BJS FY24 State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers

The New Hampshire Department of Justice (DOJ), New Hampshire Statistical Analysis Center (NH SAC) will use funds to hire a part-time data analyst to assist the current SAC Director with core capacity-building projects, and implement new data technologies that will improve statistical access to criminal justice data within the State of New Hampshire. The new analyst will assist the NH SAC Director to collaborate with New Hampshire stakeholders and facilitate meetings to discuss the NH SAC law enforcement and victim services initiatives, which is a focus point for NH DOJ’s capacity-building projects that will include hate crimes. The data analyst will also assist to maintain, coordinate, and improve New Hampshire’s criminal justice statistic system to better address public safety and administration of justice goals for the State of New Hampshire. Funds are also being requested for creating an electronic infrastructure to collect and analyze data. The NH DOJ does not currently have a data system to report crime data properly and accurately to stakeholders and the public. Without a data system, NH DOJ cannot proceed with any crime statistic initiatives, nor work on any special-emphasis capacity building projects. Funding is requested for licenses for the NH DOJ for a business intelligence software such as Tableau and/or PowerBI to produce robust reports, downloadable datasets and spreadsheets, online analytical capabilities, graphical presentations, and animation to present and explain movement of trends in criminal justice statistical trends, including hate crimes. The NH DOJ will create a modern and easily navigable open portal for the public to use to acquire New Hampshire crime data.