Bureau of Justice Statistics, the principal federal agency for justice statistics in the U.S. L. 96-157). Access our crime and justice statistics at www.bjs.gov.
and a component of the Office of Justice Programs in the Justice Department. Visit https://bjs.ojp.gov & subscribe to JUSTSTATS https://bjs.ojp.gov/subscribe. The Bureau of Justice Statistics was established on December 27, 1979, under the Justice Systems Improvement Act of 1979 (Pub. We provide objective and independent criminal justice statistics in support of national, state, tribal, and local
04/13/2026
This account is archived. Please find the latest BJS info at the Office of Justice Programs. You will find information and publications on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government, just in a new place.
04/07/2026
This account will soon be archived but we aren’t going anywhere. You can still get all the latest BJS information by following the Office of Justice Programs. Thank you for following us and we look forward to sharing the latest info with you at OJP.
04/02/2026
BJS recaps its March 2026 news and activities. Learn more at
March 2026 Month in Review Learn more about BJS’s activities in March 2026. Click on the headings below for details.
03/30/2026
BJS seeks applicants for the BJS FY25 National Prison R**e Statistics Program Assessment. The focus is to assess existing data collections and conduct methodological research, development, and testing to inform its future. https://bjs.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bjs-2025-172573
03/26/2026
BJS has released PREA Data Collection Activities, 2025. This report describes BJS’s efforts to measure the incidence and prevalence of r**e and sexual assault in adult correctional and juvenile justice facilities. https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prea-data-collection-activities-2025
03/24/2026
BJS has released American Indian and Alaska Native Persons in the Federal Criminal Justice System, 2023. The report presents findings on how American Indian or Alaska Native persons are processed at each stage of the federal justice system. https://buff.ly/MtKFgnI
03/20/2026
The federal prison population decreased about 1% from yearend 2023 (155,972) to yearend 2024 (154,093). Learn more: https://buff.ly/mfQEwmK
03/18/2026
BJS has released Hiring and Retention of State and Local Law Enforcement Officers, 2020 – Statistical Tables. The report presents statistics on law enforcement hiring, separations, and retention incentives based on a nationally representative survey. Learn more at: https://buff.ly/Dt4CU7e
03/16/2026
BJS has released The Nation's Two Crime Measures, 2015–2024. The report presents rates of violent & property crime from the and estimates based on law enforcement data collected from the Estimation Program. Read the report: https://buff.ly/0c4b0Bf
03/16/2026
BJS has released Crime Known to Law Enforcement, 2024, which presents national and subnational estimates of crime offenses and victimizations for violent and property crimes based on law enforcement data. Read the report: https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/crime-known-law-enforcement-2024
03/12/2026
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: https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/federal-prisoner-statistics-collected-under-first-step-act-2025
03/09/2026
The submission period for the FY25 Survey of Public Defenders notice of funding opportunity closes today. Apply now on JustGrants!
https://bjs.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bjs-2025-172531