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Jails in Indian Country, 2014

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THE INDIAN COUNTRY JAIL POPULATION INCREASED 4 PERCENT BETWEEN 2013 AND 2014

WASHINGTON – An estimated 2,380 inmates were confined in Indian country jails at midyear 2014, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. This represented a 4...

Crime Against Persons with Disabilities, 2009-2013 - Statistical Tables

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VIOLENT CRIME RATE IN 2013 AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WAS MORE THAN DOUBLE THE AGE-ADJUSTED RATE FOR PERSONS WITHOUT DISABILITIES

WASHINGTON – In 2013, the rate of violent crime against persons with...

BJS FY 15 Methodological Research to Support the National Crime Victimization Survey: Self-Report Data on Rape and Sexual Assault - Pilot Test

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The NCVS collects data from more than 94,800 persons in 62,200 households every 6 months and provides the nation’s only measures of the incidence of criminal victimization not reported to authorities. Since 2008, BJS has initiated a number of projects to assess and improve upon NCVS program methodology, including redesigning the sample plan, comparing alternative modes of interviewing, reducing non-response bias, examining various reference period...