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This report, released annually since 2011, describes activities by the Bureau of Justice Statistics to collect and improve data on crime and justice in Indian country, including?
- data-collection activities during fiscal year 2020
- tribal participation in national records and information systems
- the most recent statistical findings on American Indians and Alaska Natives.
This report meets the requirement of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 (TLOA; P.L. 111-211, 124 Stat. 2258, ? 251(b)) to report annually on BJS?s activities to establish and enhance a tribal crime data-collection system.
Tribal Crime Data-Collection Activities, 2020 (NCJ 254789) was prepared by BJS Statistician Steven W. Perry. The report, related documents, and additional information about BJS?s statistical publications and programs are available at www.bjs.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. Jeffrey H. Anderson is the director.
For more information on BJS's publications, data collections, data analysis tools, and funding opportunities,?visit?BJS online.
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