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Ensuring the Quality, Credibility, and Relevance of U.S. Justice Statistics
The Bureau of Justice Statistics requested that the Committee on National Statistics of the National Academies (in cooperation with the Committee on Law and Justice) convene a panel to review its statistical programs. This book comprehensively reviews all of the agency’s data series—on victimization, corrections, adjudication and prosecution, and law enforcement—as well as its work with state and local agencies. The volume complements an earlier report on options for conducting the National Crime Victimization Survey. It outlines a set of strategic goals for BJS and suggests areas for further development.
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Adult correctional population trends The number of adults in the correctional population has been increasing. Chart Page | Data Table | Spreadsheet | d_link |
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Executions In 2008, 37 inmates were executed, 5 fewer than in 2007. Chart Page | Data Table | Spreadsheet | d_link |
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Expenditure for justice functions Direct expenditure for each of the major criminal justice functions (police, corrections, judicial) has been increasing. Chart Page | Data Table | Spreadsheet | d_link |
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Cases concluded in federal district court Of cases concluded in federal district court since 1989, drug cases have increased at the greatest rate. Chart Page | Data Table | Spreadsheet | d_link |
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Drug abuse violation arrests The estimated number of arrests for drug abuse violations for adults has been increasing, while the number for juveniles stabilized. Chart Page | Data Table | Spreadsheet | d_link |
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Federal tort cases concluded Product liability claims including asbestos cases predominated trends in federal tort cases. Chart Page | Data Table | Spreadsheet | d_link |
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Drug abuse violation arrests The estimated number of arrests for drug abuse violations for adults has been increasing, while the number for juveniles stabilized. Chart Page | Data Table | Spreadsheet | d_link |
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Firearms involved in nonfatal violent crimes After 1996, less than 10% of nonfatal violent crimes involved firearm. Chart Page | Data Table | Spreadsheet | d_link |
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Gun crimes reported to police After peaking in 1993, the number of gun crimes reported to police declined and then stabilized at levels last seen in 1988. Chart Page | Data Table | Spreadsheet | d_link |
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Expenditure by level of government Local governments spend more on criminal justice than state governments or the federal government. Chart Page | Data Table | Spreadsheet | d_link |
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Expenditure for justice functions Direct expenditure for each of the major criminal justice functions (police, corrections, judicial) has been increasing. Chart Page | Data Table | Spreadsheet | d_link |
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Cases concluded in federal district court Of cases concluded in federal district court since 1989, drug cases have increased at the greatest rate. Chart Page | Data Table | Spreadsheet | d_link |
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Federal tort cases concluded by trial Most federal tort cases are not concluded by trial. The proportion of tort cases concluded by trial has been declining. Chart Page | Data Table | Spreadsheet | d_link |
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Sentences for those convicted in federal court The proportion of those convicted in federal court who are sentenced to prison has been increasing. Chart Page | Data Table | Spreadsheet | d_link |
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Crimes reported to police The percentage of crimes reported to the police has been increasing. Chart Page | Data Table | Spreadsheet | d_link |
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Crimes reported to police by race of victim The percentage of crimes reported to the police has increased for all racial groups. Chart Page | Data Table | Spreadsheet | d_link |
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Firearms involved in nonfatal violent crimes After 1996, less than 10% of nonfatal violent crimes involved firearm. Chart Page | Data Table | Spreadsheet | d_link |
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