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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...

50 Percent of Prison Inmate Deaths in Northeast 
Caused by Aids 28 Percent Caused By Aids 
Nationwide During 1991

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 5 P.M. EDT
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1993
 
50 PERCENT OF PRISON INMATE DEATHS IN NORTHEAST 
CAUSED BY AIDS 28 PERCENT CAUSED BY AIDS NATIONWIDE 
DURING 1991
 
     More than half of the prison inmate deaths...

Survey of Inmate Characteristics

 
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1990                         BJS                           

202-307-0784
 
     An estimated 16 percent of prison inmates were armed with
a gun when they committed the offense for which they were
serving time, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced
today.  About half of the armed inmates (or about 8 percent of
all prisoners) said they had fired...

CRIMES AFFECTING U.S. HOUSEHOLDS REACH NEW LOW

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 5 P.M. EDT
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1993
 
CRIMES AFFECTING U.S. HOUSEHOLDS REACH NEW LOW
 
     A smaller percentage of U.S. Households were 
victimized by violent crime or thefts last year 
than in any year since the Justice Department's 
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) started counted 
in 1975...

PROBATION AND PAROLE POPULATIONS REACH NEW HIGHS



U.S. Department of Justice
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   BJS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1994                         
202-307-0784

PROBATION AND PAROLE POPULATIONS REACH NEW
HIGHS

.WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Almost 5 million Americans--or one in
39 adults--were under some form of correctional control in 1993,
according to the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice
Statistics (BJS).  More than two-thirds of...

Violent Offenders Increasingly Likely to be Armed

U.S. Department of Justice
 
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1994                     202-307-0784
 
VIOLENT OFFENDERS INCREASINGLY LIKELY TO BE ARMED
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Violent offenders are increasingly
likely to be armed, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
said today.  While the overall violent crime rate decreased
during the last decade, the rate of offenses committed with
pistols and...

"Murder in Large Urban Counties, 1988" 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS 
ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 5 P.M. EDT                       
WEDNESDAY MAY 12, 1993
202-307-0784
 
     In a study of prosecuted murder cases, 
about 80 percent of murder victims knew their 
killers and 16 percent were related to their 
killers, the Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS) announced today.  BJS, a Department 
of Justice agency, said...

TYPICAL STATE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE IS SMALL WITH LARGE CASELOAD
 
ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 5 P.M. EST              BJS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1993                  202-307-0784
 
TYPICAL STATE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE IS SMALL 
WITH LARGE CASELOAD
 
     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Most state prosecutors have
relatively small staffs to handle large criminal caseloads,
the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) said today.  According
to a 1992 survey, half of the nation's state prosecutors...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS

Women Usually Victimized by Offenders They Know

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 5 P.M. EDT      BJS 
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1995    202/307-0784

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Women were attacked about six
times more often by offenders with whom they had
an intimate relationship than were male violence
victims during 1992 and 1993, the Department of
Justice announced today. 

During each...

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ANNOUNCES $40 MILLION TO ENHANCE STATES' CRIMINAL JUSTICE RECORDS

WASHINGTON, DC—The Justice Department announced today that it is awarding $40 million (See chart attached) to state agencies to improve the completeness, quality and accessibility of the nation's criminal record systems. Since 1995, awards have totaled over $354 million and have gone to all states.

Funding, which is provided under...