2016?2020 datasets now available from the Federal Law Enforcement Agency Deaths in Custody Reporting Program

The Bureau of Justice Statistics has released eight datasets from the 2016?2020 Federal Law Enforcement Agency Deaths in Custody Reporting Program (FDCRP) through the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data. The FDCRP collects information about the death of any person who dies while detained, under arrest, being arrested, or in the custody of federal law enforcement officers.

The datasets include separate files for arrest-related deaths and deaths in custody for 2016, 2017, and 2020. For the combined 2018 and 2019 collection, there is one file for arrest-related deaths and one file for deaths in custody.

Some files in this data collection have special restrictions. Please visit ResearchDataGov.org for more information on accessing these data files.

Access the 2016 Dataset

Access the 2017 Dataset

Access the 2018?2019 Dataset

Access the 2020 Dataset

The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Alexis R. Piquero, PhD, is the director.

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