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There are two sources of data on federal arrests referenced in this section:
Persons suspected of violating federal law may be arrested by one of the many federal agencies empowered to make arrests or by state or local authorities. Regardless of which agency makes the arrest, federal suspects are typically transferred to the custody of the USMS for booking, processing, and detention.
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Immigration Offenders in the Federal Justice System, 2010 Presents data on criminal and civil immigration violations handled by the federal justice system over the last decade. | |
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Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 2004 Describes all aspects of processing in the Federal justice system, including numbers of persons prosecuted, convicted, incarcerated, sentenced to probation, released pretrial, and under parole or other supervision. | |
Full Report (PDF 3M) | Full Report (ASCII file 185K) | Full Report - Zip format (Spreadsheet 83K) | Chapter 1: Arrests for Federal offenses (PDF 855K) | Chapter 1: Arrests for Federal offenses - Zip format (Spreadsheet 13K) | Chapter 2: Prosecution (PDF 1M) | Chapter 2: Prosecution - Zip format (Spreadsheet 12K) | Chapter 3: Pretrial release (PDF 856K) | Chapter 3: Pretrial release - Zip format (Spreadsheet 23K) | Chapter 4: Adjudication (PDF 745K) | Chapter 4: Adjudication - Zip format (Spreadsheet 9K) | Chapter 5: Sentencing (PDF 738K) | Chapter 5: Sentencing - Zip format (Spreadsheet 7K) | Chapter 6: Appeals (PDF 742K) | Chapter 6: Appeals - Zip format (Spreadsheet 10K) | Chapter 7: Corrections (PDF 1M) | Chapter 7: Corrections - Zip format (Spreadsheet 15K) | Codebooks and Datasets
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Federal Law Enforcement Officers, 2004 Reports the results of a biennial census of federal agencies employing personnel with arrest and firearms authority. | |
PDF (594K) | ASCII file (37K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 12K) | To order paper version
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Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 2003 Presents national-level statistics describing characteristics of persons processed and the distribution of case processing outcomes at each major stage of the Federal criminal justice system. | |
Full Report (PDF 2M) | Full Report (ASCII file 185K) | Full Report - Zip format (Spreadsheet 119K) | Chapter 1: Arrests for Federal offenses (PDF 898K) | Chapter 1: Arrests for Federal offenses - Zip format (Spreadsheet 18K) | Chapter 2: Prosecution (PDF 967K) | Chapter 2: Prosecution - Zip format (Spreadsheet 13K) | Chapter 3: Pretrial release (PDF 829K) | Chapter 3: Pretrial release - Zip format (Spreadsheet 26K) | Chapter 4: Adjudication (PDF 956K) | Chapter 4: Adjudication - Zip format (Spreadsheet 12K) | Chapter 5: Sentencing (PDF 757K) | Chapter 5: Sentencing - Zip format (Spreadsheet 14K) | Chapter 6: Appeals (PDF 744K) | Chapter 6: Appeals - Zip format (Spreadsheet 11K) | Chapter 7: Corrections (PDF 1M) | Chapter 7: Corrections - Zip format (Spreadsheet 31K) | Codebooks and Datasets
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Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 2001 Presents national-level statistics describing characteristics of persons processed and the distribution of case processing outcomes at each major stage of the Federal criminal justice system. | |
Full Report (PDF 1.3M) | Full Report (ASCII file 193K) | Full Report - Zip format (Spreadsheet 207K) | Chapter 1: Arrests for Federal offenses (PDF 740K) | Chapter 1: Arrests for Federal offenses - Zip format (Spreadsheet 50K) | Chapter 2: Prosecution (PDF 768K) | Chapter 2: Prosecution - Zip format (Spreadsheet 24K) | Chapter 3: Pretrial release (PDF 824K) | Chapter 3: Pretrial release - Zip format (Spreadsheet 43K) | Chapter 4: Adjudication (PDF 753K) | Chapter 4: Adjudication - Zip format (Spreadsheet 35K) | Chapter 5: Sentencing (PDF 760K) | Chapter 5: Sentencing - Zip format (Spreadsheet 26K) | Chapter 6: Appeals (PDF 744K) | Chapter 6: Appeals - Zip format (Spreadsheet 21K) | Chapter 7: Corrections (PDF 852K) | Chapter 7: Corrections - Zip format (Spreadsheet 65K) | Codebooks and Datasets
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Federal Law Enforcement Officers, 2002 Provides national data on Federal officers with authority to make arrests and carry firearms as of June 2002. | |
PDF (335K) | ASCII file (40K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 63K) | To order paper version
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Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 2000 Presents national-level statistics describing all aspects of case processing in the Federal criminal justice system for the 12-month period ending September 30, 2000. | |
Full Report (PDF 1.3M) | Full Report (ASCII file 143K) | Full Report - Zip format (Spreadsheet 207K) | Chapter 1: Arrests for Federal offenses (PDF 740K) | Chapter 1: Arrests for Federal offenses - Zip format (Spreadsheet 14K) | Chapter 2: Prosecution (PDF 768K) | Chapter 2: Prosecution - Zip format (Spreadsheet 22K) | Chapter 3: Pretrial Release (PDF 824K) | Chapter 3: Pretrial Release - Zip format (Spreadsheet 38K) | Chapter 4: Adjudication (PDF 753K) | Chapter 4: Adjudication - Zip format (Spreadsheet 35K) | Chapter 5: Sentencing (PDF 760K) | Chapter 5: Sentencing - Zip format (Spreadsheet 26K) | Chapter 6: Appeals (PDF 744K) | Chapter 6: Appeals - Zip format (Spreadsheet 21K) | Chapter 7: Corrections (PDF 852K) | Chapter 7: Corrections - Zip format (Spreadsheet 64K) | Methodology (PDF 682K)
