This report, the 33rd in an annual series which began in 1979, provides national statistics on the federal response to crime. It describes case processing in the federal criminal justice system for fiscal year 2019, including?
- investigations by U.S. attorneys
- prosecutions and declinations
- convictions and acquittals
- sentencing
- pretrial release
- detention
- appeals
- probation and parole
- prisons.
Findings are based on BJS?s Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP). The FJSP collects, standardizes, and reports on administrative data from six federal justice agencies: the U.S. Marshals Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, Federal Bureau of Prisons, and U.S. Sentencing Commission.
Federal Justice Statistics, 2019 (NCJ 301158) was written by BJS Statistician Mark Motivans, Ph.D. The report, related documents, and additional information about BJS?s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at bjs.ojp.gov.
This report describes BJS?s activities during 2020 and 2021 to collect data and report on human trafficking as required by the Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015 (34 U.S.C. ? 20709(e)). It provides information on?
- arrests for human-trafficking offenses by state law enforcement officers
- prosecutions of individuals in state courts for human-trafficking offenses
- convictions of individuals in state courts for human-trafficking offenses
- sentences imposed on individuals convicted in state courts for human-trafficking offenses.
The report also assesses the availability of data on human trafficking among criminal justice agencies at the federal, state, tribal, and local levels.
Human Trafficking Data Collection Activities, 2021 (NCJ 302732) was written by BJS Statisticians Amy D. Lauger and Matthew R. Durose. The report, related documents, and additional information about BJS?s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at bjs.ojp.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. Doris J. James is the acting director.
For more information on BJS's publications, data collections, data analysis tools, and funding opportunities,?visit?BJS online.
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