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Attachment A: 2024 LEMAS Survey – Local and State Police Departments
Attachment B: 2024 LEMAS Survey – Sheriff’s Offices
Attachment C: Title 34, United States Code, Section 10132
Attachment D: 60-Day Notice
Attachment E: 30-Day Notice
Attachment F: Invitation Letter
Attachment G. Letter of Support
Attachment H: Survey Flyer
Attachment I: Email Invitation
Attachment J: First Reminder Letter
Attachment K: Second Reminder Email
Attachment L: Third Reminder Postcard
Attachment M: Fourth Reminder Email
Attachment N: Fifth Reminder Letter
Attachment O: Sample Phone Follow-Up Script
Attachment P: Sixth Reminder Letter
Attachment Q: Seventh Reminder Email
Attachment R: Eighth Reminder Postcard
Attachment S: Ninth Reminder Email
Attachment T: Tenth Reminder Letter
Attachment U: Eleventh Reminder Letter
Attachment V: End of Study Letter
Attachment W: Thank You Letter
ATTACHMENT A
Form CJ-44LP
OMB No. ####-####: Approval Expires ##/##/20##
2024 LAW ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE
STATISTICS (LEMAS) SURVEY
LOCAL DEPARTMENTS AND PRIMARY STATE POLICE AGENCIES
In correspondence about this survey, please refer to the Agency ID number printed below in this box. (Please correct any error in name and mailing address below. If the
label is correct, please check the box in the bottom right hand corner of this box.)
Agency ID:
Password:
Name:
Title:
Agency:
The label is correct
INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY
NAME
TITLE
TELEPHONE Area Code
Number
Extension
FAX
Area Code
Number
EMAIL ADDRESS
Completion and Return Instructions
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Unless otherwise noted, please answer all questions using December 31, 2024 as a reference.
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Please do not leave any items blank. If the answer to a question is none or zero, write “0” in the space provided. When exact numeric
answers are not available, please provide estimates.
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Use an X when marking an answer in a response circle or box.
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encrypted website. This method allows for the ability to save partial data and return at a later time. If you or another staff member
needs to access the survey multiple times, please only “submit” the survey once it is complete.
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Fax each page of the survey to 833-997-2721 (toll-free)
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Please submit your completed questionnaire by [DUE DATE].
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RTI by email at [email protected] or call the Help Line at 1-833-997-2719 (toll free). The Help Line is available from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(EST). When communicating about the survey, please reference your Agency ID.
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If you have general comments or suggestions for improving the survey, please contact Sean Goodison, LEMAS Program Manager, Law
Enforcement Statistics Unit, Bureau of Justice Statistics, by phone at 202-307-0765 or by email at [email protected].
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Please retain a copy of your completed survey for one year. Questionnaires completed through the online option can be printed for your
records.
Burden Statement
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 hours per response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data
sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate, or any
other aspects of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20531. The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended (34 U.S.C. § 10132), authorizes this information collection. Although
this survey is voluntary, we urgently need and appreciate your cooperation to make the results comprehensive, accurate, and timely.
AGENCY ID:
1
ATTACHMENT A
Section I: Personnel
1.
Enter the number of full-time and part-time paid agency employees for the pay period specified below.
Count employees who are regularly scheduled to work less than 35 hours per week as part-time. If none, enter '0'.
Pay period that included December 31, 2024:
Full-time
a. Sworn officers with general arrest powers
b. Non-sworn/civilian personnel
Payc.period
December
2024:
Totalthat
paidincluded
employees
(sum of 31,
rows
a and b)
2.
Enter the number of full-time sworn officer vacancies for the pay period specified below.
a. Pay period that included
December 31, 2024:
Full-time sworn
officer vacancies
(Continued on next page)
AGENCY ID:
2
Part-time
ATTACHMENT A
Unless otherwise noted, please answer all remaining questions using December 31, 2024, as a reference.
3.
Enter the number of full-time personnel according to their primary job responsibility for the pay period
that included December 31, 2024. Count each full-time staff person ONLY once. If a person performed more
than one function, enter that person’s count in the job category in which s/he spent most of her/his time. If none,
enter ‘0’.
Sworn officers
Non-sworn /
with general
civilian
arrest powers
personnel
a. Administration – Chief of police, assistants and other personnel who
work in an administrative capacity. Include finance, human resources,
and internal affairs.
b. Total operations – Police officers, detectives, inspectors, supervisors,
and other personnel providing direct law enforcement services. Include
traffic, patrol, investigations, and special operations.
1. Officers – Patrol/field officers, police officers, traffic, SROs, etc.
2. Detectives/investigators
3. All other operations personnel – Inspectors, supervisors, special
operations, and other personnel providing direct law enforcement
services.
c. Total support – Dispatchers, records clerks, crime analysts, crime lab
technicians and other personnel providing support services other than
administrative. Include communications, crime lab, fleet management,
and training.
1. Dispatchers
2. Crime analysts/intelligence analysts
3. Crime scene technicians
4. All other support personnel – Records clerks and other personnel
providing support services other than administrative. Include
communications, crime lab, fleet management, and training.
d. Other personnel not included above (e.g., crossing guards, parking
enforcement, information technology (IT), etc.)
(Continued on next page)
AGENCY ID:
3
ATTACHMENT A
4.
Enter the number of full-time sworn officers by race, Hispanic origin and sex for the pay period that
included December 31, 2024. If none, enter ‘0’.
Male
Female
a. White, non-Hispanic
b. Black or African American, non-Hispanic
c. Hispanic or Latino
d. American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
e. Asian, non-Hispanic
f. Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
g. Two or more races
h. Not known
i. Total full-time sworn officers (sum of rows a-h)
5.
Enter the sex and race and/or ethnicity of the chief executive (i.e., Chief of Police, Commissioner) for the
pay period that included December 31, 2024.
a. Sex
Male
Female
b. Race and/or ethnicity (select all that apply)
White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Middle Eastern or North African
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
AGENCY ID:
4
ATTACHMENT A
6.
Enter the number of full-time sworn officers by race, Hispanic origin and sex who held the following
supervisory positions for the pay period that included December 31, 2024. If a position did not exist in your
agency, select ‘N/A’. If none, enter ‘0’.
Intermediate
supervisor
(below chief executive
and above sergeant or
first-line supervisor)
Sergeant or
equivalent
first-line supervisor
N/A
N/A
a. White, non-Hispanic
b. Black or African American, non-Hispanic
c. Hispanic or Latino
d. American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
e. Asian, non-Hispanic
f. Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
g. Two or more races
h. Not known
i. Total full-time sworn officers (sum of rows a-h)
j. Male
k. Female
l. Total full-time sworn officers (sum of rows j and k)
7.
Enter the number of full-time agency personnel who were bi- or multilingual as of December 31, 2024.
Full-time employees are those regularly scheduled for 35 or more hours per week. If none, enter ‘0’.
Bilingual or Multilingual
Full-Time Personnel
a. Sworn with general arrest powers
b. Non-sworn/civilian personnel
AGENCY ID:
5
ATTACHMENT A
8a. As of December 31, 2024, how did your agency address the following problems/tasks? Mark the most
appropriate choice for each problem/task listed below. Consider FULL-TIME sworn officers with general arrest
powers and FULL-TIME non-sworn/civilian personnel. Mark ONLY ONE choice per row.
