AMERICAN INDIANS AND CRIME

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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    AMERICAN INDIANS ARE VIOLENT CRIME VICTIMS
   AT DOUBLE THE RATE OF THE GENERAL POPULATION
               
     WASHINGTON, D.C.--American Indians are the
victims of violent crimes at more than twice the
rate of all U.S. residents, the Justice
Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
announced today.

     In...

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JAILS AFFILIATED WITH 53 AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBES IN 18
STATES HELD 1,621 INMATES ON JUNE 30, 1999
     

     WASHINGTON, D.C.   More than 1,600 American Indians
were incarcerated in Indian country jails at midyear 1999,
the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS),
announced today.  The number was 8 percent higher than the
previous year.
     The...

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DIFFERENCES IN RATES OF VIOLENT CRIME EXPERIENCED BY WHITES AND BLACKS NARROW

American Indians Are The Most Victimized By Violence

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Violent victimization of both blacks and whites has decreased significantly since 1993, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today in a report analyzing crime statistics from 1993-1998...

NUMBER OF DEATH ROW INMATES DECLINED FOR THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR DURING 2003

WASHINGTON - There were 3,374 state and federal death row inmates on December 31, 2003, which was 188 fewer than a year earlier, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics...

NUMBER OF DEATH ROW INMATES DECLINED FOR FOURTH YEAR DURING 2004

WASHINGTON, D.C. - There were 3,315 state and federal death row inmates on December 31, 2004, 63 fewer than on the same date in 2003, the Department of Justice's...

THE NATION'S PRISON POPULATION CONTINUES ITS SLOW GROWTH
UP 1.9 PERCENT LAST YEAR

WASHINGTON - The number of prisoners in the United States rose 1.9 percent during 2004, the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. This was lower...

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AWARDS $26 MILLION TO ENHANCE
STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RECORDS

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Department of Justice today announced awards of $26 million to state agencies and tribes to improve the completeness, quality and accessibility of the nation's criminal record systems. Of this amount...

JUSTICE AWARDS $11 MILLION TO ENHANCE STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RECORDS

WASHINGTON—The Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) today announced almost $11 million in awards to state agencies to improve the completeness, quality and accessibility of the nation's criminal record...