Data Collection Status
Active
Frequency
Ongoing starting 1979
Data Experts
Mark A. Motivans, PhD, BJS Statistician
George E. Browne, PhD, BJS Statistician
Suzanne M. Strong, PhD, BJS Statistician
Collection Period
1994-2022
Description
The FJSP provides annual data on workload, activities, and outcomes associated with federal criminal cases. BJS acquires information on all aspects of processing in the federal justice system, including—
- the number of persons investigated, prosecuted, convicted, incarcerated, sentenced to probation, released pretrial, and under parole or other supervision
- initial prosecution decisions, referrals to magistrates, court dispositions, sentencing outcomes, sentence length, and time served.
The program collects data from the U.S. Marshals Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, U.S. Sentencing Commission, and Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Data are received each year from participating agencies (U.S. Marshals Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, U.S. Sentencing Commission, and Federal Bureau of Prisons) and standardized by BJS using statistical programs to create a common unit of analysis, an equivalent period for reporting of events (fiscal year), and a common offense classification scheme. The unit of analysis is the defendant-case or an individual defendant appearing in a case. In addition, the process of creating these standardized data files includes removing any information that could be used to identify any individual and processing and documenting data so that it is suitable for analysis.
Publications and Products
Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Other Psychostimulant Offenses in Federal Courts, 2022
Date Published
November 2024
Publication Type
Publication
Human Trafficking Data Collection Activities, 2024
Date Published
October 2024
Publication Type
Publication
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Cases in Federal Courts, 2012–2022
Date Published
September 2024
Publication Type
Publication
Heroin, Fentanyl, and Other Opioid Offenses in Federal Courts, 2021
Date Published
February 2024
Publication Type
Publication
Human Trafficking Data Collection Activities, 2023
Date Published
October 2023
Publication Type
Publication
Tribal Crime Data Collection Activities, 2023
Date Published
July 2023
Publication Type
Publication
Sentencing Decisions for Persons in Federal Prison for Drug Offenses, 2013–2018
Date Published
July 2023
Publication Type
Publication
Human Trafficking Data Collection Activities, 2022
Date Published
October 2022
Publication Type
Online Only
Tribal Crime Data Collection Activities, 2022
Date Published
July 2022
Publication Type
Publication
Immigration, Citizenship, and the Federal Justice System, 2000-2020 – Supplemental Tables
Date Published
May 2022
Publication Type
Publication
Pretrial Release and Misconduct in Federal District Courts, Fiscal Years 2011–2018
Date Published
March 2022
Publication Type
Publication
Employment of Persons Released from Federal Prison in 2010
Date Published
December 2021
Publication Type
Publication
Non-U.S. Citizens in the Federal Criminal Justice System, 1998–2018
Date Published
November 2021
Publication Type
Publication
Human Trafficking Data Collection Activities, 2021
Date Published
October 2021
Publication Type
Publication
Federal Hate Crime Prosecutions, 2005-19 – Supplemental Tables
Date Published
August 2021
Publication Type
Publication
Federal Hate Crime Prosecutions, 2005-19
Date Published
July 2021
Publication Type
Publication
Agencies
BJS
Tribal Crime Data-Collection Activities, 2020
Date Published
July 2020
Publication Type
Publication
Immigration, Citizenship, and the Federal Justice System, 1998-2018
Date Published
August 2019
Publication Type
Publication
Tribal Crime Data-Collection Activities, 2019
Date Published
July 2019
Publication Type
Publication
Federal Justice Statistics, 2015-2016
Date Published
January 2019
Series
Publication Type
Publication
Agencies
BJS
Tribal Crime Data Collection Activities, 2016-18
Date Published
July 2018
Publication Type
Publication
Federal Prosecution of Human-Trafficking Cases, 2015
Date Published
June 2018
Publication Type
Publication
Federal Prosecution of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Cases, 2004-2013
Date Published
October 2017
Publication Type
Publication
Drug Offenders in Federal Prisons: Estimates of Characteristics Based on Linked Data
Date Published
October 2015
Publication Type
Publication
Federal Justice Statistics, 2011 - Statistical Tables
Date Published
January 2015
Series
Publication Type
Publication
Agencies
BJS
Federal Justice Statistics, 2010
Date Published
December 2013
Series
Publication Type
Publication
Agencies
BJS
Federal Justice Statistics, 2010 - Statistical Tables
Date Published
December 2013
