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- The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics released America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2008.
- Questions and answers about the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007, Pub. L. 110-180 ("NICS Improvement Act"), signed into law by the President on January 8, 2008, are now available.
- Expenditure and Employment data on police protection, judicial and legal services, and corrections for Federal, State, and local governments have been added to Crime and Justice Data Online.
- State and local data on criminal offenses reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports have been updated through 2006 in Crime and Justice Data Online.
- The FBI releases Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report, January - June 2007.
- Intimate Partner Violence in the United States, has been updated with aggregate data from 2001 to 2005.
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Publications
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- State courts of general jurisdiction disposed of approximately 26,950 general civil cases through a bench or jury trial in 2005. Civil Bench and Jury Trials in State Courts, 2005
- The number of state and federal correctional facilities increased 9% from 1,668 on June 30, 2000 to 1,821 on December 30, 2005. Census of State and Federal Correctional Facilities, 2005
- The U.S. Marshals Service arrested and booked 140,200 suspects in 2005, up from 83,324 in 1995. Federal Justice Statistics, 2005
- Among 7,818 businesses that responded to the National Computer Security Survey, 67% detected at least one cybercrime in 2005. Cybercrime against Businesses, 2005
- After the expansion of civil rights laws in the early 1990s, the number of civil rights cases filed in U.S. district courts increased from 18,922 in 1990 to 43,278 in 1997. Civil Rights Complaints in U.S. District Courts, 1990 - 2006
- An estimated 809,800 prisoners of the 1,518,535 held in the nation’s prisons at midyear 2007 were parents of minor children, or children under age 18. Parents in Prison and Their Minor Children
- State parole supervising agencies employed nearly 65,000 full-time and 2,900 part-time workers on June 30, 2006, according to findings from the 2006 Census of State Parole Supervising Agencies. Characteristics of State Parole Supervising Agencies, 2006
- More than 2,000 allegations of sexual violence reported each year in juvenile facilities. Sexual Violence Reported by Juvenile Correctional Authorities, 2005-06
- In 2005 the nation’s forensic crime laboratories received evidence from an estimated 2.7 million criminal investigations. Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories, 2005
- Among the 40,419 jail inmates participating in the 2007 survey, 1,330 reported experiencing one or more incidents of sexual victimization. Sexual Victimization in Local Jails Reported by Inmates, 2007
- On June 30, 2007, state and federal correctional authorities had jurisdiction over 1,595,034 prisoners. Prison Inmates at Midyear 2007
- On June 29, 2007, the number of inmates held in local jails reached 780,581, an increase of 1.9% (or 14,571 inmates) since June 30, 2006. Jail Inmates at Midyear 2007
- Between 2005 and 2006, the number of HIV-positive prisoners decreased 3.1% from 22,676 to 21,980 while the overall prison custody population grew 2.2% during the same period. HIV in Prisons, 2006
- An estimated 44% of state inmates and 39% of federal inmates reported a current medical problem other than a cold or virus. Medical Problems of Prisoners
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During the 2004-05 school year, 74% of the 750 law enforcement agencies serving 4-year universities and colleges with 2,500 or more students employed sworn law enforcement officers. Campus Law Enforcement, 2004-05
- A third of violent felony defendants were charged with domestic violence. State Court Processing of Domestic Violence Cases
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Summary list of recent
publications
October 2008
September 2008
August 2008
July 2008
June 2008
April 2008
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Currently, there are no solicitations.
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Key facts at a glance
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Key facts at a glance
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Trend graphics and data tables
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Almost nine out of every ten jail inmates were adult
males. Jail population by age and gender. 6/08
Between 1990 and 2007, the number of white and Hispanic jail inmates increased
at a similar average annual rate. The number of black inmates increased at
a slower pace. Jail population by race and ethnicity. 6/08
Blacks were almost three times more likely than Hispanics
and five times more likely than whites to be in jail. Jail incarceration rates by race and ethnicity. 6/08
Homicide rates recently declined to levels last seen in the mid-1960s . Homicide rate. 1/08
The estimated number of arrests for drug abuse violations for adults has been increasing, while the number for juveniles stabilized. Drug arrests by age. 1/08
After peaking in 1993, the number of gun crimes reported to police declined and then stabilized at level last seen in 1988. Crimes committed with firearms. 1/08
The Uniform Crime Reports homicide rate has been relatively stable in recent years. Young adults age 18 to 24 experience the highest homicide rates. Homicide victimization rate. 1/08
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Supplementary Statistical Tables
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Spreadsheets
Statistics over time and by jurisdiction assembled into easy to use spreadsheets
you can download. See Spreadsheets: Crime and
Justice Electronic Data Abstracts for a full list of available
files.
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- Probation in 2006, (11 spreadsheets and explanatory notes in a zip archive). 8/08
- Parole in 2006, (11 spreadsheets and explanatory notes in a zip archive). 8/08
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