State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers, 2016

This program provides funding to State Statistical Analysis Centers (SACs). Since 1972 , the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) has provided support to state and territorial governments to establish and operate SACs to collect, analyze, and report statistics on crime and justice to federal, state, and local levels of government and to share state-level information nationally. The program is designed to maintain and enhance each state's capacity to address criminal justice issues through the collection and analysis of data. The program provides limited funds to coordinate statistical activates within the state, conduct research to estimate the impacts of legislative and policy changes, and serve as a liaison role to assist BJS with gathering data from respondent agencies in their states.