Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) - Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales

Corrections

Total correctional population

Local jail inmates and jail facilities

State and federal prisoners and prison facilities

Special populations

Community Corrections (Probation and Parole)

Expenditures/Employment

Recidivism

Capital Punishment

Deaths in Custody Reporting Program

Prison Rape Elimination Act (Sexual Violence in Correctional Facilities)

Courts

State Court organization

State Court Caseload Statistics

Prosecutors Offices

Indigent Defense Systems

Tribal courts

Civil Rights

Gangs

Hate Crime

Human Trafficking/Trafficking in Persons

Cybercrime

Identity Theft

Weapon Use by Offense Type

Location

Criminal Justice Data Improvement Program

National Criminal History Improvement Program

State Justice Statistics Program

The NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007

Employment and Expenditure

Federal

Law Enforcement

Prosecution

Courts

Corrections

Indian Country Justice Statistics

Law Enforcement

Local Police

Sheriffs' Offices

Federal Law Enforcement

Tribal Law Enforcement

Campus Law Enforcement

Law Enforcement Training Academies

Forensic Investigation

Police-Public Contacts

Arrest-Related Deaths

Community Policing

Special Topics

Victims

NCVS redesign

Victim characteristics

Crime characteristics and trends

Victims and offenders

The Crime event

Reporting crimes to police

Special topics

Corrections

Total correctional population
Local jail inmates and jail facilities
State and federal prisoners and prison facilities
Special populations
Community Corrections (Probation and Parole)
Expenditures/Employment
Recidivism
Capital Punishment
Deaths in Custody Reporting Program
Prison Rape Elimination Act (Sexual Violence in Correctional Facilities)

Courts

State Court organization
State Court Caseload Statistics
Prosecutors Offices
Indigent Defense Systems
Tribal courts
Criminal Cases
Civil cases
Civil Rights

Crime Type

Violent Crime
Property Crime
Drugs and crime
Gangs
Hate Crime
Human Trafficking/Trafficking in Persons
Cybercrime
Identity Theft
Weapon Use by Offense Type
Location

Criminal Justice Data Improvement Program

National Criminal History Improvement Program
State Justice Statistics Program
The NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007

Employment and Expenditure
Federal

Law Enforcement
Prosecution
Courts
Corrections

Indian Country Justice Statistics
Law Enforcement

Local Police
Sheriffs' Offices
Federal Law Enforcement
Tribal Law Enforcement
Campus Law Enforcement
Law Enforcement Training Academies
Forensic Investigation
Police-Public Contacts
Arrest-Related Deaths
Community Policing
Special Topics

Victims

NCVS redesign
Victim characteristics
Crime characteristics and trends
Victims and offenders
The Crime event
Reporting crimes to police
Special topics

Corrections | Total correctional population

Corrections | Local jail inmates and jail facilities

Jail inmate characteristics
Local jail facility characteristics

Corrections | State and federal prisoners and prison facilities

Prison population counts
Prison inmate characteristics
State and federal prison facility characteristics
Special topics

Corrections | Special populations

Federal Bureau of Prisons
Jails in Indian Country
Military
Territories
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Juveniles

Corrections | Community Corrections (Probation and Parole)

Probation

Probation population counts
Offender characteristics

Parole

Parole population counts
Offender characteristics
Parole agencies

Corrections | Expenditures/Employment

Justice Expenditures and Employment data
Prison Expenditures

Corrections | Recidivism

Corrections | Capital Punishment

Number under sentence of death
Executions

Corrections | Deaths in Custody Reporting Program

Local Jails
State Prisons
Federal Prisons

Corrections | Prison Rape Elimination Act (Sexual Violence in Correctional Facilities)

Courts | State Court organization

Courts | State Court Caseload Statistics

Courts | Prosecutors Offices

Courts | Indigent Defense Systems

Courts | Tribal courts

Courts | Criminal Cases

Felony defendants
Felony Sentences
Criminal appeals
Domestic violence cases
Juvenile defendants

Courts | Civil cases

Tort, contract and real property trials

Medical malpractice trials

Punitive damages in civil trials

Civil Appeals

Courts | Civil Rights

Crime Type | Violent Crime

Homicide
Rape and Sexual Assault
Robbery
Assault
Stalking/intimidation
Intimate partner violence/Domestic violence

