The Bureau of Justice Statistics releases its report Federal Justice Statistics, 2021. The study found that arrests by federal law enforcement agencies declined 35% from fiscal year (FY) 2020 to FY 2021, reaching the lowest level over the past two decades. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, federal arrests declined 81% and cases charged in federal court declined 77% from March to April 2020, with an additional decline of 25% in arrests and 20% in cases charged from October 2020 to February 2021.
Federal Justice Statistics, 2021 (NCJ 305127) was written by BJS Statistician Mark Motivans, PhD. The report, related documents, and additional information about BJS?s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at bjs.ojp.gov.
2021 data now available for the Federal Criminal Case Processing Statistics data tool
Federal case processing data for the years 1998 through 2021 are now available through the Federal Criminal Case Processing Statistics (FCCPS) data tool. This dynamic tool enables users to 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. Alexis R. Piquero, PhD, is the director.
For more information on BJS's publications, data collections, data analysis tools, and funding opportunities,?visit?bjs.ojp.gov.
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