Victims of Identity Theft, 2021 presents statistics on U.S. residents age 16 or older who reported that they had been victims of identity theft in the 2021 Identity Theft Supplement (ITS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey. These statistics include the types of identity theft, the demographics of the victims, the ways victims discovered the theft, the financial losses incurred, and the steps taken after the theft.
The 2021 ITS featured a redesigned questionnaire. The research supporting the redesign and changes to the questionnaire are summarized in this report and described more fully in the BJS-funded third-party report,?Assessing the Measurement of Identity Theft through the Identity Theft Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey.
A new BJS report, Human Trafficking Data Collection Activities, 2023, details ongoing and completed efforts during 2022 and 2023 to measure and analyze the nationwide incidence of human trafficking, to describe characteristics of human trafficking victims and offenders, and to describe criminal justice responses to human trafficking offenses. The report also provides information on human trafficking suspects referred to and prosecuted by U.S. attorneys, human trafficking defendants convicted and sentenced to federal prison, and admissions to state prison for human trafficking. This annual report fulfills the requirement of the Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015 (34 U.S.C. ? 20709(e)).
This report results from efforts to assess potential sources of measurement error in the Identity Theft Supplement (ITS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey. The ITS is the key source of data on the prevalence and nature of identity theft victimization in the United States. The report describes (1) the secondary data analysis and the findings that led to the subsequent revisions to the ITS survey instrument, (2) the process of conducting cognitive interviews of the revised survey and findings from that effort, and (3) the process of and findings from the large, online pilot test of three versions of the instrument.
BJS released the National Crime Victimization Survey: Identity Theft Supplement (ITS), 2021 data through the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data. The ITS measures?
- the prevalence of identity theft among persons
- the characteristics of identity theft victims
- patterns of reporting to the police, credit bureaus, and other authorities.
BJS released 14 datasets from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program data series through the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD). The UCR Program data are collected by the FBI?s Criminal Justice Information Services Division and serve as several of the preeminent sources of information on crimes and arrests recorded by participating law enforcement agencies. BJS supports the archiving of these files through NACJD to facilitate access to the data by researchers, academics, students, and the public.
The following data are now available:
- arrests by age, sex, and race for 2017, 2018, and 2019
- arrests by age, sex, and race, summarized yearly, for 2017, 2018, and 2019
- arson for 2019
- hate crime for 2019
- offenses known and clearances by arrest for 2019
- police employees (law enforcement officers killed or assaulted) for 2019
- property stolen and recovered for 2017, 2018, and 2019
- supplementary homicide reports for 2019.
BJS is seeking a Statistician (Confidentiality Officer), GS-1530-14, to design and operate the confidentiality program for access to its statistical data, including implementing governing standards to assess data sensitivity, application of appropriate statistical disclosure limitation techniques, and disclosure risk procedures to determine appropriate tiered access methods.
The position is open to the public, and it is being filled under the Direct Hire Authority. Applications are due by Monday, November 6, 2023.
BJS is hiring a Supervisory Management and Program Analyst, GS-0343-14, to serve as chief of its Planning, Management, and Budget Unit. Duties include:
- supervising and managing BJS's budget operations, including both budget formulation and execution
- planning, establishing, and directing program, administrative and operational controls for workforce planning, solicitation development, Freedom of Information requests, travel and training expenses, and procurement and acquisition functions
- reviewing, evaluating, and managing spending of programmatic and management and administration funds
- establishing and managing performance analysis programs and methodologies to improve the effectiveness of administrative functions.
This position is open to the public. Applications are due by November 8, 2023.
 Team BJS attended and presented at the following events:
- Challenges in the Analysis of Police Use of Force
- 2023 Women in Statistics and Data Science Conference
- Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology Research & Policy Conference
- 54th Annual National Tribal Judicial and Court Personnel Conference
- Research Innovation in Action: Rural Criminal Practice (STAR Justice Series)
- International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference and Exposition
- Jail Resource Day
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