Agency DID NOT HAVE a specialized unit
with full-time personnel
(1)
Agency had a
(3)
specialized
Agency
unit with
(2)
addressed this
(5)
personnel
Agency had problem/task,
(4)
Agency’s
assigned full- designated
but did not Agency did not jurisdiction
time to
personnel to
have
formally
did not have
address this address this
designated
address this this problem
Type of problem/task
problem/task problem/task
personnel
problem/task
(N/A)
a. Bias/hate crime
b. Child abuse/endangerment
c. Cybercrime
d. Domestic violence
e. Firearms
f. Gangs
g. Human trafficking
h. Impaired drivers (DUI/DWI)
i. Juvenile crimes
j. Methamphetamine labs
k. Missing children
l. Parking enforcement
m. School safety
n. Sexual assault
o. Terrorism/homeland security
p. Traffic enforcement
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AGENCY ID:
6
ATTACHMENT A
8b. As of December 31, 2024, how did your agency address the following problems/tasks? Mark the most
appropriate choice for each problem/task listed below. Consider FULL-TIME sworn officers with general arrest
powers and FULL-TIME non-sworn/civilian personnel. Mark ONLY ONE choice per row.
Agency DID NOT HAVE a specialized unit
with full-time personnel
(1)
Agency had a
(3)
specialized
Agency
unit with
(2)
addressed this
(5)
personnel
Agency had problem/task,
(4)
Agency’s
assigned full- designated
but did not Agency did not jurisdiction
time to
personnel to
have
formally
did not have
address this address this
designated
address this this problem
Type of problem/task
problem/task problem/task
personnel
problem/task
(N/A)
a. Agency standards/accreditation
b. Bomb/explosive disposal
c. Community policing
d. Crime analysis
e. Crime scene investigation
f. Homelessness
g. Internal affairs
h. Mental health/crisis intervention
i. Opioids
j. Public relations
k. Research and planning
l. Special operations (e.g., SWAT)
m. Victim assistance
Section II: Budget
9a. Enter your agency's total operating budget for the fiscal years specified below. If the budget is not
available, provide an estimate and check the box below. DO NOT include building construction costs or major
equipment purchases.
Please mark if this
figure is an estimate
Operating Budget
Fiscal year that included
December 31, 2024:
$
,
,
,
.00
9b. Please indicate the month and day on which your agency’s fiscal year begins:
/
MM / D D
(Continued on next page)
AGENCY ID:
7
ATTACHMENT A
10. Enter the total estimated value of money, goods, and property received by your agency from an asset
forfeiture program during the fiscal year that included December 31, 2024. If data are not available,
provide an estimate and check the box below. Include federal, state and local funds. If no money, goods or
property were received, enter '0'.
$
,
,
.00
Please mark here if this figure is an estimate
Section III: Community Policing (LOCAL POLICE ONLY)
11. During the 12-month period ending December 31, 2024, did your agency have an informal problemsolving partnership or formal written agreement with any of the following?
Yes
No
a. Academic/university staff
b. Advocacy groups
c. Business groups
d. Federal law enforcement agencies
e. Law enforcement organizations (e.g., IACP, National Police Foundation)
f. Neighborhood associations
g. Non-law enforcement government agencies
h. State or local law enforcement agencies
i. Victim service providers
j. Other (please specify):
12. During the 12-month period ending December 31, 2024, did your agency solicit feedback from the
community for any of the following? Include informal (e.g., via social media, community listening sessions)
and formal (e.g., via a community survey or advisory council) feedback received.
Yes
a. Allocating resources to neighborhoods
b. Assessing community trust
c. Evaluating officer or agency performance
d. Informing agency policies and procedures
e. Prioritizing crime/disorder problems
f. Training development
(Continued on next page)
AGENCY ID:
8
No
ATTACHMENT A
13. During the 12-month period ending December 31, 2024, which of the following did your agency do?
Yes
No
a. Maintain a written community policing plan
b. Conduct a citizen police academy
c. Conduct citizen range days
d. Conduct foot patrol
e. Work with a Community Advisory Committee
f. Other (please specify):
Section IV: Selection and Training
14a. Indicate your agency's minimum education requirement which new (non-lateral) sworn personnel recruits
must have at hiring or within two years of hiring. Mark ONLY ONE response.
Four-year college degree required
Two-year college degree required
Some college, but no degree required
Total credit hours required:
High school diploma or equivalent required
No formal education requirement SKIP to #15
on page 10
14b. Does your agency consider military service as an exemption to this minimum education
requirement?
Yes
No
(Continued on next page)
AGENCY ID:
9
ATTACHMENT A
15. Which of the following screening techniques are used by your agency in selecting new (non-lateral) sworn
officer recruits?
Background check
Yes
No
a. Background investigation
b. Credit history check
c. Criminal history check
d. Driving record check
e. Social media check
Personal attributes
Yes
No
Yes
No
f. Cognitive ability assessment (e.g., writing, reading
comprehension, analytical skills)
g. Interpersonal skills assessment
h. Personality/psychological inventory
i. Psychological interview
j. Polygraph exam
Physical attributes
k. Drug test
l. Medical exam
m. Vision test
n. Physical agility/fitness test
If no, SKIP to #16
o. (If yes to #15n) Does your agency have different
standards based on sex?
16. How many total hours of academy training and field training (e.g., with FTO) are required of your
agency’s new (non-lateral) sworn officer recruits? Include law enforcement training ONLY. If no training of
that type is required, enter ‘0’.
Academy training hours
Field training hours
a. State mandated hours
b. Additional training hours
c. Total hours of training (sum of rows a and b)
17. What is the minimum annual number of in-service hours of training that is required for your agency’s fulltime sworn officers? Include law enforcement training ONLY. If no training of that type is required, enter ‘0’.
Minimum annual hours
per officer
a. State mandated hours
b. Additional training hours
c. Total hours of training (sum of rows a and b)
AGENCY ID:
10
ATTACHMENT A
Section V: Hiring and Retention
18a. During the 12-month period ending December 31, 2024, how many full-time sworn officers were hired by
your agency? Include all full-time sworn personnel hired whether they are currently employed by the agency or
not.
Number of full-time sworn officers hired
If 0, SKIP to #20.
18b. (If at least one new hire) How many of those hires were:
Number of Full-Time
Sworn Officers Hired
a. Entry-level hires (non-lateral)
b. Lateral transfers/hires
c. Other new hires
If #18b, row a (entry-level hires) is 0, SKIP to #20.
19. Based on the most recent class of entry-level sworn officers hired, on average, how many weeks
passed from the time they submitted their application to the time they were offered
employment? DO NOT include basic academy training.
Average number of weeks until hire
20.
Which of the following types of applicants for entry-level sworn officer hires were targeted through
special recruitment efforts during the 12-month period ending December 31, 2024?
Yes
No
a. 4-year college graduates
b. Military veterans
c. Multi-lingual speaking
d. People with prior law enforcement experience
e. Racial/ethnic minorities
f. Women
g. Other (please specify):
(Continued on next page)
AGENCY ID:
11
ATTACHMENT A
21.
Did your agency offer any of the following incentives for entry-level sworn officer hires during the 12month period ending December 31, 2024?
Yes
No
a. Employment signing bonus
b. Free or reimbursed academy training
c. Salary paid during academy training
d. Training academy graduation bonus
e. Relocation assistance (e.g., moving, travel costs)
f. Other (please specify):
22a. During the 12-month period ending December 31, 2024, how many full-time sworn officers separated from
your agency? DO NOT include sworn officer recruits who separated prior to completing academy training. If
none, enter ‘0’.
Number of full-time sworn officers separated
If 0, SKIP to #23 on page 13
22b. (If at least one separation) How many of those separations were:
Number of Full-Time
Sworn Officers Separated
a. Probationary rejections
b. Layoffs
c. Dismissals (e.g., terminations, forced resignations
or separations)
d. Voluntary resignations
e. Medical/disability retirements
f. Non-medical retirements
g. Deaths
h. Other reasons
(Continued on next page)
AGENCY ID:
12
ATTACHMENT A
23. Which of the following best describes your agency's exit interview policy used to assess full-time sworn
officers' reasons for departure? Mark ONLY ONE response.
