Learn more about BJS’s activities in November 2024! Click on the headings below for details.
Learn more about the administrative and legal functions of prosecutor offices that handle cases in state courts
BJS released Prosecutors in State Courts, 2020. This new report highlights the operational and administrative functions of the offices that prosecute criminal offenses in state courts. It presents a summary of findings from the 2020 National Survey of Prosecutors (NSP), the most recent iteration. The NSP collects data on prosecutorial activities nationwide and on a variety of administrative and legal issues facing prosecutors who handle felony cases in state courts.
Findings in this report generally exclude federal, tribal, and municipal prosecutors as well as county prosecutors operating in courts of limited jurisdiction. Population data describing the populations served by state court prosecutors are based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
View 2022 data on law enforcement training academies and recruits
BJS released State and Local Law Enforcement Training Academies and Recruits, 2022 – Statistical Tables. This report describes the number and types of law enforcement training academies in the United States and presents findings on the characteristics of recruits and training outcomes in 2022. Findings are based primarily on the 2022 Census of Law Enforcement Training Academies (CLETA).
Conducted periodically since 2002, CLETA collects information from training academies that are responsible for administering mandatory basic training to newly appointed or elected law enforcement officers on recruits, staff, training curricula, equipment, and facilities. These academies are operated by state, regional, county, and municipal agencies and by universities, colleges, and technical schools. Academies that provide only in-service training are excluded from CLETA.
View findings on fatal and nonfatal firearm violence
BJS released Trends and Patterns in Firearm Violence, 1993–2023. This report examines trends and patterns in firearm violence from 1993 to 2023 using a combination of data sources to provide a broad perspective on firearm violence in the United States. It presents statistics on fatal and nonfatal firearm violence, including firearm type, incident location, victim and offender demographic characteristics, victim-offender relationship, injury and treatment type, police notification, and victims’ self-protective behaviors.
Estimates in this report are based primarily on data from BJS’s National Crime Victimization Survey. Additional estimates come from CDC’s National Violent Death Reporting System, National Syndromic Surveillance Program, and Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
New report shares findings on persons arrested and convicted for federal drug offenses
BJS released Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Other Psychostimulant Offenses in Federal Courts, 2022. This report uses data from BJS’s Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP) and other published sources to present statistics on persons arrested and convicted for a federal drug offense involving methamphetamine, cocaine, methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), and other amphetamines. It focuses on psychostimulants, including their classification under the Controlled Substances Act (P.L. 91–513), persons arrested for a federal offense involving psychostimulants, deaths due to overdose, and persons sentenced for a federal offense involving these substances.
The FJSP receives administrative data files from six federal criminal justice agencies: the U.S. Marshals Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, U.S. Sentencing Commission, and Federal Bureau of Prisons. Data represent the federal criminal case-processing stages from arrest to imprisonment and release. FJSP data are available in the Federal Criminal Case Processing Statistics Data Tool, which provides statistics by stage of the federal criminal case process, including law enforcement, prosecution and courts, and incarceration.
View statistics on deaths occurring during federal arrests, detention, and incarceration in the U.S.
BJS released Federal Deaths in Custody and During Arrest, 2022 – Statistical Tables, the fifth report in a series in response to the Death in Custody Reporting Act (DCRA) of 2013 (P.L. 113–242). DCRA requires federal law enforcement agencies to report information about the death of any person who dies while detained, under arrest, being arrested, or in the custody of federal law enforcement officers. It describes decedent, incident, and facility characteristics of deaths in federal custody and during arrest by federal law enforcement agencies during fiscal year 2022.
View statistics on characteristics of campus law enforcement agencies
BJS released Campus Law Enforcement Agencies Serving 4-year Institutions, 2021–2022 – Statistical Tables. This report describes the estimated 1,293 campus law enforcement agencies serving 4-year institutions with a full-time student enrollment of 1,000 or more students. The report also includes selected findings on other campus law enforcement agencies, including those serving 2-year public institutions. Findings are based on the 2021 Survey of Campus Law Enforcement Agencies (SCLEA) conducted by BJS. The SCLEA collects data on agency staffing, operations, budget, policies, responsibilities, training, and equipment. The survey includes campus law enforcement agencies serving institutions funded both publicly and privately.
Apply now for the Statistician (Social Science) position
Applications are being accepted for the Statistician (Social Science) position, GS-11/12. Job responsibilities include:
- Writing, modifying, and/or editing statistical reports that include the analysis and evaluation of varied technical problems and issues
- Participating in data collection projects that employ a variety of collection methods
- Generating tables and graphical displays of data
- Analyzing a variety of datasets using appropriate statistical software
- Preparing studies and technical reports for publication and dissemination
- Reviewing federal, state, and local data sources, including statistical and research reports, to provide a framework for reference and comparison
- Planning, organizing, and implementing projects related to cooperative and interagency agreements
- Consulting with other professionals concerning ongoing and established statistical studies or other projects where extensive methodological or subject-matter advice and interpretation is required.
Applications are due by Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Read the full job description and apply today!
In November 2024, BJS participated in the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting. Presenters showcased the agency's work in areas across BJS’s data collections, and discussants and chairs provided insights on key topics in criminal justice. These sessions provided information on survey redesign updates and recent releases from the National Crime Victimization Survey, national law enforcement statistics, federal justice statistics, prosecutor statistics, and more.
BJS also hosted an in-person workshop, Analyzing Data from the National Crime Victimization Survey: A Workshop for Data Users, at the conference.
BJS also participated in the following events:
- American Probation and Parole Association’s 2025 Winter Training Institute
- 2024 Department of Justice 19th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation
- National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Council Meeting
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