Key Facts At A Glance

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Crime trends		Federal justice system
Corrections		Prosecution and adjudication
Law enforcement		Justice expenditure and employment
Indian country		Criminal Justice Data Improvement Program

Crime trends

• Arrest Data Analysis Tool (ADAT)
• Crime and Justice Electronic Data Abstract spreadsheets
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) data analysis tools
• NCVS Victimization Analysis Tool (NVAT)
• National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) API

  Violent crime

  Homicide

  • FBI, Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)
  • Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) Data Tool
  • Homicide Trends in the United States Series

  Rape or sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault

  • National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) data collection
    • Crime Against People with Disabilities Series
    • Hate Crime Series
    • Intimate Partner Violence Series
    • Criminal Victimization Series
    • Criminal Victimization in the United States Series
    • Criminal Victimization: National Crime Victimization Survey Series
    • Indicators of School Crime and Safety Series
    • Contacts between Police and the Public Series
    • Violence in the Workplace Series
    • Crime and the Nation's Households Series
    • Crimes against Persons Age 65 or Older Series
    • Violent Victimization of College Students Series
    • American Indians and Crime Series
  • National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) Implementation Program data collection
    • Hate Crime Series
  • City-Level Survey of Crime Victimization and Citizen Attitudes data collection
  • Emergency Room Statistics on Intentional Violence data collection

  Property crime

  • Burglary, larceny / theft, motor vehicle theft, and cybercrime
    • National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) data collection
      • Criminal Victimization Series
      • Criminal Victimization in the United States Series
      • Criminal Victimization: National Crime Victimization Survey Series
      • Carjackings in the United States Series
      • Crime Against People with Disabilities Series
      • Hate Crime Series
      • Identity Theft Series
    • National Computer Security Survey (NCSS) data collection
      • Cybercrime against Businesses Series
    • National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) Implementation Program data collection
      • Hate Crime Series

  Firearms

  • Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) Program data collection
    • Background Checks for Firearm Transfers Series
  • National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) data collection

  School / workplace crime

  • National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) data collection
    • Indicators of School Crime and Safety Series
    • Violence in the Workplace Series
    • Violent Victimization of College Students Series

Corrections

• Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners

Total correctional population

• National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP) data collection
  • Correctional Populations in the United States Series
  • National Corrections Reporting Program Series
• National Prisoner Statistics (NPS) data collection
  • Correctional Populations in the United States Series
  • Prisoners Series
  • Capital Punishment Series
  • Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear Series
  • HIV in Prisons and Jails Series

Local jail inmates and jail facilities

• Annual Survey of Jails data collection
  • Correctional Populations in the United States Series
  • Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear Series
  • Jails in Indian Country Series
  • Census of Jails Series
• Census of Jail Inmates data collection
  • Census of Jails Series
  • Correctional Populations in the United States Series
• Census of Jails data collection
  • Census of Jails Series
• Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies data collection
  • Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies Series
• Survey of Inmates in Local Jails (SILJ) data collection
  • Profile of Jail Inmates Series
  • Census of Jails Series
• Survey of Large Jails data collection

State and federal prisoners and prison facilities

• Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities data collection
  • Census of State and Federal Correctional Facilities Series
• Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies data collection
  • Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies Series
• Survey of Inmates in Federal Correctional Facilities (SIFCF) data collection
• Survey of Inmates in State Correctional Facilities (SISCF) data collection
  • Veterans in State and Federal Prisons Series
• Census of State and Federal Correctional Facilities Series

Community corrections

• Annual Probation Survey and Annual Parole Survey data collection
  • Correctional Populations in the United States Series
  • Probation and Parole Populations Series
• 1995 Survey of Adults on Probation (SAP) data collection
• 2006 Census of State Parole Supervising Agencies data collection

Recidivism

• Prisoner Recidivism Analysis Tool
• National Recidivism Study of Released Prisoners data collection
  • Recidivism of Prisoners Released Series
  • Correctional Populations in the United States Series
• Recidivism Survey of Felons on Probation data collection

Capital punishment

• Capital Punishment (NPS-8) data collection
  • Capital Punishment Series

Deaths in custody

• Arrest-Related Deaths data collection
  • Arrest-Related Deaths Series
• Deaths in Custody Reporting Program (DCRP) data collection
  • Mortality in Local Jails and State Prisons Series
  • HIV in Prisons and Jails Series

