX-K006. The BJS sponsored Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) program collects information on firearm background checks conducted by state and local agencies and combines this information with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) transaction data. NCJ 231679."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics
Bowling, Michael; Lauver, Gene; Frandsen, Ronald J.
2010-10
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Alcohol and Crime: Data from 2002 to 2008
"This webpage includes analyses from four data sources: the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), the Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities (SISFCF), and the Survey of Inmates in Local Jails (SILJ). Each data source examines the involvement of alcohol and violent crime from different perspectives and different sets of criminal behaviors. In NIBRS law enforcement officers are asked to record whether alcohol use by victims, offenders, or both was involved in the incident. In NCVS victims are asked to report whether they believe the offenders had consumed alcohol prior to or during the crime. Finally, in the inmate surveys prison and jail inmates are asked if they were using alcohol at the time of the crime for which they were incarcerated. The NCVS captures the broadest range of crime and includes nonfatal crime reported and not reported to law enforcement. Because the NCVS measures the number of victimizations, it does not restrict identifying an incident as alcohol-involved based on the quantity of alcohol consumed by the offender or the degree of impairment resulting from the alcohol consumption. NIBRS captures fatal and nonfatal crimes reported to law enforcement, which are likely more serious than those captured by NCVS. Victimizations captured by NCVS and offenses known to police reflected in NIBRS may underestimate domestic violence; however, it is not clear which data source provides better information on the characteristics of these crimes."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics
2010-09-03
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Federal Justice Statistics, 2007 - Statistical Tables
"This web-only data table product serves as a uniform reference on the annual activity, workloads, and outcomes associated with the federal criminal justice system from arrest to imprisonment. BJS [Bureau of Justice Statistics] uses data received from six federal justice agencies that participate in the Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP) including: the Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Marshals Service, Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, U.S. Sentencing Commission, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics
Motivans, Mark
2010-08
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Criminal Victimization in the United States, 2008 Statistical Tables
This document "presents tables with detailed data on major items measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). Topics include: 1) crimes of violence (rape/sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated and simple assault), property crimes (household burglary, theft, and motor vehicle theft), and personal theft (pocket picking and completed and attempted purse snatching) 2) demographic characteristics of victims, including age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, marital status, household income, and educational level 3) characteristics of crime victimization, including time and place of occurrence, weapon use, self protection, injury and medical care, victim-offender relationship, offender characteristics, time lost from work, and economic losses 4) crimes reported and not reported to police, victims' reasons for reporting or not reporting crimes, and police response time."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics
Robinson, Jayne E.
2010-03
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Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2009
"This report is the twelfth in a series of annual publications produced jointly by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Institute of Education Sciences (IES), in the U.S. Department of Education, and the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) in the U.S. Department of Justice. This report presents the most recent data available on school crime and student safety. The indicators in this report are based on information drawn from a variety of data sources, including national surveys of students, teachers, and principals. Sources include results from a study of violent deaths in schools, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; the National Crime Victimization Survey and School Crime Supplement to the survey, sponsored by the BJS and NCES, respectively; the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and the Schools and Staffing Survey and School Survey on Crime and Safety, both sponsored by NCES. The most recent data collection for each indicator varied by survey, from 2006 to 2007--08. [...]. This report covers topics such as victimization, teacher injury, bullying, school conditions, fights, weapons, availability and student use of drugs and alcohol, and student perceptions of personal safety at school. Indicators of crime and safety are compared across different population subgroups and over time. Data on crimes that occur away from school are offered as a point of comparison where available."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics; National Center for Education Statistics; United States. Office of Justice Programs . . .
