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National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Redesign

CRIME RATE ESSENTIALLY UNCHANGED LAST YEAR


U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1994                            

BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS
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CRIME RATE ESSENTIALLY UNCHANGED LAST YEAR

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The number of Americans who were the victims of
crime remained essentially unchanged last year, according to a 
redesigned annual survey the Department of Justice published today.  
The new...

Students' Reports of School Crime: 1989 and 1995

U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Education

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SUNDAY APRIL 12, 1998                                        
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JOINT JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/EDUCATION DEPARTMENT STUDY SHOWS
LITTLE INCREASE IN SCHOOL CRIME BETWEEN 1989 AND 1995

     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- There was no significant change
from 1989 to 1995 in the percentage of students who reported 
having been robbed in school, having property stolen from
their...

Substance Abuse and Treatment of State and Federal Prisoners, 1997

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1999            202/307-0784
    

MORE THAN THREE-QUARTERS OF PRISONERS
HAD ABUSED DRUGS IN THE PAST

     WASHINGTON, D.C.   Fifty-seven percent of
state prisoners and  45 percent of federal
prisoners surveyed in 1997 said they had used
drugs in the month before their offense--up from
50 percent and  32 percent reported in a 1991...

Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2000



Department of Education
Department of Justice



EMBARGOED UNTIL 9:00 A.M. EDT     BJS 202/307-0703
OCTOBER 26, 2000                 NCES 202/401-1579


          

CRIMES IN THE NATION'S SCHOOLS DECLINED IN THE 1990s
ACCORDING TO DEPARTMENTS OF JUSTICE & EDUCATION
                         
     WASHINGTON, D.C.    Crime in the nation's
schools decreased during the last seven years,
according to a new report issued today by the
Justice Department's Bureau of Justice
Statistics and the Department...

Hate Crimes Reported in NIBRS, 1997-99

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Sunday, September 23, 2001 202/307-0784

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT RELEASES 1997 TO 1999 HATE CRIME STATISTICS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Almost 3,000 of the approximately 5.4 million criminal victimizations reported to police from 1997 through 1999 in more than a dozen states were considered to be hate crimes, according to a new study published today by the Justice Department's Bureau...

Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2001

Department of Education Department of Justice
   
EMBARGOED UNTIL 4:30 P.M. EST BJS 202/307-0784
October 31, 2001 NCES 202/401-1579

NATION'S SCHOOLS EXPERIENCE A DROP IN CRIME AND VICTIMIZATION, ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENTS OF JUSTICE & EDUCATION

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Victimization in the nation's schools has decreased since 1992, according to a new report issued today by the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics and...

Reporting Crime to the Police, 1992-2000

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SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 2003 202/307-0784

HALF OF ALL VIOLENT CRIMES AND A THIRD OF PROPERTY CRIMES WERE REPORTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN 2000

WASHINGTON, D.C.- About one-half of all violent crimes committed against U.S. residents 12 years old and older during 2000 were reported to law enforcement authorities, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)...

Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2004

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MONDAY, November 29, 2004 Contact: Stu Smith 202/307-0784
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NATION'S SCHOOL CRIME RATE CONTINUES DECLINE

Washington - Crime in the nation's schools continued to fall between 1992 and 2002, reflecting the decline in the national crime rate, according to the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and the Department...