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current term statistics

SCOTUSblog - A new Stat Pack analyzing the current Term is now available, and you can download it in its entirety here.

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"where the executions are"

"Where the executions are" - Frank R. Baumgartner, Richard J. Richardson Distinguished Professor of Political Science. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) - Prisoner Recidivism Analysis Tool

February 3, 2011    

This analysis tool allows users to calculate recidivism rates for persons released from state prisons. Recidivism rates may be generated for the entire sample of released prisoners or for released prisoners with specific demographic, criminal history, and sentence attributes. The tool uses data collected by BJS on a sample of persons released from state prisons in 1994 and followed for a 3-year period. These are the most recent recidivism data available until a new BJS study on the recidivism of state prisoners released in 2005 is published in 2012.

via bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov

Arms-Producing Companies

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI): "The SIPRI Top 100 lists the world’s 100 largest arms-producing companies (excluding Chinese companies), ranked by their arms sales. The list is based on the comprehensive SIPRI Arms Industry Database, which contains financial and employment data on the world’s major arms-producing companies. The SIPRI Top 100 for 2009 is the 22nd edition of the SIPRI Top 100—earlier versions are available here.... Of the SIPRI Top 100 arms-producing companies, 78 are based in the United States and Western Europe. These companies generated $368 billion in total arms sales, which is 91.7 per cent of the total arms sales of the SIPRI Top 100 arms producers in 2009...."

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Prosecutions for November 2010

The latest available data from the Justice Department show that during November 2010 the government reported 12494 new prosecutions. According to the case-by-case information analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), this number is up 2.1% over the previous month.

The comparisons of the number of defendants charged are based on case-by-case information obtained by TRAC under the Freedom of Information Act from the Executive Office for United States Attorneys. (See Table 1)

When monthly 2010 prosecutions of this type are compared with those of the same period in the previous year, the number of filings was down (-4.8 percent). Prosecutions over the past year are still much higher than they were five years ago. Overall, the data show that prosecutions of this type are up 34.7 percent from levels reported in 2005.

via trac.syr.edu

It Pays to be the Boss--Supervisory Wages in the National Compensation Survey, 2009

 

It Pays to be the Boss--Supervisory Wages in the National Compensation Survey, 2009

by James E. SmithBureau of Labor Statistics

via www.bls.gov

[ filed under things one knows intuitively ]

The Crime Report » Archive » 62,000 Firearm Sales Unaccounted For: Brady Center

More than 62,000 firearms have disappeared from licensed U.S. gun dealers in the past three years, says a Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence study reported by the Washington Post. The study says that the dealers did not have records of legal sales for the guns – an average of about 56 missing firearms per day. “It is unacceptable that weak federal gun laws and irresponsible gun dealers allow tens of thousands of firearms to leave gun shops without background checks or a record of sale,” said Paul Helmke, the center’s president.

More than 21,000 firearms were missing in 2010, up from 18,323 in 2009 but down from 22,770 in 2008, said the study, compiled using data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The federal agency could not account for the guns during its compliance inspections of dealers. “We would like to see it where zero firearms are missing from inventory,” said ATF spokesman Scot Thomasson. “We take any missing firearms from inventory seriously and we do work with industry members to try and reduce the number.” The Brady Center believes the actual number of unaccounted-for guns is far higher because ATF inspects fewer than 20 percent of the nation’s dealers annually.

via thecrimereport.org

[ the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence is @ http://www.bradycenter.org/]

1790-1930 U.S. Census Records Available Free | Internet Archive Blogs

With the U.S. Census Bureau beginning to release statistics from the 2010 census. It seems a good time to mention that Internet Archive has a complete set of the available U.S. Census back to the first one in 1790:

From the press release of the completion of the most recent census: _________________________________________________

San Francisco, CA –Internet Archive has announced that a publicly accessible digital copy  of the complete 1930 United States Census – the largest, most detailed census released to date – is available free of charge at www.archive.org/details/1930_census. Previously, 1930 Census records were accessible only through microfilm, or subscription services in which select portions of data are provided for a fee.

via blog.archive.org

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) - Prisoners in 2009

William J. Sabol, Ph.D., Heather C. West, Ph.D.

December 21, 2010    NCJ 231675

This annual report presents data on prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities on December 31, 2009, collected from the National Prisoner Statistics series.

via bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov

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Capital Punishment in U.S. Down Again - NYTimes.com

Year-end figures compiled by a group opposed to the death penalty show a 12 percent drop in 2010, to 46 executions, from 52 the previous year.

States are continuing a trend of executing fewer prisoners and juries are wary of sentencing criminal defendants to die, according to year-end figures compiled by a group that opposes the death penalty.

