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Crime statistics

Criminal Victimization 1994 

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1996        202/307-0784

CRIME VICTIMIZATION DROPS THREE PERCENT 
FROM 1993 TO 1994

     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Total violent and
property crime victimizations fell almost 3
percent from 1993 to 1994, the Justice Department
reported today.   Violent crime rates leveled off
during that period, after falling 20 percent
between 1981 and 1986 and...

Violent Victimization and Race, 1993-98

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SUNDAY, March 18, 2001      202/307-0784

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...

Survey of Campus Law Enforcement Agencies (SCLEA)

Provides data describing campus law enforcement agencies serving U.S. 4-year institutions with 1,000 or more students. Also surveyed were 2-year institutions with 1,000 or more students. Data were collected on agency staffing, operations, budget, policies, responsibilities, training, and equipment. The survey includes campus law enforcement agencies serving institutions funded both publicly and privately.