FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE??????????? ??????????? ??????????? ??????????? ??????????? ??????????? ??????????? ?BJS
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 13, 2002??????????? ??????????? ??????????? ??????????? ???????? 202/307-0784
MEDIA ADVISORY
Justice Department Announces New Statistical
Data Website
WASHINGTON, DC?The Justice Department?s? Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), a
component of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), has launched a new website
that provides comprehensive criminal datasets for use by state and local law
enforcement, government officials and the general public:?? ???????????????????????
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/dataonline/
The website includes data from the FBI?s
Uniform Crime Reports, the FBI?s Supplementary Homicide Reports and BJS?s? Law Enforcement Management and
Administrative Statistics.? Users can
construct data tables on reported criminal offenses from the Uniform Crime
Reports for all 50 states and local agencies with a population coverage of
10,000 or more.
Users can also access homicide trends and characteristics for all 50
states and localities with populations of more than 250,000.?? Management and administrative statistics
for state and local
law enforcement agencies employing 100 or more sworn officers are also
available.?????????
For additional information about BJS consult
its website at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs.? Information about OJP and its programs can
be found on http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/.
Media should contact Stu Smith at
202/307-0784.
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