For Immediate Release: 02/16/96-15:00CST
EmergencyNet News Service
U.S. Dept. of Justice Provides New On-Line Statistics
The U.S. Dept. of Justice Statistics today announced that they are now making a large body of crime statistics available on a new government website. According to B.J.S. Director Jan Chaiken, data sets on murder rates, drug usage, domestic abuse violence, gunsused in crimes, and prison populations will be made available at:
Click here to go to the BOJ Statistic Database: www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
According to Chaiken, data will be available from the mid-1970s to the present time and additional information will be added the website on an ongoing basis. Chaiken said that the new website was part of a larger goal to make government information instantly available to those doing research and studying issues of crime in the United States.
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