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MONTH IN REVIEW

October 2020
BJS publication


Violent Victimization by Race or Ethnicity, 2005-2019

This report provides the rate and number of violent victimizations from 2005 to 2019 by victim race or ethnicity. Findings are based on data from BJS’s National Crime Victimization Survey.

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BJS press release


Prisoners in 2019

U.S. imprisonment rate at its lowest since 1995

The combined state and federal imprisonment rate of 419 sentenced prisoners per 100,000 U.S. residents in 2019 was the lowest imprisonment rate since 1995, the Bureau of Justice Statistics announced today. The imprisonment rate in 2019 marked a 17% decrease from 2009 and a 3% decrease from 2018, and it marked the 11th consecutive annual decrease. The imprisonment rate—the portion of U.S. residents who are in prison—is based on prisoners sentenced to more than one year.

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BJS publication


Jails in Indian Country, 2017-2018

This report is the seventeenth in a series that began in 1998. It provides statistics on demographic characteristics, most serious offense, and conviction status of the tribal inmate population, and also describes facility characteristics, including bed space and staffing. This report supports the mandate established by the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010.

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BJS 60-day notice


The following data collection is open for public comments:

Comments on the proposed extension of this data collection will be accepted until December 14, 2020.

Announcements

 

UCR data tool to be replaced

The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) data tool has been replaced by the FBI’s Crime Data Explorer (CDE). Effective Friday, November 6, 2020, the UCR data tool will no longer be available and visitors will be automatically forwarded to the CDE. Please update your bookmarks accordingly.

The CDE is an interactive tool that presents charts and graphs that break down data in a variety of ways. The CDE also offers an Application Programming Interface (API) that allows developers to make interactive applications to share large amounts of data in meaningful ways. Users of the API will be able to access UCR data from 1979 to the current publication. UCR data can also be found in the Crime in the United States publications.

New grants and payment management systems now available

On October 15, 2020, the Department of Justice grant-making components―the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), and the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)―transitioned 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, and subscribe to email updates.

BJS attended IACP 2020 Virtual Training Event and Expo

BJS connected with IACP’s Virtual Training Event and Expo attendees on October 21-23, 2020. Visitors learned more about BJS, received resources, and networked with BJS staff and representatives.

At our exhibit booth, we shared several resources, including—

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