ALT Graphic with a navy-blue background and bold white text on the left reading: "Probation and Parole in the United Sates, 2024." Below this text appears "New Release" in a gold box. A picture of the report appears on the right side of the graphic. The OJP seal and BJS logo appear at the bottom left.
BJS released Federal Prisoner Statistics Collected Under the First Step Act, 2025. The report provides statistics on federal prisoners, including demographics, education, medical conditions, and facility characteristics. Read the report: bjs.ojp.gov/library/publicat…#BJSstats
The overall rate of sexual victimization reported by adult jail inmates increased from 3.2% in 2011–12 to 4.0% in 2023–24. Read Sexual Victimization in Local Jails Reported by Inmates, 2023–24. Learn more: buff.ly/q0ryOXC#BJSstats#justicestatistics
ALT BJS pub card titled, "Sexual Victimization in Local Jails Reported by Inmates, 2023–24" with a screen capture of the report's cover page.
New BJS report: Jails Report Series: 2024 Preliminary Data Release presents early statistics on jail populations, admissions, and incarceration rates from 2014–2024. Read the report: buff.ly/Lyb3i2B#BJSstats#justicestatistics
ALT BJS pub card for Jails Report Series: 2024 Preliminary Data Release with a “view report” button.
BJS released a new data tool: Survey of Prison Inmates (SPI) Questionnaire Crosswalk. This dynamic tool allows users to easily identify topics and questions from the SPI. Access now: spi-crosswalk.bjs.ojp.gov#BJSstats#justicestatistics
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Based on the NCVS, there were an estimated 22.5 total violent victimizations per 1,000 persons age 12 or older in 2023. The rate was not significantly different from 2022. Learn more: buff.ly/qSDjVic#BJSstats#justicestatistics
The rate of violent offenses in the United States decreased from 407.3 per 100,000 persons in 2022 to 387.8 per 100,000 in 2023. Read further in Crime Known to Law Enforcement, 2023: bjs.ojp.gov/library/publicat…#BJSstats#justicestatistics
ALT Bar chart showing rates of violent offenses reported by law enforcement per 100,000 U.S. residents, comparing 2022 (red bars) and 2023 (gray bars) across five categories. Violent crime overall: 401.9 in 2022, 385.2 in 2023. Homicide: 6.3 in 2022, 5.7 in 2023. Rape: 40.0 in 2022, 35.2 in 2023. Robbery: 65.5 in 2022, 65.1 in 2023. Aggravated assault: 279.7 in 2022, 269.1 in 2023. Daggers indicate statistically significant differences at 95% confidence level for violent crime overall, homicide, rape, and aggravated assault.
BJS has released Crime Known to Law Enforcement, 2023, which presents national and subnational estimates of crime offenses and victimizations for violent and property crimes based on NIBRS data. Access the report: bjs.ojp.gov/library/publicat…#BJSstats#justicestatistics
ALT BJS graphic for the National Crime Victimization Survey Data Dashboard (N-DASH) Updated with 2024 Data with five icons and four people around a data chart. The icons say, “characteristics of victims, display and filter settings, analysis type, comparison view, and units of measurement.”
According to a BJS report, the rate of burglary victimization declined in 14 states and the United States overall from the period of 2017–19 to 2020–22. Read the report for more findings: bjs.ojp.gov/library/publicat…. #BJSstats#justicestatistics
From Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2021: The number of prohibited-person records available for background checks in the NICS Indices database increased by 9% in 2021. See additional findings: bjs.ojp.gov/library/publicat…. #BJSstats#justicestatistics
A BJS report based on #NCVS data shows the rate of property victimization declined in nine states and the U.S. overall and increased in one state (New York) from the period of 2017–19 to 2020–22. Read the report to learn more: bjs.ojp.gov/library/publicat…. #BJSstats#justicestatistics
ALT Line graph showing the number of prisoners under sentence of death by race. The line for white prisoners under sentence of death starts at 243 in 1968, drops to 64 in 1973, and then generally increases before reaching 1,989 in 2000. The number then decreases over time, ending at 1,286 in 2022. The line for black prisoners under sentence of death follows a similar pattern, starting at 271 in 1968, dropping to 68 in 1973, increasing to 1,551 in 2002, and then decreasing over time to 927 in 2022. The line for all other races (American Indian or Alaska Native prisoners; Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Other Pacific Islander prisoners; and prisoners for whom only ethnicity was identified) starts at 3 in 1968 and generally increases over time to 87 in 2010, before decreasing to 57 in 2022.
From Federal Deaths in Custody and During Arrest, 2023 – Statistical Tables: Decedents attempted to injure law enforcement officers in 32% of arrest-related deaths and discharged a firearm in 29%. Read the report: bjs.ojp.gov/library/publicat…. #BJSstats#justicestatistics