Baum, Katrina; Dinkes, Rachel; Kemp, Jana
2009-12
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Bureau of Justice Statistics Bulletin: Prisoners in 2008
This Report "presents data on prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities on December 31, 2008, collected from the National Prisoner Statistics series. This annual report compares changes in the prison population during 2008 to changes from yearend 2000 through yearend 2007. These are the only comprehensive national-level data on prison admissions and releases. Findings cover data on decreasing growth in state and federal prisons through declining admissions and increasing releases; imprisonment rates for prisoners sentenced to more than 1 year by jurisdiction; the number of males and females in prison; age, race, and gender distributions; the number of inmates in custody in state and federal prison and local jails; and custody incarceration rates. The report also includes the count for inmates held within facilities operated by and for the military, U.S. territories, Indian country, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and juvenile authorities."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics
Sabol, William J.; West, Heather C. (Heather Couture), 1978-; Cooper, Matthew
2009-12
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Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2008
"The results from a survey conducted of the administrators of the State criminal history record repositories in March--June 2009. Fifty-six jurisdictions were surveyed, including the 50 States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, the Territory of Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Responses were received from 53 jurisdictions. It presents a snapshot as of December 31, 2008. Throughout this report, the 50 States will be referred to as 'States'; the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands will be referred to as 'territories,' consistent with prior surveys; 'Nation' refers collectively to both States and territories."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics; United States. Office of Justice Programs
2009-10
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National Crime Victimization Survey: Criminal Victimization, 2008
"The NCVS collects information on nonfatal crimes, reported and not reported to the police, against persons age 12 or older from a nationally representative sample of U.S. households. It produces national rates and levels of personal and property victimization, as well as information on the characteristics of crimes and victims and the consequences of victimization to victims. Violent crimes measured by the NCVS include rape, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault. Property crimes include household burglary, motor vehicle theft, and theft. The survey also measures personal theft, including pocket picking and purse snatching. In 2008, 42,093 households and 77,852 individuals age 12 and older were interviewed for the NCVS. Each household was interviewed twice during the year. The response rate was 90.4% of households and 86.2% of eligible individuals. Violent and property crime rates remain at historic lows in 2008."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics
Rand, Michael R.
2009-09
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Aviation Units in Large Law Enforcement Agencies, 2007
"During 2007, about 1 in 5 large law enforcement agencies had a specialized aviation unit operating at least one fixed-wing plane or helicopter. These 201 aviation units, located in departments of 100 or more sworn officers, employed about 3,400 persons, operated almost 900 aircraft in 46 states and the District of Columbia, and logged an estimated 363,000 flight hours. The units performed functions ranging from general operations, such as engaging in pursuits and responding to calls for service, to more specialized operations, such as homeland security, emergency medical services (EMS), special weapons and tactics (SWAT), and firefighting missions. This report is based on data from the 2007 Census of Law Enforcement Aviation Units (CLEAU), which collected information on the characteristics, expenditures, equipment, personnel, functions, and training and safety requirements of aviation units found in law enforcement agencies with 100 or more sworn officers. The CLEAU is the first nationwide study to examine the nature and extent of airborne law enforcement."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics
Langton, Lynn
2009-07
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Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2008
"This report is the eleventh in a series of annual publications produced jointly by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Institute of Education Sciences (IES), in the U.S. Department of Education, and the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) in the U.S. Department of Justice. This report presents the most recent data available on school crime and student safety. The indicators in this report are based on information drawn from a variety of data sources, including national surveys of students, teachers, and principals.[...] This report covers topics such as victimization, fights, bullying, classroom disorder, weapons, student perceptions of school safety, teacher injury, and availability and student use of drugs and alcohol. Indicators of crime and safety are compared across different population subgroups and over time. Data on crimes that occur away from school are offered as a point of comparison where available. [...] Our nation's schools should be safe havens for teaching and learning, free of crime and violence. Any instance of crime or violence at school not only affects the individuals involved, but also may disrupt the educational process and affect bystanders, the school itself, and the surrounding community (Henry 2000). Ensuring safer schools requires establishing good indicators of the current state of school crime and safety across the nation and regularly updating and monitoring these indicators. This is the aim of Indicators of School Crime and Safety."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics; National Center for Education Statistics; United States. Office of Justice Programs . . .
