2024 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form CJ-44LP 2024 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics Survey Form and Instruction	New
Form CJ-44LP 2020 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) Form and Instruction	Removed
2024 LEMAS Attachments.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-09-27
2024 LEMAS Part B 9 23 24.docx Supporting Statement B	2024-09-27
2024 LEMAS Part A 9 27 24.docx Supporting Statement A	2024-09-27

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
271237	2024 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics Survey Form and Instruction	New
242007	2020 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) Form and Instruction	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1121-0240	ICR Reference No: 202409-1121-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202010-1121-001
Agency/Subagency: DOJ/OJP	Agency Tracking No: BJS
Title: 2024 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS)
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/02/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	2,835	0
Time Burden (Hours)	5,907	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) requests clearance to conduct the core 2020 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) Survey. In each iteration of LEMAS, BJS draws a nationally-representative sample of state and local law enforcement agencies from its census of state and local law enforcement agencies, administers the LEMAS instrument, and produces national-level estimates about the organization and characteristics of law enforcement agencies. The proposed survey seeks to better meet the needs of the law enforcement community, while maintaining the ability to trend over time with the previous LEMAS waves. The 2020 LEMAS sample will consist of about 3,500 state, county and local general purpose law enforcement agencies (LEAs) in the United States, will be nationally-representative, and will preserve continuity between previous LEMAS waves on critical data elements about LEAs nationwide. A revision to the approved package is being submitted to add questions to the survey instruments to examine the COVID-19 impact on staffing, budgeting and agency policies.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 34 USC 10132 Name of Law: The Justice Systems Improvement Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 58765	07/19/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 79315	09/27/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
2020 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS)	CJ-44SO, CJ-44LP, CJ-44SO, CJ-44LP	2020 LEMAS Local Departments and Primary State Police Agencies ,   2020 LEMAS Sheriffs' Offices ,   2020 LEMAS Local Departments and Primary State Police Agencies ,   2020 LEMAS Sheriffs' Offices
2024 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics Survey	CJ-44LP, CJ-44SO	LEMAS - LOCAL DEPARTMENTS AND PRIMARY STATE POLICE AGENCIES ,   LEMAS - SHERIFF’S OFFICES

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	2,835	0	0	-665	0	3,500
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,907	0	0	-2,843	0	8,750
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Forms

Short Statement: The 2024 LEMAS instruments are almost identical in content as the 2020 LEMAS instruments. Six items will be dropped to reduce burden: two questions related to agency changes in policies and practices in response to COVID-19 which were highly relevant for 2020 but less so for 2024; three questions about immigration, as the data quality for these questions were poor and unreliable for publishing; and one question on civilian complaints and use of force which has historically had poor data quality (see Hickman and Poore, 2016) and have not been published previously. These changes will result in less burden to responding agencies.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $725,002

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 10/02/2024

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