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Bureau of Justice Statistics
Press Releases from 2004
to 2005
This is a list of BJS press releases from 2004 to 2005 in chronological order, beginning
with the latest released during the period.
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- Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2005, 11/20/05: "School violence rate stable - Lowest level in a decade"
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- Capital Punishment, 2004, 11/13/05: "Number of death row inmates declined for fourth year during 2004"
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- Probation and Parole in the United States, 2004, 11/2/05: "Almost 7 million adults under correctional supervision behind bars or on probation or parole in the community"
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- Prisoners in 2004, 10/23/05: "The Nation's prison population continues its slow growth - Up 1.9 Percent Last Year"
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- National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) Awards, 09/26/05: "Department of Justice awards $26 million to enhance State criminal justice records "
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- Criminal Victimization, 2004, 09/25/05: "Violent crimes and property crimes remained
at 30-year lows in 2004 "
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- Juvenile Victimization and Offending, 1993-2003, 08/31/05: "Nation's younger teens experienced largest decrease in crime victimizations between 1993 and 2003"
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- Suicide and Homicide in State Prisons and Local Jails, 08/21/05: "State prison homicide rates down 93 percent -- jail suicide rates 64 percent lower than in early 1980s"
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- Federal Tort Trials and Verdicts, 2002-03, 08/17/05: "Number of Federal tort trials fell by almost 80 percent from 1985 through 2003."
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- Sexual Violence Reported by Correctional Authorities, 2004, 07/31/05: "Almost 2,100 sexual violence incidents took place in the Nation's correctional facilities during 2004."
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- Family Violence Statistics, 06/12/05: "Rate of family violence dropped by more than one-half from 1993 to 2002"
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- Prison and Jail Inmates, Midyear 2004, 04/24/05: "Nation's prison and jail population grew by 932 inmates per week -- Number of female inmates reached more than 100,000"
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- Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories, 2002, 02/23/05: "Federal, state and local crime lab backlog reached 500,000 in 2002"
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- Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2004, 11/29/04: "Nation's school crime rate continues decline"
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- Capital Punishment, 2003, 11/14/04: "Number of death row inmates declined for third straight year during 2003"
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- Prisoners in 2003, 11/7/04: "U.S. prison population approaches 1.5 million"
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- Crime and the Nation's Households, 2003, 10/27/04: "Crime victimization in U.S. households remains at lowest levels -- 15 percent affected in 2003 compared to 25 percent in 1994"
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- Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2003, 09/23/04: "About 7.8 million firearms applications approved last year -- 126,000 firearms applications rejected."
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- National Criminal History Improvement Program, 2004, 09/23/04: "Department of Justice announces $31 million to enhance state criminal justice records."
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- Criminal Victimization, 2003, 09/12/04: "Violent and property crime remain at lowest rates in 30 years"
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- Probation and Parole in the United States, 2003, 07/25/04: "Almost 6.9 million on probation or parole or incarcerated in U.S. prisons or jails"
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- Profile of Jail Inmates, 2002, 07/18/04: "Half of local jail inmates were on probation, parole, or pre-trial release at arrest"
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- Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2003, 05/27/04: "Nation's prison population increase largest in four years - Nearly 2.1 million incarcerated in local, state and federal facilities"
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- Justice Expenditure and Employment in the United States, 05/02/04: "Nation spends $167 billion on criminal and civil justice services: Since 1982, Justice expenditures average 8 Percent growth annually"
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- Civil Trial Cases and Verdicts in Large Counties, 2001 & Medical Malpractice Trials and Verdicts in Large Counties, 2001, 04/18/04: "Plaintiffs won 55 percent of civil trials in the Nation's 75 most populous counties during 2001"
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Civil Trial Cases and Verdicts in Large Counties, 2001
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