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ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EST
SUNDAY, March 18, 2001 202/307-0784
DIFFERENCES IN RATES OF VIOLENT CRIME EXPERIENCED BY WHITES AND BLACKS NARROW
American Indians Are The Most Victimized By Violence
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Violent victimization of both blacks and whites has decreased significantly since 1993, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today in a report analyzing crime statistics from 1993-1998...
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EST | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| SUNDAY, November 14, 2004 | Contact: Stu Smith 202/307-0784 |
| After hours: 301-983-9354 |
NUMBER OF DEATH ROW INMATES DECLINED FOR THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR DURING 2003
WASHINGTON - There were 3,374 state and federal death row inmates on December 31, 2003, which was 188 fewer than a year earlier, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics...
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EST | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2005 | www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs |
| Contact: Stu Smith 202-307-0703 | |
| After hours: 301-983-9354 |
NUMBER OF DEATH ROW INMATES DECLINED FOR FOURTH YEAR DURING 2004
WASHINGTON, D.C. - There were 3,315 state and federal death row inmates on December 31, 2004, 63 fewer than on the same date in 2003, the Department of Justice's...
| ADVANCED FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EDT | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2005 | http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/ |
| Contact: Stu Smith 202-307-0703 | |
| After hours: 301-983-9354 |
THE NATION'S PRISON POPULATION CONTINUES ITS SLOW GROWTH
UP 1.9 PERCENT LAST YEAR
WASHINGTON - The number of prisoners in the United States rose 1.9 percent during 2004, the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. This was lower...
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2005 | www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs |
| Contact: Stu Smith 202/307-0784 | |
| After hours: 301-983-9354 |
WASHINGTON, D.C.The Department of Justice today announced awards of $26 million to state agencies and tribes to improve the completeness, quality and accessibility of the nation's criminal record systems. Of this amount...
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EDT | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 | www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs |
| Contact: Stu Smith 202/307-0784 | |
| After hours: 301-983-9354 |
WASHINGTONThe Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) today announced almost $11 million in awards to state agencies to improve the completeness, quality and accessibility of the nation's criminal record...