Baum, Katrina; Dinkes, Rachel; Kemp, Jana
2009-04
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Federal Justice Statistics 2006 - Statistical Tables
"Federal Justice Statistics, 2006, describes criminal case processing in the federal justice system, including arrest and booking through sentencing and corrections. These statistical tables present the number of suspects arrested and booked by the U.S. Marshals Service, suspects in matters investigated and prosecuted by U.S. attorneys, defendants adjudicated and sentenced in U.S. district court, and characteristics of federal prisoners and offenders under federal supervision. Data are from the BJS [Bureau of Justice Statistics]-sponsored Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP), which collects comprehensive information describing suspects and defendants processed in the federal criminal justice system, and annual data on workload, activities, and outcomes associated with federal criminal cases. The data presented in these tables were collected from the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA), Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC), U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC), and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics
2009?
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Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report: Characteristics of Suspected Human Trafficking Incidents, 2007-08
This report "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."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics
Kyckelhahn, Tracey; Beck, Allen J.; Cohen, Thomas H.
2009-01
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National Crime Victimization Survey: Criminal Victimization, 2007
"In 2007 U.S. residents experienced an estimated 23 million violent and property victimizations, according to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). Criminal victimizations in 2007 included approximately 5.2 million violent crimes and 17.5 million property crimes. The rates for every major violent and property crime measured by the NCVS in 2007 were at or near the lowest levels recorded since 1973, the first year that such data were available. The overall victimization rate in 2007 for violent crimes was 20.7 per 1,000 persons, which was not significantly different from the 2005 rate of 21.1 per 1,000 persons (table 1). For property crimes, the overall rate of 146.5 per 1,000 households in 2007 was somewhat lower than the rate of 154.2 per 1,000 households in 2005. As in previous years, about half of the violent crimes and almost two-thirds of the property crimes measured by the NCVS in 2007 were not reported to police."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics
Rand, Michael R.
2008-12
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Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2006
"This report is based upon the results from a survey conducted of the administrators of the State criminal history record repositories in July-- December 2007. Fifty-five jurisdictions were surveyed, including the 50 States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, the Territory of Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Responses were received from all 55 jurisdictions. It presents a snapshot as of December 31, 2006."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics; United States. Office of Justice Programs
2008-10
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Cybercrime against Businesses, 2005
This report "[p]resents the nature and prevalence of computer security incidents among 7,818 businesses in 2005. This is the first report to provide data on monetary loss and system downtime resulting from cyber incidents. It examines details on types of offenders, reporting of incidents to law enforcement, reasons for not reporting incidents, types of systems affected, and the most common security vulnerabilities. The report also compares in-house security to outsourced security in terms of prevalence of cyber attacks. Appendix tables include industry-level findings. Highlights include the following: Computer virus infections were the most prevalent cybercrime among businesses in 2005. The 3,247 businesses that incurred monetary loss from cybercrime lost a total of $867 million. Most businesses did not report cyber attacks to law enforcement authorities."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics
Rantala, Ramona R.
2008-09
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Recidivism of Denied Prospective Firearm Purchasers
From the document's abstract: "This report examines the effectiveness of the firearm eligibility background checks performed by the FBI's National Instant Background Check System (NICS) and implemented under the Brady Act. The study assesses the impact of NICS-based firearm purchase denials as an intervention in an effort to explore whether Brady NICS checks constitute an effective intervention for directly or indirectly reducing future arrests."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics
Tien, James M.; Cahn, Michael F.; Einstein, David M.