Exit interviews conducted with officers selected by the agency
Exit interviews conducted with officers if they request one
Exit interviews conducted based on other policy
Exit interviews typically not conducted
24. Enter the base annual salary schedule for the following full-time sworn positions as of December 31, 2024.
If a position does not exist on a full-time basis in your agency, select 'NA.' In cases where there is not a range in
salary, please enter the same salary for minimum and maximum.
Base ANNUAL Salary
Minimum
Maximum
N/A
a. Chief executive (chief, director, etc.)
b. Sergeant or equivalent first-line supervisor
c. Entry-level officer (post-academy)
$
$
$
.00 $
.00 $
.00 $
,
,
,
,
,
,
.00
.00
.00
25. During the 12-month period ending December 31, 2024, did your agency authorize or provide any of the
following special pay for sworn officers?
Yes
a. Bilingual ability pay
b. Education incentive pay
c. Hazardous duty pay
d. Merit/performance pay
e. Military service pay
f. Residential incentive pay
g. Shift differential pay
h. Special skills proficiency pay
(Continued on next page)
AGENCY ID:
13
No
ATTACHMENT A
26. During the 12-month period ending December 31, 2024, did your agency offer the following benefits to
increase retention among full-time sworn officers?
Yes
No
a. College tuition reimbursement
b. Employee Assistance Program
c. Enhanced medical benefits
d. Enhanced retirement benefits
e. Extra overtime opportunities
f. Flexible hours to attend college
g. Free or financial allowance for uniforms
h. Housing allowance or mortgage discount program
i. Increased pay at specific service milestones
j. Job sharing or time splits
k. On-duty time allowance for fitness maintenance
l. On-site child care
m. Paid maternity leave
n. Paid paternity leave
o. Peer support program
p. Relaxed residency requirements
q. Take home vehicle
r. Other (please specify):
27. What is the standard shift length for sworn patrol officers in your agency?
Hours per Day
(Continued on next page)
AGENCY ID:
14
ATTACHMENT A
Section VI: Equipment and Operations
28. As of December 31, 2024, which of the following types of firearms were authorized for use by your agency’s
full-time sworn officers?
On duty
Off duty
Not
Not
Authorized authorized Authorized authorized
a. Handgun
b. Shotgun or manual rifle
c. Semi-automatic rifle (e.g., AR-15)
d. Fully automatic rifle (e.g., M-16)
29. As of December 31, 2024, which of the following types of weapons or actions were authorized for use by your
agency’s full-time sworn officers?
Almost
Authorized
Always/
Under Limited
Always
Circumstances
Never
Authorized
Authorized
a. Open hand techniques
b. Closed hand techniques
c. Takedown techniques (e.g., straight arm bar)
d. Vascular restraint or carotid hold
e. Respiratory neck restraint
f. Leg hobble or other restraints (not including handcuffs)
g. OC spray/foam
h. Chemical agent projectile (e.g., CS/tear gas, OC pellets)
i. Baton
j. Blunt force projectile (e.g., bean bag, rubber bullets)
k. Conducted energy device (e.g., Taser, stun gun, Stinger)
l. Other (please specify):
30. As of December 31, 2024, how many of the following types of video cameras were operated by your agency
on a regular basis? If none, enter ‘0’.
Total Number
a. Fixed-site surveillance in public areas
b. Mobile surveillance
c. On aerial drones
d. In patrol cars
e. On police officers (e.g., body-worn cameras)
f.
On weapons (e.g., firearms)
AGENCY ID:
15
ATTACHMENT A
31a. As of December 31, 2024, how many handlers and K-9s did your agency employ? If none, enter ‘0’.
Handlers
K-9s
If your agency did not have any K-9s, SKIP to #32.
31b. (If at least one K-9) What types of activities did your K-9s engage in?
Yes
No
a. Bomb/explosive detecting
b. Cadaver
c. Drug detecting
d. General enforcement (e.g., patrol, traffic
enforcement, crowd control, etc.)
e. Suspect apprehension
f. Search and rescue
g. Other (please specify):
Section VII: Technology
32. As of December 31, 2024, did your agency maintain a website?
Yes
No
33. As of December 31, 2024, did your agency use social media to communicate with the public?
Yes
No
34. As of December 31, 2024, did your agency use any of the following on a regular basis?
a. Computer aided dispatch (CAD)
b. Record management system (RMS)
c. Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) or Next Generation Identification (NGI)
d. Geographic information systems (GIS)
e. Facial recognition
f.
Infrared (thermal) imagers
g. License plate readers (LPR)
h. Tire deflation devices
i.
Gunshot detection (e.g., ShotSpotter)
j.
Firearm tracing (e.g., eTrace)
k. Ballistic imaging (e.g., NIBIN, IBIS)
AGENCY ID:
16
Yes
No
ATTACHMENT A
35. As of December 31, 2024, did your agency use data for any of the following activities?
Yes
No
a. Budget allocation
b. Hot spot analysis
c. Intelligence analysis
d. Patrol allocation
e. Predictive policing (i.e., using computer models to predict where crime will occur)
f. Social network analysis
g. Targeted enforcement
Section VIII: Policies and Procedures
36. As of December 31, 2024, did your agency have written policy or procedural directives on the following?
Officer conduct
Yes
No
a. Code of conduct and appearance
b. Maximum work hours allowed per day. Please specify:
c.
d.
e.
f.
Off-duty conduct
Firearm discharge
Use of deadly force
Use of less-lethal force
Dealing with special populations/situations
g. Domestic disputes
h. Homeless persons
i. Juveniles
j. Mentally ill persons
k. Persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities
Yes
No
Procedural
l. Active shooter
m. Body-worn cameras
n. Checking on immigration status by patrol officers
o. Civilian complaints
p. Detaining federal immigration violators
q. In-custody deaths
r. Mass demonstrations
s. Motor vehicle stops
t. Prisoner transport
u. Racial profiling or unbiased policing
v. Reporting use of force
w. Social media use
x. Stop and frisk
y. Strip searches
z. Vehicle pursuits
Yes
No
AGENCY ID:
17
ATTACHMENT A
37.
As of December 31, 2024, did your agency have an operational computerized Early Warning System or
Early Intervention System for monitoring or responding to problematic officer behavior?
Yes
No
38. Is there a civilian complaint review board or agency in your jurisdiction that reviews complaints against
officers in your agency?
Yes
No
39. As of December 31, 2024, did your agency require another law enforcement agency to conduct a criminal
investigation in the following situations? ONLY include investigations conducted by another law enforcement
or criminal investigative body. DO NOT include civilian reviews.
Yes
a. Discharge of a firearm at or in the direction of a person
b. Use of force resulting in a subject sustaining serious bodily injury
c. Use of force resulting in a subject’s death
d. In-custody death not due to use of force (e.g., suicide, intoxication or accident)
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AGENCY ID:
18
No
ATTACHMENT A
Text for questions to assess the feasibility of obtaining sworn personnel contact information of potential future research
(will only be on the web instrument, and only displayed after online submission of the 2024 LEMAS survey)
BJS is looking into the feasibility of conducting surveys of individual sworn personnel. Such a survey would likely require
collecting a full or partial list of sworn personnel, including contact and demographic information, from agencies. Please
note, although the research would involve responses from individual sworn personnel, the identity of respondents
would be kept completely confidential, and all results would be reported in aggregate form only (as BJS reported on a
prior survey of school resource officers, see https://bjs.ojp.gov/document/sro1920.pdf).