Series
Publication Type
Publication
Agencies
BJS
Pretrial Detention and Misconduct in Federal District Courts, 1995-2010
Date Published
February 2013
Publication Type
Publication
Agencies
BJS
Pretrial Release and Misconduct in Federal District Courts, 2008-2010
Date Published
November 2012
Publication Type
Publication
Agencies
BJS
Federal Justice Statistics, 2009
Date Published
December 2011
Publication Type
Publication
Agencies
BJS
Federal Justice Statistics, 2009 - Statistical Tables
Date Published
December 2011
Series
Publication Type
Publication
Agencies
BJS
Characteristics of Suspected Human Trafficking Incidents, 2008-2010
Date Published
April 2011
Publication Type
Publication
Agencies
BJS
Federal Justice Statistics, 2008- Statistical Tables
Date Published
November 2010
Series
Publication Type
Publication
Agencies
BJS
Federal Justice Statistics, 2007 - Statistical Tables
Date Published
August 2010
Series
Publication Type
Publication
Agencies
BJS
Federal Justice Statistics, 2006 - Statistical Tables
Date Published
May 2009
Publication Type
Publication
Characteristics of Suspected Human Trafficking Incidents, 2007-08
Date Published
January 2009
Publication Type
Publication
Federal Justice Statistics, 2005
Date Published
September 2008
Publication Type
Publication
Federal Justice Statistics, 2005 - Statistical Tables
Date Published
September 2008
Publication Type
Publication
Federal Prosecution of Child Sex Exploitation Offenders, 2006
Date Published
December 2007
Publication Type
Publication
Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 2004
Date Published
December 2006
Publication Type
Publication
Federal Prosecution of Human Trafficking, 2001-2005
Date Published
October 2006
Publication Type
Publication
Federal Criminal Justice Trends, 2003
Date Published
August 2006
Publication Type
Publication
Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 2003
Date Published
October 2005
Publication Type
Publication
Federal Criminal Case Processing, 2002: With trends 1982-2002, Reconciled Data
Date Published
January 2005
Publication Type
Publication
Intellectual Property Theft
Date Published
October 2004
Publication Type
Publication
Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 2002
Date Published
September 2004
Publication Type
Publication
Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 2001
Date Published
November 2003
Publication Type
Publication
Agencies
BJS
Money Laundering Offenders, 1994-2001
Date Published
July 2003
Publication Type
Publication
Federal Criminal Case Processing, 2001: With trends 1982-2001, Reconciled Data
Date Published
January 2003
Publication Type
Publication
Immigration Offenders in the Federal Criminal Justice System, 2000
Date Published
August 2002
Publication Type
Publication
Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 2000
Date Published
August 2002
Publication Type
Publication
Federal Criminal Case Processing, 2000: With trends 1982-2000, Reconciled Data
Date Published
November 2001
Publication Type
Publication
Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 1999
Date Published
April 2001
Publication Type
Publication
Agencies
BJS
Federal Criminal Case Processing, 1999: With trends 1982-99, Reconciled Data
Date Published
February 2001
Publication Type
Publication
Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 1998
Date Published
May 2000
Publication Type
Publication
Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 1997
Date Published
October 1999
Publication Type
Publication
Federal Criminal Case Processing, 1998: With Trends 1982-98, Reconciled Data
Date Published
September 1999
Publication Type
Publication
Federal District Case Processing Data, 1996
Date Published
November 1998
Publication Type
Data Table
Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 1996
Date Published
January 1999
Publication Type
Publication
Agencies
BJS
Federal District Case Processing Data, 1995
Date Published
May 1998
Publication Type
Data Table
Federal District Case Processing Data, 1994
Date Published
February 1998
Publication Type
Data Table
Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 1995
Date Published
March 1998
Publication Type
Publication
Agencies
BJS
Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 1994
Date Published
March 1998
Publication Type
Publication
Agencies
BJS
Federal District Case Processing Data, 1993
Date Published
October 1996
Publication Type
Data Table
Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 1993
Date Published
October 1996
Publication Type
Publication
Federal Criminal Case Processing, 1982-93, with Preliminary Data for 1994
Date Published
May 1996
Publication Type
Publication
Bureau of Justice Statistics Fiscal Year 1994 Program Plan
Date Published
June 1994
Publication Type
Publication
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