Bureau of Justice Statistics - Definition and Overview

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is a department of the US Department of Justice which is responsible for maintaining criminal justice data and statistics.

Publications of the BJS

• National Crime Victimization Survey
• Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics

External link

• Bureau of Justice Statistics (http://www.fedstats.gov/key_stats/BJSkey.html) (official)

See also

• Uniform Crime Reports (FBI)

• Federal Justice Research Program
• National Institute of Justice
• National Victim's Resource Center