BJS-funded third-party report released: Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2022. This report summarizes results from the 17th survey of criminal history information systems conducted among the administrators of state criminal history record repositories from May to July 2023. SEARCH, The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics, surveyed 56 jurisdictions, including the 50 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, the Territory of Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam submitted survey responses. The report presents a snapshot as of December 31, 2022.
BJS funds research and reports by other organizations or individuals to foster knowledge in the criminal justice field. These third-party reports are not BJS reports and do not release official government statistics. Please see the full disclaimer for more information.
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. Kevin M. Scott, PhD, is the acting director.
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