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Media Requests

All requests must be made through and only by our media liaison, Sheila Jerusalem, at [email protected] or by phone at (202) 598-0793.

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How to contact BJS

Phone:
(202) 307-0765

Email:
[email protected] (for non-media inquiries)

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Mail:
Bureau of Justice Statistics
810 Seventh Street, NW
Washington, DC 20531

FedEx/UPS:
Bureau of Justice Statistics
810 Seventh Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001

How to order publications

BJS publications are available to view online for free and are not available in hardcopy. However, black and white photocopies of many BJS publications are available to order from the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS).

  • Order online: You can place your order directly through the NCJRS website using the OJP Publications page.
     
  • Contact NCJRS: You can contact NCJRS to place your order by email, phone, or fax.

How to obtain datasets and codebooks

You can obtain BJS datasets and codebooks from the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) of the Inter-university Consortium of Political and Social Research at the University of Michigan via the following means:

  • Download online: Visit the NACJD website.
     
  • Request by phone: (800) 999-0960 or (734) 998-9825
     
  • Request in writing:
    National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
    ICPSR
    Institute for Social Research
    PO Box 1248
    Ann Arbor, MI 48106