BJS recaps August 2025 news and activities 

In August, BJS released reports on criminal victimization statistics for the 22 largest U.S. states, background checks for firearm transfers, and a BJS-funded report on the redesign and pretest of the BJS local jail inmates survey. BJS also updated access instructions for the National Incident-Based Reporting System and the National Crime Victimization Survey APIs.  

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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.

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