This report describes cases processed by the federal criminal justice system, including 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.
This is the 34th in an annual series based on data from BJS?s Federal Justice Statistics Program, which began in 1979. It provides national statistics on the federal response to crime for fiscal year 2020 and some statistics on changes over time. The report describes case processing in the federal criminal justice system, including investigations by U.S. attorneys, prosecutions and declinations, convictions and acquittals, sentencing, probation and supervised release, and imprisonment.
Federal Justice Statistics, 2020 (NCJ 304314) 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.
Federal case processing data for the years 1998 through 2020 are now available through the Federal Criminal Case Processing Statistics (FCCPS) data tool. Through this dynamic tool, users can access data on suspects and defendants processed in the federal criminal justice system and generate various statistics in the areas of?
- federal law enforcement
- prosecution and courts
- incarceration.
Users can also look up data based on title and section of the U.S. Criminal Code. Data are from BJS?s Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center.
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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