Crime Type | Property Crime

Burglary
Larceny/theft
Motor vehicle theft
Cybercrime - Electronic crime
Identity theft

Crime Type | Drugs and crime

Drug use and crime

Crime Type | Gangs

Crime Type | Hate Crime

City or county
State

Crime Type | Human Trafficking/Trafficking in Persons

Crime Type | Cybercrime

Crime Type | Identity Theft

Crime Type | Weapon Use by Offense Type

Crime Type | Location

Schools
Workplace

Criminal Justice Data Improvement Program | National Criminal History Improvement Program

State profiles
Special projects/collections

Criminal Justice Data Improvement Program | State Justice Statistics Program

State profiles

Criminal Justice Data Improvement Program | The NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007

State profiles

Federal | Law Enforcement

Federal | Prosecution

Federal | Courts

Federal | Corrections

Law Enforcement | Local Police

Law Enforcement | Sheriffs' Offices

Law Enforcement | Federal Law Enforcement

Law Enforcement | Tribal Law Enforcement

Law Enforcement | Campus Law Enforcement

Law Enforcement | Law Enforcement Training Academies

Law Enforcement | Forensic Investigation

Law Enforcement | Police-Public Contacts

Traffic Stops
Use of Force

Law Enforcement | Arrest-Related Deaths

Law Enforcement | Community Policing

Law Enforcement | Special Topics

Aviation Units

Victims | NCVS redesign

Victims | Victim characteristics

Age
Race/ethnicity
Sex
Disabilities

Victims | Crime characteristics and trends

Violent crime
Property crime

Victims | Victims and offenders

Stranger and non-stranger crime
Offenders demographics
Alcohol or drug use by offenders

Victims | The Crime event

Victims | Reporting crimes to police

Victims | Special topics

Intimate partner violence
Identity theft
Stalking
School crime

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Data Collection: Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales

Collects data about the state laws, regulations, procedures, and information systems related to sales and other transfers of firearms that were in effect as of June 30 of the collection year. These data were collected from hundreds of federal, state, and local agencies, including law enforcement organizations, statistical analysis centers, and legislative research bureaus. 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

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Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales, 2005 Provides an overview of the firearm check procedures in each of the States and their interaction with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) operated by the FBI.
	PDF (892K) \| ASCII file (298K) \| ZIP Format (Spreadsheet 5K) \| To Order Paper Version (Other) Part of the Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales Series
Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales, Midyear 2004 Provides an overview of the firearm check procedures in each State and State interaction with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), operated by the FBI.
	PDF (1M) \| ASCII file (299K) \| ZIP Format (Spreadsheet 60K) Part of the Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales Series
Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales, Midyear 2003 Provides an overview of the firearm check procedures in each State and State interaction with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), operated by the FBI.
	PDF (337K) \| ASCII file (34K) \| ZIP Format (Spreadsheet 3K) Part of the Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales Series
Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales, Midyear 2002 Provides an overview of firearm check procedures in each State and State interaction with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) operated by the FBI.
	PDF (480K) \| ASCII file (297K) Part of the Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales Series
Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales, Midyear 2001 Provides an overview of the firearm check procedures in each State and State interaction with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) operated by the FBI.
	PDF (335K) \| ASCII file (296K) Part of the Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales Series
Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales, Midyear 2000 Provides an overview of the firearm check procedures in each of the States and their interaction with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) operated by the FBI.
	PDF (307K) \| ASCII file (241K) Part of the Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales Series
Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales, Midyear 1999 Provides an overview of the firearm check procedures in each of the States and their interaction with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) operated by the FBI.
	PDF (365K) \| ASCII file (208K) \| ZIP Format (Spreadsheet 36K) Part of the Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales Series
Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales, 1997 Provides an overview of the firearm check procedures and practices in effect as of the end of 1997.
	PDF (318K) \| ASCII file (206K) Part of the Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales Series
Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales, 1996 Provides an overview of the firearm check procedures in each of the States.
	PDF (291K) \| ASCII file (180K) Part of the Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales Series
Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales This report provides an overview of the firearm check procedures in each of the states, summarizing the initial responses provided by 40 states and verbal discussions with the non-responding states.
	PDF (337K) \| ASCII file (136K) Part of the Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales Series