1. Would your agency be willing to submit a list of sworn personnel as part of a future BJS data collection effort?
No (if No, please indicate why__________) STOP HERE
Yes
If yes:
2. Please indicate which information your agency would be willing to provide on the list of sworn personnel. (Mark one
for each row)
List including:
For all sworn
For some sworn*
Will not provide
Contact information
Rank
Sex
Race and ethnicity
* A specific subset of sworn personnel, such as only school resource officers or first-line supervisors
3. What would be the best way for BJS to administer surveys to individual sworn personnel?
BJS contacts sworn personnel directly
BJS works with an agency point of contact to provide the survey (paper or web link) to sworn personnel
No agency preference
Other (please indicate _____)
AGENCY ID:
19
ATTACHMENT B
Form CJ-44SO
OMB No. ####-####: Approval Expires ##/##/20##
2024 LAW ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE
STATISTICS (LEMAS) SURVEY
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Section I: Personnel
1.
Enter the number of full-time and part-time paid agency employees for the pay periods specified below.
Count employees who are regularly scheduled to work less than 35 hours per week as part-time. If none, enter '0'.
Full-time
Pay period that included December 31, 2024:
Part-time
a. Sworn deputies with general arrest powers (e.g., road
deputies)
b. Deputies with limited or no arrest powers (e.g.,
jail/correctional deputies)
c. Non-sworn/civilian personnel
d. Total paid employees (sum of rows e-g)
2.
Enter the number of full-time sworn deputy vacancies for the pay periods specified below.
a. Pay period that included
December 31, 2024:
Full-time sworn
deputy vacancies
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AGENCY ID: ___________
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Unless otherwise noted, please answer all remaining questions using December 31, 2024, as a reference.
3.
Enter the number of full-time personnel according to their primary job responsibility for the pay period
that included December 31, 2024. Count each full-time staff person ONLY once. If a person performed more
than one function, enter that person’s count in the job category in which s/he spent most of her/his time. If none,
enter ‘0’.
Sworn deputies Deputies with
Non-sworn/
with general
limited or no
civilian
arrest powers arrest powers
personnel
a. Administration – Sheriff, assistants and other
personnel who work in an administrative capacity.
Include finance, human resources, and internal affairs.
b. Total operations – Road deputies, detectives, inspectors,
supervisors, and other personnel providing direct law
enforcement services. Include traffic, patrol,
investigations, and special operations.
1. Deputies – Road deputies, traffic, patrol, SROs, etc.
2. Detectives/investigators
3. All other operations personnel – Inspectors,
supervisors, special operations, and other personnel
providing direct law enforcement services.
c. Jail-related duties – Correctional deputies, guards, and
other support personnel who primarily work in a jail
system.
d. Court related duties – Bailiffs, security guards, etc.
e. Civil process duties – Process servers, real estate
administrators, etc.
f. Total support – Dispatchers, records clerks, crime
analysts, crime lab technicians, and other personnel
providing support services other than administrative.
Include communications, crime lab, fleet management,
and training.
1. Dispatchers
2. Crime analysts/intelligence analysts
3. Crime scene technicians
4. All other support personnel - Records clerks and
other personnel providing support services other than
administrative. Include communications, crime lab,
fleet management, and training.
g. Other (e.g., crossing guards, parking enforcement,
information technology (IT), etc.)
AGENCY ID: ___________
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4.
Enter the number of full-time sworn deputies by race, Hispanic origin and sex for the pay period that
included December 31, 2024. If none, enter ‘0’.
Male
Female
a. White, non-Hispanic
b. Black or African American, non-Hispanic
c. Hispanic or Latino
d. American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
e. Asian, non-Hispanic
f. Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
g. Two or more races
h. Not known
i. Total full-time sworn deputies (sum of rows a-h)
5.
Enter the sex and race and/or ethnicity of the chief executive (i.e., Chief of Police, Commissioner) for the
pay period that included December 31, 2024.
a. Sex
Male
Female
b. Race and/or ethnicity (select all that apply)
White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Middle Eastern or North African
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
AGENCY ID: ___________
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6. Enter the number of full-time sworn deputies by race, Hispanic origin and sex who held the following
supervisory positions for the pay period that included December 31, 2024. If a position did not exist in your
agency, select ‘N/A’. If none, enter ‘0’.
Intermediate
supervisor
(below sheriff and
Sergeant or
above sergeant or firstequivalent
line supervisor)
first-line supervisor
N/A
a. White, non-Hispanic
b. Black or African American, non-Hispanic
c. Hispanic or Latino
d. American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
e. Asian, non-Hispanic
f. Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
g. Two or more races
h. Not known
i. Total full-time sworn deputies (sum of rows a-h)
j. Male
k. Female
l. Total full-time sworn deputies (sum of rows j and k)
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AGENCY ID: ___________
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N/A
7.
Enter the number of full-time agency personnel who were bi- or multilingual as of December 31, 2024.
Full-time employees are those regularly scheduled for 35 or more hours per week. If none, enter ‘0’.
Bilingual or Multilingual
Full-Time Personnel
a. Sworn with general arrest powers (e.g., road deputies)
b. Deputies with limited or no arrest powers (e.g., jail/correctional deputies)
c. Non-sworn/civilian personnel
8a. As of December 31, 2024, how did your agency address the following problems/tasks? Mark the most
appropriate choice for each problem/task listed below. Consider FULL-TIME sworn deputies with general
arrest powers and FULL-TIME non-sworn/civilian personnel. Mark ONLY ONE choice per row.
Agency DID NOT HAVE a specialized unit
with full-time personnel
(1)
Agency had a
(3)
specialized
Agency
unit with
(2)
addressed this
(5)
personnel
Agency had problem/task,
(4)
Agency’s
assigned full- designated
but did not Agency did not jurisdiction
time to
personnel to
have
formally
did not have
address this address this
designated
address this this problem
Type of problem/task
problem/task problem/task
personnel
problem/task
(N/A)
a. Bias/hate crime
b. Child abuse/endangerment
c. Cybercrime
d. Domestic violence
e. Firearms
f. Gangs
g. Human trafficking
h. Impaired drivers (DUI/DWI)
i. Juvenile crimes
j. Methamphetamine labs
k. Missing children
l. Parking enforcement
m. School safety
n. Sexual assault
o. Terrorism/homeland security
p. Traffic enforcement
AGENCY ID: ___________
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8b. As of December 31, 2024, how did your agency address the following problems/tasks? Mark the most
appropriate choice for each problem/task listed below. Consider FULL-TIME sworn deputies with general
arrest powers and FULL-TIME non-sworn/civilian personnel. Mark ONLY ONE choice per row.
Agency DID NOT HAVE a specialized unit
with full-time personnel
(1)
Agency had a
(3)
specialized
Agency
unit with
(2)
addressed this
(5)
personnel
Agency had problem/task,
(4)
Agency’s
assigned full- designated
but did not Agency did not jurisdiction
time to
personnel to
have
formally
did not have
address this address this
designated
address this this problem
Type of problem/task
problem/task problem/task
personnel
problem/task
(N/A)
a. Agency standards/accreditation
b. Bomb/explosive disposal
c. Community policing
d. Crime analysis
e. Crime scene investigation
f. Homelessness
g. Internal affairs
h. Mental health/crisis intervention
i. Opioids
j. Public relations
k. Research and planning
l. Special operations (e.g., SWAT)
m. Victim assistance
Section II: Budget
9a. Enter your agency's total operating budget for the fiscal years specified below. If the budget is not
available, provide an estimate and check the box below. Include jail administration costs. DO NOT include
building construction costs or major equipment purchases.
