Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies
Agency Characteristics
BJS collects data on agency characteristics through two core law enforcement agency surveys: the Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies (CSLLEA) and the Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) survey.
- CSLLEA collects the number of sworn and civilian personnel by state and type of agency for all publicly funded state, county, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies in the United States. Data...
Law Enforcement Core Statistics (LECS) Program
For over 30 years, BJS has been the authoritative source for national statistics regarding the personnel, operations, policies, and procedures of law enforcement agencies. These data are primarily collected through two core law enforcement data collection programs: the Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) core and supplement surveys and the Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies (CSLLEA).
Through the Law Enforcement...
Law Enforcement
Law enforcement describes the agencies and employees responsible for enforcing laws, maintaining public order, and managing public safety. The primary duties of law enforcement include the investigation, apprehension, and detention of individuals suspected of criminal offenses. Some law enforcement agencies, particularly sheriffs' offices, also have a significant role in the detention of individuals convicted of criminal offenses.
BJS maintains several national data collections covering federal...
Law Enforcement Core Statistics (LECS) Continuation Program
Law Enforcement Core Statistics (LECS) Program
BJS Proposes Data Collection Reinstatement and Update: 2018 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies
BJS encourages comments for 60 days until January 16, 2018, on a data collection reinstatement and update: 2018 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies. Your comments to BJS's requests to the Office of Management and Budget, published in the Federal Register, should address points such as—
- whether the proposed data collection is necessary, including whether the information will have practical utility
- the...
Law Enforcement Core Statistics (LECS) Program
National Sources of Law Enforcement Employment Data
FY2015 Law Enforcement Core Statistics Program (LECS)
2014 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies (CSLLEA)- Application for Supplemental Funding
2015 Survey of Law Enforcement Personnel in Schools (SLEPS)
Hiring and Retention of State and Local Law Enforcement Officers, 2008 - Statistical Tables
2012 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies
Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 1992
Law Enforcement Agency Identifiers Crosswalk Project
Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2008
Compendium of Tribal Crime Data, 2011
Tribal Law Enforcement, 2000
Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies
Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS Advance for Release at 5 P.M. EDT Friday, July 2, 1993 202-307-0784 The nation's more than 17,000 state and local police and sheriff's departments had 840,647 full-time employees as of June 30, 1992, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. BJS, a Department of Justice agency, said 603,465...