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Reported Violent-Offense Rate Fell to 370.8 per 100,000 in 2024
BJS and FBI estimates show lower violent- and property-offense rates than in 2023, while the report remains limited to incidents reported to law enforcement.
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BJS Counts 133,798 Federal Law Enforcement Officers Across 88 Agencies
The 2023 census found nearly half worked in Homeland Security and seven in ten had criminal investigation as their primary function.
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Federal Agencies Employed 133,798 Law Enforcement Officers in 2023
BJS counted officers across 88 agencies; Homeland Security employed nearly half, while women made up 15% of the workforce.
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Federal Prison Population Fell 1% to 154,093 at End of 2024
The latest First Step Act statistical report also counted 8,202 veterans and 21,948 non-U.S. citizens in federal facilities.
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State and Local Agencies Reported 64,200 Sworn-Officer Vacancies
A new Bureau of Justice Statistics report finds separations exceeded hires in 2020 and voluntary resignations accounted for nearly half of departures.
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Tribal Agencies Reported 11% Fewer Violent Offenses in 2023
BJS estimates show 3,780 violent offenses and a statistically unchanged overall clearance rate, while homicide and robbery clearance percentages fell.
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U.S. Probation and Parole Population Falls to 3.68 Million
BJS reports a 0.4% decline during 2024 among comparable agencies and a 24% drop in the community-supervision population over a decade.