Fiscal year that included
December 31, 2024:
Please mark if this
figure is an estimate
Operating Budget
$
,
,
,
(Continued on next page)
AGENCY ID: ___________
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.00
9b. Does your agency operate a jail?
Yes
No If no, SKIP to #9d
9c. How much of the above total operating budgets were for jail administration?
Fiscal year that included
December 31, 2024:
Please mark if this
figure is an estimate
Operating Budget
$
,
,
,
.00
9d. Please indicate the month and day on which your agency’s fiscal year begins:
/
MM / D D
10.
Enter the total estimated value of money, goods, and property received by your agency from an asset
forfeiture program during the fiscal year that included December 31, 2024. If data are not available,
provide an estimate and check the box below. Include federal, state and local funds. If no money, goods or
property were received, enter '0'.
$ ,
,
,
.00
Please mark here if this figure is an estimate
Section III: Service Area
11. Enter the total square mileage of your agency’s service area.
Square miles
12. Enter the total resident population for your agency’s service area. Only count the residential population for
which your agency has primary responsibility for providing law enforcement services.
,
,
Number of residents for which your agency
has primary law enforcement responsibility
(Continued on next page)
AGENCY ID: ___________
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Section IV: Community Policing
13. During the 12-month period ending December 31, 2024, did your agency have an informal problemsolving partnership or formal written agreement with any of the following?”
Yes
No
a. Academic/university staff
b. Advocacy groups
c. Business groups
d. Federal law enforcement agencies
e. Law enforcement organizations (e.g., IACP, National Police Foundation)
f. Neighborhood associations
g. Non-law enforcement government agencies
h. State or local law enforcement agencies
i. Victim service providers
j. Other (please specify):
14. During the 12-month period ending December 31, 2024, did your agency solicit feedback from the
community for any of the following? Include informal (e.g., via social media, community listening sessions)
and formal (e.g., via a community survey or advisory council) feedback received.
Yes
No
a. Allocating resources to neighborhoods
b. Assessing community trust
c. Evaluating deputy or agency performance
d. Informing agency policies and procedures
e. Prioritizing crime/disorder problems
f. Training development
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AGENCY ID: ___________
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15. During the 12-month period ending December 31, 2024, which of the following did your agency do?
Yes
No
a. Maintain a written community policing plan
b. Conduct a citizen police academy
c. Conduct citizen range days
d. Conduct foot patrol
e. Work with a Community Advisory Committee
f. Other (please specify):
Section V: Selection and Training
16a. Indicate your agency's minimum education requirement which new (non-lateral) sworn personnel recruits
must have at hiring or within two years of hiring. Mark ONLY ONE response.
Four-year college degree required
Two-year college degree required
Some college, but no degree required
Total credit hours required:
High school diploma or equivalent required
No formal education requirement SKIP to #17 on page 11.
16b. Does your agency consider military service as an exemption to this minimum education
requirement?
Yes
No
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AGENCY ID: ___________
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17.
Which of the following screening techniques are used by your agency in selecting new (non-lateral) sworn
deputy recruits?
Background check
Yes
No
a. Background investigation
b. Credit history check
c. Criminal history check
d. Driving record check
e. Social media check
Personal attributes
Yes
No
Yes
No
f. Cognitive ability assessment (e.g., writing, reading
comprehension, analytical skills)
g. Interpersonal skills assessment
h. Personality/psychological inventory
i. Psychological interview
j. Polygraph exam
Physical attributes
k. Drug test
l. Medical exam
m. Vision test
If no, SKIP to #18
n. Physical agility/fitness test
o. (If yes to #17n) Does your agency have different
standards based on sex?
18. How many total hours of academy training and field training (e.g., with FTO) are required of your
agency’s new (non-lateral) sworn deputy recruits? Include law enforcement training ONLY. If no training of
that type is required, enter ‘0’.
Academy training hours
Field training hours
a. State mandated hours
b. Additional training hours
c. Total hours of training (sum of rows a and b)
19. What is the minimum annual number of in-service hours of training that is required for your agency’s fulltime sworn deputies? Include law enforcement training ONLY. If no training of that type is required, enter ‘0’.
Minimum annual hours
per deputy
a. State mandated hours
b. Additional training hours
c. Total hours of training (sum of rows a and b)
AGENCY ID: ___________
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Section VI: Hiring and Retention
20a. During the 12-month period ending December 31, 2024, how many full-time sworn deputies were hired by
your agency? Include all full-time sworn personnel hired whether they are currently employed by the agency or
not.
Number of full-time sworn deputies hired
If 0, SKIP to #22.
20b. (If at least one new hire) How many of those hires were:
Number of Full-Time
Sworn Deputies Hired
a. Entry-level hires (non-lateral)
b. Lateral transfers/hires
c. Other new hires
If #20b, row a (entry-level hires) is 0, SKIP to #22.
21. Based on the most recent class of entry-level sworn deputies hired, on average, how many
weeks passed from the time they submitted their application to the time they were offered
employment? DO NOT include basic academy training.
Average number of weeks until hire
22. Which of the following types of applicants for entry-level sworn deputy hires were targeted through
special recruitment efforts during the 12-month period ending December 31, 2024?
Yes
No
a. 4-year college graduates
b. Military veterans
c. Multi-lingual speaking
d. People with prior law enforcement experience
e. Racial/ethnic minorities
f. Women
g. Other (please specify):
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AGENCY ID: ___________
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23.
Did your agency offer any of the following incentives for entry-level sworn deputy hires during the 12month period ending December 31, 2024?
Yes
No
a. Employment signing bonus
b. Free or reimbursed academy training
c. Salary paid during academy training
d. Training academy graduation bonus
e. Relocation assistance (e.g., moving, travel costs)
f. Other (please specify):
24a. During the 12-month period ending December 31, 2024, how many full-time sworn deputies separated from
your agency? DO NOT include sworn deputy recruits who separated prior to completing academy training. If
none, enter ‘0’.
Number of full-time sworn deputies separated
If 0, SKIP to #25
24b. (If at least one separation) How many of those separations were:
Number of Full-Time Sworn
Deputies Separated
a. Probationary rejections
b. Layoffs
c. Dismissals (e.g., terminations, forced resignations
or separations)
d. Voluntary resignations
e. Medical/disability retirements
f. Non-medical retirements
g. Deaths
h. Other reasons
25. Which of the following best describes your agency's exit interview policy used to assess full-time sworn
deputies' reasons for departure? Mark ONLY ONE response.
Exit interviews conducted with deputies selected by the agency
Exit interviews conducted with deputies if they request one
Exit interviews conducted based on other policy
Exit interviews typically not conducted
AGENCY ID: ___________
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26. Enter the base annual salary schedule for the following full-time sworn positions as of December 31, 2024.
If a position does not exist on a full-time basis in your agency, select 'N/A.' In cases where there is not a range in
salary, please enter the same salary for minimum and maximum.
a. Sheriff
b. Sergeant or equivalent first-line supervisor
c. Entry-level deputy (post-academy)
Base ANNUAL Salary
Minimum
Maximum
$
$
$
,
,
,
.00 $
.00 $
.00 $
,
,
,
.00
.00
.00
N/A
27. During the 12-month period ending December 31, 2024, did your agency authorize or provide any of the
following special pay for sworn deputies?
Yes
a. Bilingual ability pay
b. Education incentive pay
c. Hazardous duty pay
d. Merit/performance pay
e. Military service pay
f. Residential incentive pay
g. Shift differential pay
h. Special skills proficiency pay
(Continued on next page)
AGENCY ID: ___________
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No
28. During the 12-month period ending December 31, 2024, did your agency offer the following benefits to
increase retention among full-time sworn deputies?
