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MONTH IN REVIEW

July 2020

Publication

Tribal Crime Data-Collection Activities, 2020

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, and 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.

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Publication

Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2019

This is the 22nd edition of Indicators of School Crime and Safety, a joint publication of the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). It provides official estimates of school crime and safety from a variety of data sources, including national surveys of students, teachers, principals, and postsecondary institutions.

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Publication

State and Local Government Expenditures on Police Protection in the U.S., 2000-2017

This report presents statistics on state and local expenditures on police protection from 2000 to 2017. The tables within this report show nominal (not inflation-adjusted) spending, real (inflation-adjusted) spending, spending as a percentage of GDP, spending in the 25 most populous U.S. cities, and how that spending has changed over time.

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Publication

Selected Findings from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program

This report presents statistics on crimes known to law enforcement that were voluntarily reported to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. Tables within this report show the number and rate of violent and property crimes over the 5-year period from 2014 through 2018, by offense type and by the population group that was victimized. They also show the number and rate of homicides over the 10-year period from 2009 through 2018, by the sex and race of the victims.

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60-Day Notice

The following data collections are open for public comments:

Comments on the proposed reinstatement and update of this data collection will be accepted until August 3, 2020.

Comments on the proposed reinstatement and update of this data collection will be accepted until September 11, 2020.


Data Collection

The following datasets have been released through the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data:

Announcement

 

Join BJS at APPA’s 45th Virtual Annual Training Institute

Connect with BJS on August 24-28, 2020 during APPA’s Training Institute. Visit our virtual booth to view data on probation and parole from our reports and data collections, including the Annual Probation Survey and Annual Parole Survey.

For more information about BJS data and criminal justice initiatives, please visit our website.


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