The 46 executions in 2010 constituted a nearly 12 percent drop from the previous year’s total of 52, according to the group, Death Penalty Information Center, which produces an annual report on execution trends. The overall trend shows a marked drop when compared with the 85 executions in 2000.

via www.nytimes.com

JURIST - Paper Chase: US violent crime rate drops for fourth straight year: FBI

[JURIST] The FBI's preliminary annual crime statistics for 2010, released on Monday, show a decrease in violent crime [press release] for the fourth year in a row

Paper Chase is JURIST's real-time legal news service, powered by a team of 30 law student reporters and editors led by law professor Bernard Hibbitts at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. As an educational service, Paper Chase is dedicated to presenting important legal news and materials rapidly, objectively and intelligibly in an accessible, ad-free format.

via jurist.org

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) - Capital Punishment, 2009 - Statistical Tables

Capital Punishment, 2009 - Statistical Tables

Tracy L. Snell

December 2, 2010    NCJ 231676

Presents characteristics of persons under sentence of death on December 31, 2009, and persons executed in 2009. Preliminary data on executions by states during 2010 are included. Tables present state-by-state information on the movement of prisoners into and out of death sentence status during 2009, status of capital statutes, and methods of execution. Numerical tables also summarize data on offender characteristics such as gender, race, Hispanic origin, age at time of arrest for capital offense, legal status at time of capital offense, and time between imposition of death sentence and execution. Data are from the National Prisoner Statistics (NPS-8) series.

Highlights include the following:

• In 2009, 52 inmates were executed: 24 in Texas; 6 in Alabama; 5 in Ohio; 3 each in Georgia, Oklahoma, and Virginia; 2 each in Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee; and 1 each in Indiana and Missouri.
• 51 executions were by lethal injection; 1 by electrocution.
• From January through November in 2010, 12 states executed 45 inmates, 3 fewer than the number executed during the same period in 2009.

Part of the Capital Punishment Series

via bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov

ever wonder how many people are in jail? b j s knows

Jail Inmates at Midyear 2009 - Statistical Tables

Minton D. Todd

June 3, 2010    NCJ 230122

Presents data on numbers of jails and jail inmates at midyear 2009 and analyzes patterns of growth from 2000 through 2009. These statistical tables include data on rated capacity of jails, percent of capacity occupied, and capacity added. They provide estimates of admissions to jails and detail the volume of movement among the jail population. This web document also includes total numbers for jail inmates by sex, race, and Hispanic origin. Standard errors for jail estimates are included.

Part of the Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear Series

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supermax data: where from?

An interesting bit of point / counter point regarding supermax confinement data.  More broadly -- The issue of information verification is kicked like a can --  It's an object lesson in close examination of statements -- looking "questioningly" at perhaps lightly cited data in order to weaken the others' position. 

post racial hate crime statistics

Hate Crime Statistics, 2008 (FBI Press Release):  "Statistics released today by the Federal Bureau of Investigation revealed that 7,783 criminal incidents involving 9,168 offenses were reported in 2008 as a result of bias toward a particular race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity/national origin, or disability. Published by the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Hate Crime Statistics, 2008, includes data about hate crime incidents submitted by law enforcement agencies throughout the nation."  Hate Crime Statistics, 2008 (FBI Full Report)

2008 Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (FBI)

2008 Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (FBI) - "According to information released today by the FBI, 41 law enforcement officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty last year; 68 officers died in accidents while performing their duties; and 58,792 officers were assaulted while on duty. The 2008 edition of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted released today provides comprehensive tabular data about these incidents and brief narratives describing the fatal attacks. "

crime in cali 2008 ... advance release

Hot off Cyberwire ... From the Office of Attorney General Edmund G. Brown ..."Crime in California, 2008, Advance Release provides 2008 criminal justice data on crimes, arrests, adult felony arrest dispositions, citizens’ complaints against peace officers, and juvenile dispositions and placements. The full reports, Crime in California, 2008 and Juvenile Justice in California, 2008, will be completed later in 2009..."

Crime Against People with Disabilities, 2007 (BJS)

Crime Against People with Disabilities, 2007 - "Presents the first findings about nonfatal violent and property crime experienced by persons with disabilities, based on the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The report includes data on nonfatal violent victimization (rape/sexual assault, robbery, aggravated and simple assault) and property crime (burglary, motor vehicle theft, theft) against persons with disabilities in 2007. It compares the victimization experience of persons with and without disabilities, using population estimates based on the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS). Data are presented on victim and crime characteristics of persons with and without disabilities, including age, race and gender distribution; offender weapon use; victim injuries; and reporting to the police..."

supervised release - a growth industry

Amir Efrati.  "Courts Face Growing Battle Over Limits on Ex-Convicts." Wall Street Journal,  August 13, 2009:  Another area of corrections cottage industry growth -- "As of September 2008, more than 95,000 convicts were serving a term of supervised release, up from 51,000 in 1997, according to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts."

federal justice statistics, 2006 - statistical tables

Federal Justice Statistics, 2006 - Statistical Tables:  "Describes criminal case processing in the federal justice system, including arrest and booking through sentencing and corrections. These statistical tables present the number of suspects arrested and booked by the U.S. Marshals Service, suspects in matters investigated and prosecuted by U.S. attorneys, defendants adjudicated and sentenced in U.S. district court, and characteristics of federal prisoners and offenders under federal supervision.

Data are from the Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP), which collects comprehensive information describing suspects and defendants processed in the federal criminal justice system, and annual data on workload, activities, and outcomes associated with federal criminal cases. The data presented in these tables were collected from  the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA), Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC), U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC), and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).

The Urban Institute prepared these tables under the supervision of Mark Motivans, Ph.D., of the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The tables were prepared under BJS grant number 2005-BJ-CX-K004. The BJS-sponsored Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center (FJSRC) provides online access to the federal justice database. Users may download data from the federal justice database for independent analysis or use the online query system to obtain customized statistics..."

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