Yes
No
a. College tuition reimbursement
b. Employee Assistance Program
c. Enhanced medical benefits
d. Enhanced retirement benefits
e. Extra overtime opportunities
f. Flexible hours to attend college
g. Free or financial allowance for uniforms
h. Housing allowance or mortgage discount program
i. Increased pay at specific service milestones
j. Job sharing or time splits
k. On-duty time allowance for fitness maintenance
l. On-site child care
l. Paid maternity leave
m. Paid paternity leave
n. Peer support program
o. Relaxed residency requirements
p. Take home vehicle
q. Other (please specify):
29. What is the standard shift length for sworn patrol/road deputies in your agency?
Hours per Day
(Continued on next page)
AGENCY ID: ___________
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Section VII: Equipment and Operations
30. As of December 31, 2024, which of the following types of firearms were authorized for use by your agency’s
full-time sworn deputies?
On duty
Off duty
Not
Not
Authorized authorized Authorized authorized
a. Handgun
b. Shotgun or manual rifle
c. Semi-automatic rifle (e.g., AR-15)
d. Fully automatic rifle (e.g., M-16)
31. As of December 31, 2024, which of the following types of weapons or actions were authorized for use by
your agency’s full-time sworn deputies?
Authorized
Almost
Never
Under Limited
Always/
Authorized
Circumstances
Always
Authorized
a. Open hand techniques
b. Closed hand techniques
c. Takedown techniques (e.g., straight arm bar)
d. Vascular restraint or carotid hold
e. Respiratory neck restraint
f. Leg hobble or other restraints (not including handcuffs)
g. OC spray/foam
h. Chemical agent projectile (e.g., CS/tear gas, OC pellets)
i. Baton
j. Blunt force projectile (e.g., bean bag, rubber bullets)
k. Conducted energy device (e.g., Taser, stun gun, Stinger)
l. Other (please specify):
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AGENCY ID: ___________
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32. As of December 31, 2024, how many of the following types of video cameras were operated by your agency
on a regular basis? If none, enter ‘0’.
Total Number
a. Fixed-site surveillance in public areas
b. Mobile surveillance
c. On aerial drones
d. In patrol cars
e. On deputies (e.g., body-worn cameras)
f.
On weapons (e.g., firearms)
33a. As of December 31, 2024, how many handlers and K-9s did your agency employ? If none, enter ‘0’.
Handlers
K-9s
If your agency did not have any K-9s, SKIP to #34.
33b. (If at least one K-9) What types of activities did your K-9s engage in?
Yes
No
a. Bomb/explosive detecting
b. Cadaver
c. Drug detecting
d. General enforcement (e.g., patrol, traffic
enforcement, crowd control, etc.)
e. Suspect apprehension
f. Search and rescue
g. Other (please specify):
Section VIII: Technology
34. As of December 31, 2024, did your agency maintain a website?
Yes
No
35. As of December 31, 2024, did your agency use social media to communicate with the public?
Yes
No
(Continued on next page)
AGENCY ID: ___________
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36. As of December 31, 2024, did your agency use any of the following on a regular basis?
Yes
No
a. Computer aided dispatch (CAD)
b. Record management system (RMS)
c. Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) or
Next Generation Identification (NGI)
d. Geographic information systems (GIS)
e. Facial recognition
f.
Infrared (thermal) imagers
g. License plate readers (LPR)
h. Tire deflation devices
i.
Gunshot detection (e.g., ShotSpotter)
j.
Firearm tracing (e.g., eTrace)
k. Ballistic imaging (e.g., NIBIN, IBIS)
37. As of December 31, 2024, did your agency use data for any of the following activities?
Yes
a. Budget allocation
b. Hot spot analysis
c. Intelligence analysis
d. Patrol allocation
e. Predictive policing (i.e., using computer models to predict where crime will occur)
f. Social network analysis
g. Targeted enforcement
(Continued on next page)
AGENCY ID: ___________
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No
Section IX: Policies and Procedures
38. As of December 31, 2024, did your agency have written policy or procedural directives on the following?
Deputy conduct
Yes
No
a. Code of conduct and appearance
b. Maximum work hours allowed per day. Please specify:
c.
d.
e.
f.
Off-duty conduct
Firearm discharge
Use of deadly force
Use of less-lethal force
Dealing with special populations/situations
g. Domestic disputes
h. Homeless persons
i. Juveniles
j. Mentally ill persons
k. Persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities
Yes
No
Procedural
l. Active shooter
m. Body-worn cameras
n. Checking on immigration status by road deputies
o. Civilian complaints
p. Detaining federal immigration violators
q. In-custody deaths
r. Mass demonstrations
s. Motor vehicle stops
t. Prisoner transport
u. Racial profiling or unbiased policing
v. Reporting use of force
w. Social media use
x. Stop and frisk
y. Strip searches
z. Vehicle pursuits
Yes
No
(Continued on next page)
AGENCY ID: ___________
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39. As of December 31, 2024, did your agency have an operational computerized Early Warning System or
Early Intervention System for monitoring or responding to problematic deputy behavior?
Yes
No
40. Is there a civilian complaint review board or agency in your jurisdiction that reviews complaints against
deputies in your agency?
Yes
No
41. As of December 31, 2024, did your agency require another law enforcement agency to conduct a criminal
investigation in the following situations? ONLY include investigations conducted by another law enforcement
or criminal investigative body. DO NOT include civilian reviews.
Yes
No
a. Discharge of a firearm at or in the direction of a person
b. Use of force resulting in a subject sustaining serious bodily injury
c. Use of force resulting in a subject’s death
d. In-custody death not due to use of force (e.g., suicide, intoxication or
accident)
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AGENCY ID: ___________
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Text for questions to assess the feasibility of obtaining sworn personnel contact information of potential future research
(will only be on the web instrument, and only displayed after online submission of the 2024 LEMAS survey)
BJS is looking into the feasibility of conducting surveys of individual sworn personnel. Such a survey would likely require
collecting a full or partial list of sworn personnel, including contact and demographic information, from agencies. Please
note, although the research would involve responses from individual sworn personnel, the identity of respondents
would be kept completely confidential, and all results would be reported in aggregate form only (as BJS reported on a
prior survey of school resource officers, see https://bjs.ojp.gov/document/sro1920.pdf).
1. Would your agency be willing to submit a list of sworn personnel as part of a future BJS data collection effort?
No (if No, please indicate why__________) STOP HERE
Yes
If yes:
2. Please indicate which information your agency would be willing to provide on the list of sworn personnel. (Mark one
for each row)
List including:
For all sworn
For some sworn*
Will not provide
Contact information
Rank
Sex
Race and ethnicity
* A specific subset of sworn personnel, such as only school resource officers or first-line supervisors
3. What would be the best way for BJS to administer surveys to individual sworn personnel?
BJS contacts sworn personnel directly
BJS works with an agency point of contact to provide the survey (paper or web link) to sworn personnel
No agency preference
Other (please indicate _____)
AGENCY ID: ___________
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ATTACHMENT C
34 USC 10132: Bureau of Justice Statistics
Text contains those laws in effect on December 19, 2019
Pending Updates: Pub L. 116-92 (12/20/2019) [View Details]
From Title 34-CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Subtitle I-Comprehensive Acts
CHAPTER 101-JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT
SUBCHAPTER III-BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS
Jump To:
Source Credit
References In Text
Codification
Prior Provisions
Amendments
Effective Date
Miscellaneous
§10132. Bureau of Justice Statistics
(a) Establishment
There is established within the Department of Justice, under the general authority of the Attorney General, a Bureau
of Justice Statistics (hereinafter referred to in this subchapter as "Bureau").