Sexual violence in correctional facilities

• Clinical Indicators of Sexual Violence in Custody (CISVC) data collection
• PREA Data Collection Activities Series
• National Former Prisoner Survey (NFPS) data collection
  • PREA Data Collection Activities Series
• National Inmate Survey (NIS) data collection
  • PREA Publications Series
  • PREA Data Collection Activities Series
• National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC) data collection
  • PREA Publications Series
  • PREA Data Collection Activities Series
• Survey of Sexual Violence (SSV) data collection
  • PREA Publications Series
  • PREA Data Collection Activities Series

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Law enforcement

State and local law enforcement

• Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) data collection
  • Sheriffs' Office Series
  • Local Police Departments Series
  • Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics Series
  • Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies Series

Federal law enforcement

• Census of Federal Law Enforcement Officers data collection
  • Federal Law Enforcement Officers Series

Tribal law enforcement

• Census of Tribal Justice Agencies in American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Jurisdictions (CTJA02) data collection
  • Tribal Crime Data Collection Activities Series

Forensic investigation

• Census of Medical Examiner and Coroner (ME/C) Offices data collection
• Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories data collection
• Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories Series
• National Survey of DNA Crime Laboratories data collection
  • Survey of DNA Crime Laboratories Series

Police–public contacts

• Police-Public Contact Survey (PPCS) data collection
  • Contacts between Police and the Public Series
• Arrest-Related Deaths data collection  
  • Arrest-Related Deaths Series

Special topics

• Census of Law Enforcement Aviation Units (CLEAU) data collection
• Census of Law Enforcement Training Academies data collection
• Survey of Campus Law Enforcement Agencies data collection
• Survey of Law Enforcement Gang Units (SLEGU) data collection
• State Police Traffic Stop Data Collection Procedures data collection
• Traffic Stop Data Collection Policies for State Police Series

Indian country

• Census of Tribal Justice Agencies in American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Jurisdictions (CTJA02) data collection
• Tribal Crime Data Collection Activities Series
• National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) data collection
• American Indians and Crime Series
• Survey of Jails in Indian Country data collection
• Jails in Indian Country Series

Federal justice system

• Federal Criminal Case Processing Statistics (FCCPS) tool
• Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP) data collection
• Federal Justice Statistics Series
• Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics Series
• Census of Federal Law Enforcement Officers data collection
• Federal Law Enforcement Officers Series

Prosecution and adjudication

      State courts

• Census of State Court Organization data collection
  • State Court Organization Series
• Civil Justice Survey of State Courts (CJSSC) data collection
  • Contract Trials and Verdicts in Large Counties Series
  • Tort Trials and Verdicts in Large Counties Series
  • Civil Trial Cases and Verdicts in Large Counties Series
  • Civil Rights Complaints in U.S. District Courts Series
• National Judicial Reporting Program (NJRP) data collection
  • Civil Trial Cases and Verdicts in Large Counties Series
  • Felony Sentences in State Courts Series
  • Felony Sentences in the United States Series
  • State Court Sentencing of Convicted Felons Series
• State Court Processing Statistics (SCPS) data collection
  • Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties Series
  • State Court Organization Series
• Supplemental Survey of Civil Appeals data collection
• Juveniles in Criminal Court data collection
• Court Statistics Project (CSP) data collection
  • State Court Sentencing of Convicted Felons Series
• National Census of State Court Prosecutors data collection
  • Prosecutors in State Courts Series

Indigent defense

• Census of Public Defender Offices (CPDO) data collection
• National Survey of Indigent Defense Systems data collection

Justice expenditure and employment

• Justice Expenditure and Employment Extracts Series data collection
• Justice Expenditure and Employment Series
• Justice Assistance Data Survey data collection
• Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program Series

Criminal Justice Data Improvement Program

• Compendium of State Privacy and Security Legislation data collection
• Inventory of State and Federal Corrections Information Systems data collection
• Use of Management of Criminal History Record Information Series
• NICS Act State Record Estimates data collection
• Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems data collection
• Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems Series
• Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales data collection
• Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales Series
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