Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)
Sexual Victimization Reported by Adult Correctional Authorities, 2016-2018
Sexual Victimization in Correctional Facilities (PREA)
The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA; Public Law 108-79) requires the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) to carry out a comprehensive statistical review and analysis of the incidence and effects of prison rape for each calendar year. BJS’s review must include, but is not limited to, the identification of the common characteristics of both victims and perpetrators of prison rape; and prisons and...
National Prison Rape Statistics Program
The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA; P.L. 108-79) requires BJS to carry out an annual comprehensive statistical review and analysis of the incidence and effects of prison rape. This review must include, but is not limited to, the identification of the common characteristics of both victims and perpetrators of prison rape, and prisons and prison systems with a high incidence of prison rape...
Victim, Perpetrator, and Incident Characteristics of Sexual Victimization of Youth in Juvenile Facilities, 2018 - Statistical Tables
National Inmate Survey (NIS-4) 2018-19
Sexual Victimization Reported by Youth in Juvenile Facilities, 2018 - Supplemental Tables
PREA Data-Collection Activities, 2020
Sexual Victimization Reported by Youth in Juvenile Facilities, 2018
National Inmate Survey (NIS-4) 2018-19
PREA Data-Collection Activities, 2019
National Inmate Survey (NIS-4 Prisons) 2018-19
National Inmate Survey (NIS-4) 2019-20 - Jails
National Inmate Survey (NIS-4) 2019-20 - Jails
Outcomes of investigations
Substantiated allegation means the event was investigated and determined to have occurred, based on a preponderance of the evidence (28 C.F.R. §115.72).
Unfounded allegation means the investigation determined that the event did not occur.
Unsubstantiated allegation means the investigation concluded that evidence was insufficient to determine whether or not the event occurred.