Federal Justice Statistics Program

The Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP) provides comprehensive and detailed information about the federal justice system's processing of criminal cases. It includes annual data on the workload, activities, and outcomes associated with federal criminal cases. 

This program covers seven stages of federal criminal case processing:

• Arrest refers to the arrest of a suspect by a federal law enforcement agency.
• Prosecution refers to the investigation of criminal matters.
• Pretrial release includes the release and detention of defendants before adjudication.
• Adjudication covers the criminal court proceedings through case disposition.
• Sentencing covers sentences imposed on convicted defendants.
• Appeals covers cases filed and terminated on appeals.
• Corrections includes offenders under supervision (i.e., probation, supervised release, or parole) and offenders in prison.

The FJSP receives the source 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. See the Federal Justice Statistics series for data covering 2005 through the present. For archived data from previous years, see the Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics series.