Adults on Probation, Federal and State-by-State, 1977-2012

• NCJ Number: 248615
• Date Published: December 2013
• Length: 0 pages
• Corporate Author: Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
• Publication Format: Document; Document (Online)
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is the principal Federal agency responsible for measuring crime, criminal victimization, criminal offenders, victims of crime, correlates of crime, and the operation of criminal and civil justice systems at the federal, state, tribal, and local levels. BJS collects, analyzes, and disseminates reliable and valid statistics on crime and justice systems in the United States, supports improvements to state and local criminal justice information systems, and participates with national and international organizations to develop and recommend national standards for justice statistics.

Annotation

This Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) spreadsheet presents the number of adults on probation, federal and state-by-state, for 1977-2012.

Abstract

Data for this report was collected through the Annual Probation Survey and Annual Parole Survey. These surveys have been conducted annually since 1980; excluding 1991. Probation data is available from 1977-2013, and parole data is available from 1975-2013. The most resent figures are for 2013. These surveys collect administrative data from probation and parole agencies in the U.S. Data collected include the total number of adults on state and federal probation and parole on January 1 and December 31 of each year, the number of adults entering and exiting probation and parole supervision each year, and the characteristics of adults under the supervision of probation and parole agencies. Published data include both national and state-level data. The surveys cover all 50 States, the Federal system, and the District of Columbia.