U.S. Department of Commerce

The 2012 Statistical Abstract

The National Data Book

Law Enforcement, Courts, & Prisons

This section presents data on crimes committed, victims of crimes, arrests, and data related to criminal violations and the criminal justice system.

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Arrests

324 - Arrests by Sex and Age: 2009 [Excel 32k] | [PDF 63k]

325 - Arrests by Race and Age: 2009 [Excel 35k] | [PDF 67k]

326 - Juvenile Arrests for Drug Abuse Offenses [Excel 31k] | [PDF 56k]

327 - Drug Arrest Rates for Drug Abuse Violations, 1990 to 2009, and by Region, 2009 [Excel 30k] | [PDF 60k]

328 - Federal Drug Arrests and Seizures by Type of Drug [Excel 29k] | [PDF 60k]

329 - Background Checks for Firearm Transfers [Excel 30k] | [PDF 55k]

Correctional Facilities, Prisoners

347 - Prisoners Under Jurisdiction of Federal or State Correctional Authorities--Summary by State [Excel 39k] | [PDF 68k]

348 - Adults Under Correctional Supervision [Excel 37k] | [PDF 72k]

349 - Jail Inmates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin [Excel 31k] | [PDF 70k]

350 - Prisoners Under State or Federal Jurisdiction, by Sex [Excel 30k] | [PDF 74k]

351 - Prisoners Under Sentence of Death by Characteristic [Excel 37k] | [PDF 74k]

352 - Prisoners Executed Under Civil Authority by Sex and Race [Excel 32k] | [PDF 67k]

353 - Prisoners Executed Under Civil Authority by State [Excel 34k] | [PDF 67k]

Courts

331 - U.S. Supreme Court--Cases Filed and Disposition [Excel 32k] | [PDF 61k]

332 - Judicial Officers and Judicial Caseloads for the Federal Judiciary [Excel 31k] | [PDF 66k]

333 - U.S. District Courts--Civil Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending by Basis of Jurisdiction and Nature of Suit [Excel 48k] | [PDF 70k]

334 - U.S. Court of Appeals -- Nature of Suit or Offense in Cases Arising From the U.S. District Courts [Excel 32k] | [PDF 62k]

335 - Total Incoming Caseloads in State Trial Courts, by Case Category: 2008 [Excel 34k] | [PDF 55k]

336 - U.S. District Courts -- National Petit and Grand Juror Service [Excel 31k] | [PDF 65k]

338 - Federal Prosecutions of Public Corruption [Excel 29k] | [PDF 70k]

346 - Felony Convictions in State Courts [Excel 33k] | [PDF 72k]

Crimes and Crime Rates

306 - Crimes and Crime Rates by Type of Offense [Excel 38k] | [PDF 56k]

307 - Crimes and Crime Rates by Type and Geographic Community: 2009 [Excel 29k] | [PDF 60k]

308 - Crime Rates by State, 2008 and 2009, and by Type, 2009 [Excel 57k] | [PDF 59k]

309 - Crime Rates by Type--Selected Large Cities: 2009 [Excel 44k] | [PDF 65k]

310 - Murder Victims--Circumstances and Weapons Used or Cause of Death [Excel 36k] | [PDF 59k]

311 - Murder Victims by Age, Sex, and Race: 2008 [Excel 30k] | [PDF 64k]

312 - Homicide Trends [Excel 35k] | [PDF 66k]

313 - Homicide Victims by Race and Sex [Excel 33k] | [PDF 70k]

314 - Forcible Rape--Number and Rate [Excel 36k] | [PDF 59k]

318 - Violent Crime Between Intimate Partners by Sex of Victims [Excel 31k] | [PDF 66k]

321 - Robbery and Property Crimes by Type and Average Value Lost [Excel 41k] | [PDF 56k]

322 - Hate Crimes--Number of Incidents, Offenses, Victims, and Known Offenders by Bias Motivation [Excel 32k] | [PDF 57k]

323 - Hate Crimes by Bias Motivation and Location of Incident [Excel 32k] | [PDF 61k]

330 - Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted [Excel 38k] | [PDF 60k]

337 - Fraud and Identity Theft--Consumer Complaints by State: 2010 [Excel 32k] | [PDF 70k]

339 - Financial Crimes [Excel 37k] | [PDF 60k]

Criminal Justice Expenditures

344 - Employment by State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, by Type of Agency and Employee: 2008 [Excel 28k] | [PDF 68k]

345 - State and Local Government Expenditures Per Capita by Criminal Justice Function and State: 2007 [Excel 30k] | [PDF 72k]

Criminal Victimizations

315 - Criminal Victimizations and Victimization Rates [Excel 42k] | [PDF 74k]

316 - Victimization Rates by Type of Crime and Characteristic of the Victim: 2009 [Excel 40k] | [PDF 74k]

317 - Violent Crimes by Characteristics of Incident: 2009 [Excel 47k] | [PDF 62k]

319 - Stalking and Harassment Victimization in the United States: 2006 [Excel 33k] | [PDF 63k]

320 - Property Crime by Selected Household Characteristics: 2009 [Excel 33k] | [PDF 67k]

Fire Losses

354 - Fire Losses--Total and Per Capita [Excel 30k] | [PDF 71k]

355 - The U.S. Fire Service: Departments and Personnel [Excel 34k] | [PDF 62k]

356 - Fires--Number and Loss, by Type and Property Use [Excel 39k] | [PDF 66k]

357 - Fires and Property Loss for Incendiary and Suspicious Fires and Civilian Fire Deaths and Injuries, by Selected Property Type [Excel 41k] | [PDF 66k]

Juvenile Delinquency, Child Abuse

340 - Delinquency Cases Disposed by Juvenile Courts by Type of Offense [Excel 32k] | [PDF 66k]

341 - Juvenile Delinquency Cases Disposed by Juvenile Courts by Type of Offense, Sex, and Race [Excel 43k] | [PDF 70k]

342 - Child Abuse and Neglect Victims by Selected Characteristics [Excel 37k] | [PDF 67k]

343 - Child Abuse and Neglect Cases Reported, Investigated, and Number of Child Victims by State: 2009 [Excel 33k] | [PDF 67k]

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau  |  The 2012 Statistical Abstract  |  Page Last Modified: June 27, 2012