Types of courts

The Census of State Courts (CSC) is a new collection for the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). The CSC is intended to provide a complete census of all state and local courts operational in the United States, and to compile important staffing data and information about the case types heard in state municipal, trial, and appellate courts. This census serves as foundational work to build...

This program seeks to conduct the 2024 Census of Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies (CTLEA-24) and 2024 Census of Tribal Court Systems (CTCS-24). The CTLEA-24 collects data on tribal law enforcement agencies, including jurisdiction, staffing, budget, calls for service and arrests, agency functions, and officer training and duties. The CTCS-24 collects data on tribal courts, including jurisdiction, staffing, budget, types of courts and caseloads, prosecutors and...