(b) Appointment of Director; experience; authority; restrictions
The Bureau shall be headed by a Director appointed by the President. The Director shall have had experience in
statistical programs. The Director shall have final authority for all grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts
awarded by the Bureau. The Director shall be responsible for the integrity of data and statistics and shall protect
against improper or illegal use or disclosure. The Director shall report to the Attorney General through the Assistant
Attorney General. The Director shall not engage in any other employment than that of serving as Director; nor shall the
Director hold any office in, or act in any capacity for, any organization, agency, or institution with which the Bureau
makes any contract or other arrangement under this Act.
(c) Duties and functions of Bureau
The Bureau is authorized to(1) make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with public agencies, institutions of higher
education, private organizations, or private individuals for purposes related to this subchapter; grants shall be made
subject to continuing compliance with standards for gathering justice statistics set forth in rules and regulations
promulgated by the Director;
(2) collect and analyze information concerning criminal victimization, including crimes against the elderly, and civil
disputes;
(3) collect and analyze data that will serve as a continuous and comparable national social indication of the
prevalence, incidence, rates, extent, distribution, and attributes of crime, juvenile delinquency, civil disputes, and
other statistical factors related to crime, civil disputes, and juvenile delinquency, in support of national, State, tribal,
and local justice policy and decisionmaking;
(4) collect and analyze statistical information, concerning the operations of the criminal justice system at the
Federal, State, tribal, and local levels;
(5) collect and analyze statistical information concerning the prevalence, incidence, rates, extent, distribution, and
attributes of crime, and juvenile delinquency, at the Federal, State, tribal, and local levels;
(6) analyze the correlates of crime, civil disputes and juvenile delinquency, by the use of statistical information,
about criminal and civil justice systems at the Federal, State, tribal, and local levels, and about the extent,
distribution and attributes of crime, and juvenile delinquency, in the Nation and at the Federal, State, tribal, and local
levels;
(7) compile, collate, analyze, publish, and disseminate uniform national statistics concerning all aspects of criminal
justice and related aspects of civil justice, crime, including crimes against the elderly, juvenile delinquency, criminal
offenders, juvenile delinquents, and civil disputes in the various States and in Indian country;
(8) recommend national standards for justice statistics and for insuring the reliability and validity of justice statistics
supplied pursuant to this chapter;
(9) maintain liaison with the judicial branches of the Federal Government and State and tribal governments in
matters relating to justice statistics, and cooperate with the judicial branch in assuring as much uniformity as feasible
in statistical systems of the executive and judicial branches;
(10) provide information to the President, the Congress, the judiciary, State, tribal, and local governments, and the
general public on justice statistics;
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(12) conduct or support research relating to methods of gathering or analyzing justice statistics;
(13) provide for the development of justice information systems programs and assistance to the States, Indian
tribes, and units of local government relating to collection, analysis, or dissemination of justice statistics;
(14) develop and maintain a data processing capability to support the collection, aggregation, analysis and
dissemination of information on the incidence of crime and the operation of the criminal justice system;
(15) collect, analyze and disseminate comprehensive Federal justice transaction statistics (including statistics on
issues of Federal justice interest such as public fraud and high technology crime) and to provide technical assistance
to and work jointly with other Federal agencies to improve the availability and quality of Federal justice data;
(16) provide for the collection, compilation, analysis, publication and dissemination of information and statistics
about the prevalence, incidence, rates, extent, distribution and attributes of drug offenses, drug related offenses and
drug dependent offenders and further provide for the establishment of a national clearinghouse to maintain and
update a comprehensive and timely data base on all criminal justice aspects of the drug crisis and to disseminate
such information;
(17) provide for the collection, analysis, dissemination and publication of statistics on the condition and progress of
drug control activities at the Federal, State, tribal, and local levels with particular attention to programs and
intervention efforts demonstrated to be of value in the overall national anti-drug strategy and to provide for the
establishment of a national clearinghouse for the gathering of data generated by Federal, State, tribal, and local
criminal justice agencies on their drug enforcement activities;
(18) provide for the development and enhancement of State, tribal, and local criminal justice information systems,
and the standardization of data reporting relating to the collection, analysis or dissemination of data and statistics
about drug offenses, drug related offenses, or drug dependent offenders;
(19) provide for improvements in the accuracy, quality, timeliness, immediate accessibility, and integration of State
and tribal criminal history and related records, support the development and enhancement of national systems of
criminal history and related records including the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, the National
Incident-Based Reporting System, and the records of the National Crime Information Center, facilitate State and
tribal participation in national records and information systems, and support statistical research for critical analysis of
the improvement and utilization of criminal history records;
(20) maintain liaison with State, tribal, and local governments and governments of other nations concerning justice
statistics;
(21) cooperate in and participate with national and international organizations in the development of uniform
justice statistics;
(22) ensure conformance with security and privacy requirement of section 10231 of this title and identify, analyze,
and participate in the development and implementation of privacy, security and information policies which impact on
Federal, tribal, and State criminal justice operations and related statistical activities; and
(23) exercise the powers and functions set out in subchapter VII.
(d) Justice statistical collection, analysis, and dissemination
(1) In general
To ensure that all justice statistical collection, analysis, and dissemination is carried out in a coordinated manner,
the Director is authorized to(A) utilize, with their consent, the services, equipment, records, personnel, information, and facilities of other
Federal, State, local, and private agencies and instrumentalities with or without reimbursement therefor, and to
enter into agreements with such agencies and instrumentalities for purposes of data collection and analysis;
(B) confer and cooperate with State, municipal, and other local agencies;
(C) request such information, data, and reports from any Federal agency as may be required to carry out the
purposes of this chapter;
(D) seek the cooperation of the judicial branch of the Federal Government in gathering data from criminal justice
records;
(E) encourage replication, coordination and sharing among justice agencies regarding information systems,
information policy, and data; and
(F) confer and cooperate with Federal statistical agencies as needed to carry out the purposes of this
subchapter, including by entering into cooperative data sharing agreements in conformity with all laws and
regulations applicable to the disclosure and use of data.
(2) Consultation with Indian tribes
The Director, acting jointly with the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs (acting through the Office of Justice
Services) and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall work with Indian tribes and tribal law
enforcement agencies to establish and implement such tribal data collection systems as the Director determines to
be necessary to achieve the purposes of this section.
(e) Furnishing of information, data, or reports by Federal agencies
Federal agencies requested to furnish information, data, or reports pursuant to subsection (d)(1)(C) shall provide
such information to the Bureau as is required to carry out the purposes of this section.
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(f) Consultation with representatives of State, tribal, and local government and judiciary
In recommending standards for gathering justice statistics under this section, the Director shall consult with
representatives of State, tribal, and local government, including, where appropriate, representatives of the judiciary.
(g) Reports
Not later than 1 year after July 29, 2010, and annually thereafter, the Director shall submit to Congress a report
describing the data collected and analyzed under this section relating to crimes in Indian country.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, §302, as added Pub. L. 96–157, §2, Dec. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 1176 ; amended Pub. L. 98–473,
title II, §605(b), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2079 ; Pub. L. 100–690, title VI, §6092(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4339 ; Pub.
L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330001(h)(2), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2139 ; Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, §1115(a), Jan. 5,
2006, 119 Stat. 3103 ; Pub. L. 111–211, title II, §251(b), July 29, 2010, 124 Stat. 2297 ; Pub. L. 112–166, §2(h)(1), Aug.
