Learn more about BJS’s activities in May 2026. Click on the headings below for details.
Read about full-time federal law enforcement officers with arrest and firearm authority
BJS released Federal Law Enforcement Officers, 2023 – Statistical Tables. This report, the 10th in its series, presents statistics on full-time federal law enforcement officers who were authorized to make arrests, carry firearms, or both. It describes job functions and demographic characteristics of federal law enforcement officers. Findings in this report are from the 2023 Census of Federal Law Enforcement Officers, which BJS has conducted periodically since 1993.
BJS report tracks 10 years of victimization among students ages 12 to 18
BJS released Victimization At and Away From School Among Students Ages 12 to 18, 2013–2023 – Statistical Tables. This report details victimization rates for students by location of victimization, type of crime, age, and sex, among other demographic characteristics. Findings are based on BJS’s National Crime Victimization Survey, a self-report survey administered annually from January 1 to December 31, which serves as the nation’s primary source of data on criminal victimization.
BJS report presents statistics on violent offenses reported and cleared by tribally operated law enforcement agencies
BJS released Violent Offenses Reported and Cleared by Tribally Operated Law Enforcement Agencies, 2022–2023. This Just the Stats report details the types of violent crime offenses reported and cleared by tribally operated law enforcement agencies. The data used to produce this report are from the BJS and FBI National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) Estimation Program for 2022 and 2023.
New report evaluates how to measure cybercrimes through the National Crime Victimization Survey
BJS released Testing Questions to Measure Cybercrimes on Three Supplements to the National Crime Victimization Survey. This BJS-funded report by Westat evaluates how to measure cybercrimes through the National Crime Victimization Survey. The report details which types of crimes are feasible to collect, the survey items designed to collect these data, and the evaluation of these items using cognitive interviews and a web survey. It also explores measuring bias-motivated crimes that occurred on the internet.
Webinar to explore BJS law enforcement statistics
BJS scheduled a webinar for Wednesday, June 3 at 1 p.m. ET. In this webinar, BJS statisticians will present an overview of the agency’s law enforcement data collections. Topics will cover major data collections, including the Census of Federal Law Enforcement Officers, the Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics surveys, as well as special collections on deaths in custody and public contact with police. The panel will also highlight key findings from recent BJS law enforcement reports.
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