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Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 1999 Presents national-level statistics describing all aspects of processing in the Federal criminal justice system for 1999. | |
Full Report (PDF 565K) | Full Report (ASCII file 186K) | Full Report - Zip format (Spreadsheet 218K) | Chapter 1: Arrests for Federal offenses (PDF 72K) | Chapter 1: Arrests for Federal offenses - Zip format (Spreadsheet 13K) | Chapter 2: Prosecution (PDF 90K) | Chapter 2: Prosecution - Zip format (Spreadsheet 21K) | Chapter 3: Pretrial release (PDF 134K) | Chapter 3: Pretrial release - Zip format (Spreadsheet 37K) | Chapter 4: Adjudication (PDF 93K) | Chapter 4: Adjudication - Zip format (Spreadsheet 34K) | Chapter 5: Sentencing (PDF 97K) | Chapter 5: Sentencing - Zip format (Spreadsheet 24K) | Chapter 6: Appeals (PDF 86K) | Chapter 6: Appeals - Zip format (Spreadsheet 20K) | Chapter 7: Corrections (PDF 157K) | Chapter 7: Corrections - Zip format (Spreadsheet 76K) | Methodology (PDF 131K)
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Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 1998 Presents national-level statistics describing all aspects of processing in the Federal criminal justice system for 1998. | |
Press Release | Full Report (PDF 828K) | Full Report (ASCII file 186K) | Full Report - Zip format (Spreadsheet 217K) | Chapter 1: Arrests for Federal offenses (PDF 97K) | Chapter 1: Arrests for Federal offenses - Zip format (Spreadsheet 21K) | Chapter 2: Prosecution (PDF 134K) | Chapter 2: Prosecution - Zip format (Spreadsheet 20K) | Chapter 3: Pretrial release (PDF 225K) | Chapter 3: Pretrial release - Zip format (Spreadsheet 36K) | Chapter 4: Adjudication (PDF 147K) | Chapter 4: Adjudication - Zip format (Spreadsheet 33K) | Chapter 5: Sentencing (PDF 139K) | Chapter 5: Sentencing - Zip format (Spreadsheet 23K) | Chapter 6: Appeals (PDF 125K) | Chapter 6: Appeals - Zip format (Spreadsheet 20K) | Chapter 7: Corrections (PDF 216K) | Chapter 7: Corrections - Zip format (Spreadsheet 65K) | Methodology (PDF 177K) | Codebooks and Datasets
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Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 1997 Presents national-level statistics describing all aspects of processing in the Federal criminal justice system for 1997. | |
Full Report (PDF 827K) | Full Report - no tables (ASCII file 172K) | Introduction (PDF 142K) | Chapter 1: Prosecution (PDF 129K) | Chapter 1: Prosecution - 6 Spreadsheets (Zip format 18K) | Chapter 2: Pretrial release (PDF 171K) | Chapter 2: Pretrial release - 10 Spreadsheets (Zip format 35K) | Chapter 3: Adjudication (PDF 129K) | Chapter 3: Adjudication - 5 Spreadsheets (Zip format 35K) | Chapter 4: Sentencing (PDF 134K) | Chapter 4: Sentencing - 6 Spreadsheets (Zip format 22K) | Chapter 5: Appeals (PDF 120K) | Chapter 5: Appeals - 5 Spreadsheets (Zip format 19K) | Chapter 6: Corrections (PDF 237K) | Chapter 6: Corrections - 16 Spreadsheets (Zip format 63K) | Methodology (PDF 165K) | Codebooks and Datasets
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Federal Justice Statistics, 2009 - Statistical Tables Presents data on criminal and civil immigration violations handled by the federal justice system over the last decade. | |
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Federal Justice Statistics, 2008- Statistical Tables Describes criminal case processing in the federal justice system, including arrest and booking through sentencing and corrections. | |
Print version (PDF 1.4M) | Spreadsheets (Zip format 62K) | Methodology (PDF 28K) | Additional Information about the Data (PDF 25K) | Data source agency - Data files (PDF 20K) | Glossary (PDF 90K) |
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Federal Justice Statistics, 2007 - Statistical Tables Describes criminal case processing in the federal justice system, including arrest and booking through sentencing and corrections. | |
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Federal Justice Statistics, 2006 - Statistical Tables Describes criminal case processing in the federal justice system, including arrest and booking through sentencing and corrections. | |
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Federal Justice Statistics, 2005 - Statistical Tables Describes criminal case processing in the federal justice system, including arrest and booking through sentencing and corrections. | |
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CBP | An acronym for Customs and Border Protection,¿ was established May 1, 2003 to combine the inspectional workforces and broad border authorities of the U.S. Customs Service, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), the U.S. Border Patrol, and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. CBP is tasked with stopping terrorists, terrorist weapons, illegal drugs, aliens, and materials harmful to agriculture from entering at, or between, ports of entry. |
Drug trafficking | Includes manufacturing, distributing, selling, smuggling, and possession with intent to sell. |
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