Learn more about the administrative and legal functions of prosecutor offices that handle cases in state courts

BJS has released Prosecutors in State Courts, 2020. This report describes the operational and administrative functions of the offices that prosecute criminal offenses in state courts. It presents a summary of findings from the 2020 National Survey of Prosecutors (NSP), the most recent iteration. The NSP collects data on prosecutorial activities nationwide and on a variety of administrative and legal issues facing prosecutors who handle felony cases in state courts.

Findings in this report generally exclude federal, tribal, and municipal prosecutors as well as county prosecutors operating in courts of limited jurisdiction. Population data describing the populations served by state court prosecutors are based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

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Prosecutors in State Courts, 2020 (NCJ 309440) was written by BJS Statisticians George E. Browne, PhD, and Mark A. Motivans, PhD. The report, related documents, and additional information about BJS’s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at bjs.ojp.gov.

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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