In 2018, the combined state and federal imprisonment rate was 431 sentenced prisoners per 100,000 U.S. residents, which was the lowest rate since 1996, when there were 427 sentenced prisoners per 100,000 residents.
Across a decade, the imprisonment rate fell 15%, from 506 sentenced prisoners per 100,000 U.S. residents in 2008 to 431 sentenced prisoners per 100,000 U.S. residents in 2018. During this period, the imprisonment rate dropped 28% among black residents, 21% among Hispanic residents, and 13% among white residents. In 2018, the imprisonment rate of black residents was the lowest since 1989.
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This report describes how often youth understood the consent protocol used in the National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC) and examines correlates related to youth and interviewer characteristics. The NSYC collected data from approximately 11,000 adjudicated youth about sexual contacts while residing in juvenile facilities.
This report documents and compares the national criminal-history systems in the United States, Australia, Canada, England and Wales, Germany, and the Netherlands.
This report evaluates a methodology to produce estimates of bullying in the seven most populous states from data collected in the National Crime Victimization Survey's School Crime Supplement.
This report describes the methodology and results of the field test of the Local-Area Crime Survey, which was adapted from the National Crime Victimization Survey as part of BJS’s efforts to build a program to estimate victimization at subnational levels.
This kit provides local jurisdictions with guidance on how to conduct the Local-Area Crime Survey and analyze the results. The survey collects data on residents’ experiences with victimization and on their perceptions of police and community safety. It is available for potential use by states, municipalities, and other jurisdictions to assess levels and trends in public safety.
The following data collections are open for public comments:
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Comments on the proposed reinstatement and update of this data collection will be accepted until May 12, 2020.
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Comments on the proposed reinstatement and update of this data collection will be accepted until June 8, 2020.
BJS is now accepting applications for the following funding opportunity:
Applications are due by June 2, 2020.
The following datasets have been released through the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data:
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