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*September 2020*






BJS publication

"Capital"*"Punishment, 2018 Statistical Tables"* [ [link removed] ]

This report presents information on persons under sentence of death on December 31, 2018 and persons executed in 2018. Tables show state-by-state statistics on the movement of prisoners sentenced to death during 2018, the status of capital statutes, and methods of execution. Data include offender characteristics, such as sex, race, ethnicity, criminal history, and time between the imposition of a death sentence and execution. The report also summarizes preliminary findings on executions in 2019.

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BJS press release
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Criminal Victimization, 2019 [ [link removed] ]"

*Bureau of Justice Statistics releases results from 2019 National Crime Victimization Survey [ [link removed] ]*

After rising from 1.1 million in 2015 to 1.4 million in 2018, the number of persons who were victims of violent crime excluding simple assault dropped to 1.2 million in 2019. Statistics on crimes that have occurred in 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic, are being collected now and will be reported next year.

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BJS data analysis tools


2019 data now available for the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) API [ [link removed] ] and NCVS Victimization Analysis Tool (NVAT) [ [link removed] ]

These tools provide instant access to NCVS data onnonfatal personal crimes (rape or sexual assault, robbery, aggravated and simple assault, and personal larceny) and property crimes (burglary/trespassing, motor-vehicle theft, and other theft).

The NCVS is one of two primary sources of information about crime in the United States. It provides the largest national forum for victims age 12 or older to describe the impact of crime and characteristics of violent offenders, including crimes both reported and not reported to police.

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*Access NVAT* [ [link removed] ]

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BJS data analysis tool


*2017 and 2018 data now available for Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) Prisoners* [ [link removed] ]

Prisoner data for years 1978 through 2018 are now available through the Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT). Through this dynamic tool, users can examine prisoner data for federal or state correctional authorities. Data include counts of prison admissions and releases, as well as year-end populations bystate or federal jurisdiction,persons imprisoned in private facilities and local jails,imprisonment rate, citizenship status, prison capacity, and sex.

Data are from the National Prisoner Statistics (NPS) program [ [link removed] ].

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BJS 60-day notice

The following data collection is open for public comments:


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*National Survey of Prosecutors (NSP)* [ [link removed] ]

Comments on the proposed reinstatement and update of this data collection will be accepted until October 13, 2020.

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BJS data collections

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


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National Crime Victimization Survey, 2019 [ [link removed] ]

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National Crime Victimization Survey, Concatenated File, 1992-2019 [ [link removed] ]




Announcements



*New Grants and Payment Management Systems Coming October 2020 [ [link removed] ]*

On October 15, 2020, the Department of Justice grant-making componentsthe Office of Justice Programs (OJP), the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), and the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)transition to the Justice Grants System (JustGrants) for all grant management activities, and the Automated Standard Application for Payments (ASAP) system for grant payments. Learn more about this transition on the JustGrants website [ [link removed] ], and subscribe to email updates [ [link removed] ].

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Join BJS at IACP 2020 Virtual Training Event and Expo [ [link removed] ]*

Connect with BJS on October 21-23, 2020 during IACPs Virtual Training Event and Expo. Visit our virtual booth to view data on law enforcement from our reports and data collections, including the Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) and the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

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







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