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 only)
Visit BJS: See directions.
Mail:
Bureau of Justice Statistics
999 North Capitol Street, NE
Washington, DC 20531
FedEx/UPS:
Bureau of Justice Statistics
999 North Capitol Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
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: Place your order directly through the NCJRS website using the OJP Publications page.
- Contact NCJRS: Place your order by email, phone, or fax directly at NCJRS.
How to obtain datasets and codebooks
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:
- 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