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Press Release Violent Crime against the Elderly Reported by Law Enforcement in Michigan, 2005-2009 WASHINGTON -- A report released today by the Justice Departments Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) found that half of violent victimizations of persons age 65 or older involved serious violence, such as murder, rape, sexual assault, robbery and aggravated assault, based on data from crimes known to Michigan law enforcement from 2005 to 2009.
6/13/2012
Press Release Jail Inmates at Midyear 2011 - Statistical Tables WASHINGTON -- The U.S. jail inmate population declined for a third consecutive year, the Justice Departments Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. From June 2010 to June 2011, the jail inmate population declined 1.8 percent, dropping to 735,601 from 748,728.
Part of the Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear Series
4/26/2012 NCJ 237961
Press Release NCVS Victimization Analysis Tool (NVAT) WASHINGTON - Today, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) launched an interactive online tool that gives the public instant access to the largest collection of data on criminal victimization in the United States.
4/18/2012
Press Release Jails in Indian Country, 2009 Presents findings from the 2009 Survey of Jails in Indian Country, an enumeration of 80 jails, confinement facilities, detention centers, and other facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Part of the Jails in Indian Country Series
2/24/2011
Press Release Prisoner Recidivism Analysis Tool This analysis tool enables users to calculate recidivism rates for persons released from State prisons. Recidivism rates may be generated for a large sample of releasees or for releasees with specific demographic, criminal history, and sentence attributes.
2/3/2011
Press Release Victims of Identity Theft, 2008 Presents findings from the 2008 Identity Theft Supplement (ITS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).
Part of the Identity Theft Series
12/16/2010 NCJ 231680
Press Release Crime Against People with Disabilities, 2008 Presents findings about nonfatal violent and property crime experienced in 2008 by persons with disabilities, based on the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).
Part of the Crime Against People with Disabilities Series
12/9/2010 NCJ 231328
Press Release Uniform Crime Reporting Data Tool The table-building tool provides information within the following parameters: National crime statistics from 1960 through the most recent year available, State crime statistics from 1960 through the most recent year available, and City and county statistics from 1985 through the most recent year available.
12/3/2010
Press Release Victimization During Household Burglary Presents findings from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) on the characteristics of burglary, with comparisons between households where members were present and not present.
9/30/2010 NCJ 227379
Press Release National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Press release on awarded amounts to eight state agencies to improve the quality, completeness, and accessibility of records available under the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).
9/13/2010
Press Release Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails Reported by Inmates, 2008-09 Presents data from the National Inmate Survey (NIS), 2008-09, conducted in 167 state and federal prisons, 286 local jails, and 10 special correctional facilities (operated by U.S. Armed Forces, Indian tribes, or the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)) between October 2008 and December 2009, with a sample of 81,566 inmates ages 18 or older.
8/26/2010
Press Release Mortality in Local Jails, 2000-2007 Describes the specific medical conditions causing deaths in local jails nationwide during the eight-year period, from 2000 to 2007.
7/7/2010
Press Release Prisoners at Yearend 2009 - Advance Counts Presents data on prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities on December 31, 2009, collected from the National Prisoner Statistics series.
Part of the Prisoners Series
6/23/2010
Press Release Prison Inmates at Midyear 2009 - Statistical Tables Presents data on prisoners under the jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities on June 30, 2009, collected from the National Prisoner Statistics series.
Part of the Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear Series
6/23/2010
Press Release Jail Inmates at Midyear 2009 - Statistical Tables Presents data on numbers of jails and jail inmates at midyear 2009 and analyzes patterns of growth from 2000 through 2009.
Part of the Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear Series
6/3/2010 NCJ 230122
Press Release Crime Against People with Disabilities, 2007 Presents the first findings about nonfatal violent and property crime experienced by persons with disabilities, based on the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS.
Part of the Crime Against People with Disabilities Series
10/1/2009 NCJ 227814
Press Release Prison Inmates at Midyear 2008 - Statistical Tables and Jail Inmates at Midyear - Statistical Tables Prison Inmates at Midyear 2008
3/31/2009 NCJ 123456
Press Release Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Victims of Crime "Lowest rates of violent and property crime were experienced by Asians, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders"
3/25/2009
Press Release State and Local Law Enforcement Training Academies, 2006 "State and local law enforcement academies trained 57,000 new recruits during 2005"
2/26/2009
Press Release Characteristics of Suspected Human Trafficking Incidents, 2007-08 "More than 1,200 alleged incidents of human trafficking reported in the U.S."
1/15/2009
Press Release Stalking Victimization in the United States 3.4 Million people report being stalked in the United States
1/13/2009
Press Release Criminal Victimization, 2007 "Violent crime rate in 2007 at about the same level in 2005"
12/17/2008
Press Release Prisoners in 2007 and Probation and Parole in the United States, 2007 - Statistical Tables "One in every 31 U.S. adults were in prison or jail or on probation or parole in 2007"
12/11/2008
Press Release Jails in Indian Country, 2007 "Four in 10 Indian country jail inmates were held for a violent offense"
11/7/2008
Press Release Civil Bench and Jury Trials in State Courts, 2005 "In 2005, less than 5 percent of plaintiffs who won in civil bench and jury trials received damages exceeding $1 million"
10/28/2008
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