2008-05
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Report of the National Focus Group on the Retention of Civil Fingerprints by Criminal History Record Repositories
"The following report of the National Focus Group on the Retention of Civil Fingerprints by Criminal History Record Repositories examines the civil fingerprint environment and highlights key issues that law- and policymakers should consider if they wish to introduce or support the continued practice of retaining applicant fingerprints after a background check has been completed. [...] The growing use of fingerprints for employment background checks and other purposes improves public safety beyond the increased security provided by the checks. Fingerprints submitted for background checks, known as civil or applicant prints, are often retained and used in programs that notify employers should an employee be subsequently arrested. They are also matched against databases of latent fingerprints, which are those of unknown individuals obtained from crime scenes and other sources. Through these efforts, individuals who pose safety risks-whether through proximity to vulnerable populations, holding positions of trust, access to sensitive information, or through possible participation in unsolved crimes-are identified and removed from sensitive positions or prosecuted for the crimes to which they are connected. The ability to quickly react when an employee runs afoul of the law has taken public safety to new heights. However, issues that may arise when civil fingerprints are used beyond their intended purpose threaten to negatively impact, and could limit or eliminate, these beneficial uses."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics
2008
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National Crime Victimization Survey: Criminal Victimization, 2006
"NCVS [National Crime Victimization Survey] estimates based on new methods Violent and property crime rates in urban and suburban areas of the United States remained stable between 2005 and 2006, according to findings from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). Due to changes in survey methodology in 2006 that mainly affected rural areas, national-level estimates were not comparable to estimates based on NCVS data from previous years. Continuity between urban and suburban areas in the sample for both years enabled year-to-year comparisons for these areas. [...] The U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), and a panel of outside experts extensively reviewed the 2006 NCVS data and determined that there was a break in series between 2006 and previous years that prevented annual comparison of criminal victimization at the national level. This was mainly the result of three major changes in the survey methodology [1] introducing a new sample to account for shifts in population and location of households that occur over time [2] incorporating responses from households that were in the survey for the first time [3] using computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI)."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics
Rand, Michael R.; Catalano, Shannan
2007-12
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Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2007
This report "presents data on crime and safety at school from the perspectives of students, teachers, principals, and the general population. A joint effort by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the National Center for Education Statistics, this annual report examines crime occurring in school as well as on the way to and from school. It also provides the most current detailed statistical information on the nature of crime in schools, school environments, and responses to violence and crime at school. This report covers topics such as victimization, fights, bullying, classroom disorder, weapons, student perceptions of school safety, teacher injury, and availability and student use of drugs and alcohol. Indicators of crime and safety are compared across different population subgroups and over time. Data on crimes that occur outside of school grounds are offered as a point of comparison where available."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics; National Center for Education Statistics; United States. Office of Justice Programs . . .
Dinkes, Rachel; Cataldi, Emily Forrest; Lin-Kelly, Wendy
2007-12
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Intellectual Property Theft, 2002
"Intellectual property-related (IP) cases are handled as both civil and criminal matters in Federal court. During 2002, 134 defendants were sentenced for IP infringement offenses under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines with more than half convicted of stealing IP worth over $70,000. Also in 2002, 8,254 civil cases related to intellectual property theft were filed in U.S. district courts (up 20% from 1994). […] Criminal IP offenses include the trafficking of goods with counterfeit trademarks or brands (such as clothing and consumer electronics), software piracy, the distribution of bootleg musical recordings and movies, selling company trade secrets, and derivative copyright violations of intercepting cable/satellite broadcasts. Recent Federal legislation prohibits use of the Internet or other communication technology to distribute pirated intellectual property. Recent laws have targeted counterfeit manufacturing operations, both domestic and international. This report uses data from the Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP) and other sources to describe the enforcement of intellectual property rights in the Federal criminal and civil justice systems including private civil remedies."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics
Motivans, Mark
2007-10
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Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2004
"Reports the results of a census, conducted every four years, of all State and local law enforcement agencies operating nationwide. The report provides the number of employees of State and local law enforcement agencies as of September 2004, including State-by-State data for sheriffs' offices, local police departments, State police and highway patrol agencies, and special jurisdiction police. Highlights include the following: In September 2004, 17,876 State and local law enforcement agencies with the equivalent of at least 1 full-time officer were operating in the U.S.; From 2000 to 2004, full-time employment by State and local law enforcement agencies nationwide increased overall by 57,400 (or 5.6%), and; Although local police employment was up slightly nationwide from 2000 to 2004, 20 of the nation's 50 largest local police departments saw a decline in sworn personnel during this period, including 6 of the 7 largest."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics
2007-06
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Contacts Between Police and the Public, 2005
"This publication presents data on the nature and characteristics of contacts between residents of the U.S. and the police over a 12-month period. Findings are provided from a nationally representative survey of more than 60,000 residents age 16 or older. Detailed information is presented on face-to-face contacts with the police, including the reason for and outcome of the contact, resident opinion on police behavior during the contact, and whether police used or threatened to use force during the contact. The report provides demographic characteristics of residents involved in traffic stops and use of force incidents. The report also provides comparative analysis with prior survey findings."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics
Langan, Patrick A.; Durose, Matthew R.; Smith, Erica L.
