Two BJS reports provide estimates of sexual victimization in local jails and prisons



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December 9, 2025






New reports present findings on sexual victimization reported by inmates

BJS has released "Sexual Victimization in Local Jails Reported by Inmates, 2023–24 "and" Sexual Victimization in Prisons Reported by Inmates, 2023–24. "These reports present findings from the fourth National Inmate Survey (NIS-4) in state and federal prisons and local jails. This NIS is part of BJS’s National Prison Rape Statistics Program [ [link removed] ], which collects allegations of sexual victimization directly from victims and information on reported sexual victimization from administrative records.

The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA; P.L. 108–79) requires BJS to carry out a comprehensive statistical review and analysis of the incidence and effects of prison rape. These reports provide estimates of sexual victimization in state and federal prisons and local jails, present trend data from 2011–12 to 2023–24, and fulfill the requirement under PREA to provide lists of jails and prisons according to their prevalence of sexual victimization.

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"Sexual Victimization in Local Jails Reported by Inmates, 2023–24" (NCJ 309852) and "Sexual Victimization in Prisons Reported by Inmates, 2023–24" (NCJ 310544) were written by BJS Statisticians Michael B. Field and Amy D. Lauger, and Former BJS Statistician, Shelby Kottke-Weaver, PhD. The reports, related documents, and additional information about BJS’s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at bjs.ojp.gov [ [link removed] ]. 

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