2007-04
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Community Policing in Local Police Departments, 1997 and 1999
"The community policing approach to law enforcement seeks to address the causes of crime and reduce the fear of crime and social disorder through problem-solving strategies and police- community partnerships. A fundamental shift from traditional reactive policing, community policing strives to prevent crime before it occurs. As part of an ongoing partnership between the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), data were collected on the community policing practices of State and local law enforcement agencies in 1997 and 1999. The Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) survey was used to assess the impact of community policing on personnel, training, policies, programs, and the use of technology."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics
Hickman, Matthew J.; Reaves, Brian (Brian A.)
2007-03-03
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Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2006
"This report presents the most recent data available on school crime and student safety. The indicators in this report are based on information drawn from a variety of independent data sources, including national surveys of students, teachers, and principals, and data collections from federal departments and agencies, including BJS, NCES, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The most recent data collection for each indicator varied by survey, from 2003-04 to 2005. Each data source has an independent sample design, data collection method, and questionnaire design or is the result of a universe data collection. All comparisons described in this report are statistically significant at the .05 level. In 2005, the unit response rate for the School Crime Supplement did not meet NCES statistical standards; therefore, interpret the 2005 data from Indicators 3, 8, 10, 11, 16, 17, and 20 with caution. Additional information about methodology and the data sets analyzed in this report may be found in appendix A. This report covers topics such as victimization, fights, bullying, disorder, weapons, student perceptions of school safety, teacher injury, and drugs and alcohol. Indicators of crime and safety are compared across different population subgroups and over time. Data on crimes that occur outside of school grounds are offered as a point of comparison where available."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics; United States. Department of Education; National Center for Education Statistics . . .
2006-12
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Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 2004
"This Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) report presents an overview of case processing in the Federal criminal justice system. The data presented are compiled from the BJS Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP) database. The FJSP database includes data provided by the U.S. Marshals Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Executive Office for the U.S. Attorneys, Federal Bureau of Prisons, and U.S. Sentencing Commission. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, in addition to providing data describing defendants in criminal cases processed by the Federal judiciary, provides data describing defendants processed by the Federal pretrial services agencies and the Federal probation and supervision service. The data can be downloaded from the Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center at http://fjsrc.urban.org."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics
2006-12
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Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales, 2005
Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales, 2005 is the tenth in a series of Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reports. This report describes laws, regulations, procedures, and information systems related to sales and other transfers of firearms that were in effect as of December 31, 2005. Procedures summarized in the survey are required by the laws and regulations of the United States, the 50 States, and other jurisdictions.
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics
2006-11
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Bureau of Justice Statistics Bulletin: Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2005
"In 2005 about 8.3 million applications for firearm transfers or permits were subject to background checks under the Brady Act and similar State laws. This is an increase of 2.4% from the 8.1 million applications in 2004. The FBI processed nearly 5.0 million of these applications (60%), and State and local agencies processed 3.3 million (40%)."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics
Bowling, Michael
2006-11
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Federal Prosecution of Human Trafficking, 2001 - 2005: Bureau of Justice Statistics - Data Brief
"This report provides a summary of various statistics related to matters involving violations of human trafficking statues. This report used data from the Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP) to describe violations of Federal human trafficking statutes from 2001 to 2005. (See Notes for specific statutes). Annual data sets from the Executive Office (EO) for U.S. Attorneys' National LIONS system and the Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AO) were combined to report on four distinct case processing stages: matters opened by U.S. attorneys, matters closed by U.S. attorneys, cases filed in U.S. district court, and cases terminated in U.S. district court."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics
Motivans, Mark; Kyckelhahn, Tracey
2006-10