10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1285 .)
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This Act, referred to in subsecs. (b) and (c)(11), is Pub. L. 90–351, June 19, 1968, 82 Stat. 197 , known as
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Short Title of 1968 Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables.
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Section was formerly classified to section 3732 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to
editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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A prior section 302 of Pub. L. 90–351, title I, June 19, 1968, 82 Stat. 200 ; Pub. L. 93–83, §2, Aug. 6, 1973,
87 Stat. 201 ; Pub. L. 94–503, title I, §110, Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2412 , related to establishment of State
planning agencies to develop comprehensive State plans for grants for law enforcement and criminal
justice purposes, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 96–157.
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2012-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–166 struck out ", by and with the advice and consent of the Senate" before
period at end of first sentence.
2010-Subsec. (c)(3) to (6). Pub. L. 111–211, §251(b)(1)(A), inserted "tribal," after "State," wherever
appearing.
Subsec. (c)(7). Pub. L. 111–211, §251(b)(1)(B), inserted "and in Indian country" after "States".
Subsec. (c)(9). Pub. L. 111–211, §251(b)(1)(C), substituted "Federal Government and State and tribal
governments" for "Federal and State Governments".
Subsec. (c)(10), (11). Pub. L. 111–211, §251(b)(1)(D), inserted ", tribal," after "State".
Subsec. (c)(13). Pub. L. 111–211, §251(b)(1)(E), inserted ", Indian tribes," after "States".
Subsec. (c)(17). Pub. L. 111–211, §251(b)(1)(F), substituted "activities at the Federal, State, tribal, and
local" for "activities at the Federal, State and local" and "generated by Federal, State, tribal, and local" for
"generated by Federal, State, and local".
Subsec. (c)(18). Pub. L. 111–211, §251(b)(1)(G), substituted "State, tribal, and local" for "State and
local".
Subsec. (c)(19). Pub. L. 111–211, §251(b)(1)(H), inserted "and tribal" after "State" in two places.
Subsec. (c)(20). Pub. L. 111–211, §251(b)(1)(I), inserted ", tribal," after "State".
Subsec. (c)(22). Pub. L. 111–211, §251(b)(1)(J), inserted ", tribal," after "Federal".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 111–211, §251(b)(2), designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted par. (1)
heading, substituted "To ensure" for "To insure", redesignated former pars. (1) to (6) as subpars. (A) to
(F), respectively, of par. (1), realigned margins, and added par. (2).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 111–211, §251(b)(3), substituted "subsection (d)(1)(C)" for "subsection (d)(3)".
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 111–211, §251(b)(4)(B), inserted ", tribal," after "State".
Pub. L. 111–211, §251(b)(4)(A), which directed insertion of ", tribal," after "State" in heading, was
executed editorially but could not be executed in original because heading had been editorially supplied.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 111–211, §251(b)(5), added subsec. (g).
2006-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–162, §1115(a)(1), inserted after third sentence "The Director shall be
responsible for the integrity of data and statistics and shall protect against improper or illegal use or
disclosure."
Subsec. (c)(19). Pub. L. 109–162, §1115(a)(2), amended par. (19) generally. Prior to amendment, par.
(19) read as follows: "provide for research and improvements in the accuracy, completeness, and
inclusiveness of criminal history record information, information systems, arrest warrant, and stolen
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Subsec. (d)(6). Pub. L. 109–162, §1115(a)(3), added par. (6).
1994-Subsec. (c)(19). Pub. L. 103–322 substituted a semicolon for period at end.
1988-Subsec. (c)(16) to (23). Pub. L. 100–690 added pars. (16) to (19) and redesignated former pars.
(16) to (19) as (20) to (23), respectively.
1984-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–473, §605(b)(1), inserted provision requiring Director to report to Attorney
General through Assistant Attorney General.
Subsec. (c)(13). Pub. L. 98–473, §605(b)(2)(A), (C), added par. (13) and struck out former par. (13)
relating to provision of financial and technical assistance to States and units of local government relating
to collection, analysis, or dissemination of justice statistics.
Subsec. (c)(14), (15). Pub. L. 98–473, §605(b)(2)(C), added pars. (14) and (15). Former pars. (14) and
(15) redesignated (16) and (17), respectively.
Subsec. (c)(16). Pub. L. 98–473, §605(b)(2)(A), (B), redesignated par. (14) as (16) and struck out former
par. (16) relating to insuring conformance with security and privacy regulations issued under section 10231
of this title.
Subsec. (c)(17). Pub. L. 98–473, §605(b)(2)(B), redesignated par. (15) as (17). Former par. (17)
redesignated (19).
Subsec. (c)(18). Pub. L. 98–473, §605(b)(2)(D), added par. (18).
Subsec. (c)(19). Pub. L. 98–473, §605(b)(2)(B), redesignated former par. (17) as (19).
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 98–473, §605(b)(3)(A), inserted ", and to enter into agreements with such
agencies and instrumentalities for purposes of data collection and analysis".
Subsec. (d)(5). Pub. L. 98–473, §605(b)(3)(B)–(D), added par. (5).
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2012 A
Amendment by Pub. L. 112–166 effective 60 days after Aug. 10, 2012, and applicable to appointments
made on and after that effective date, including any nomination pending in the Senate on that date, see
section 6(a) of Pub. L. 112–166, set out as a note under section 113 of Title 6, Domestic Security.
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1984 A
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–473 effective Oct. 12, 1984, see section 609AA(a) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out
as an Effective Date note under section 10101 of this title.
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2010 A
Pub. L. 111–211, title II, §251(c), July 29, 2010, 124 Stat. 2298 , provided that: "Nothing in this section
[amending this section and section 41507 of this title] or any amendment made by this section"(1) allows the grant to be made to, or used by, an entity for law enforcement activities that the
entity lacks jurisdiction to perform; or
"(2) has any effect other than to authorize, award, or deny a grant of funds to a federally
recognized Indian tribe for the purposes described in the relevant grant program."
[For definition of "Indian tribe" as used in section 251(c) of Pub. L. 111–211, set out above, see section
203(a) of Pub. L. 111–211, set out as a note under section 2801 of Title 25, Indians.]
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Pub. L. 115–391, title VI, §610, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5245 , provided that:
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of this Act [Dec. 21, 2018], and annually thereafter, pursuant to the authority under section 302 of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3732) [now 34 U.S.C. 10132], the Director
of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, with information that shall be provided by the Director of the Bureau of
Prisons, shall include in the National Prisoner Statistics Program the following:
"(1) The number of prisoners (as such term is defined in section 3635 of title 18, United States Code, as
added by section 101(a) of this Act) who are veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States.
"(2) The number of prisoners who have been placed in solitary confinement at any time during the
previous year.
"(3) The number of female prisoners known by the Bureau of Prisons to be pregnant, as well as
the outcomes of such pregnancies, including information on pregnancies that result in live birth,
stillbirth, miscarriage, abortion, ectopic pregnancy, maternal death, neonatal death, and preterm birth.
"(4) The number of prisoners who volunteered to participate in a substance abuse treatment
program, and the number of prisoners who have participated in such a program.
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the Food and Drug Administration while in custody in order to treat substance use disorder.
"(6) The number of prisoners who were receiving medication-assisted treatment with medication
approved by the Food and Drug Administration prior to the commencement of their term of
imprisonment.
"(7) The number of prisoners who are the parent or guardian of a minor child.
"(8) The number of prisoners who are single, married, or otherwise in a committed relationship.
"(9) The number of prisoners who have not achieved a GED, high school diploma, or equivalent
prior to entering prison.
"(10) The number of prisoners who, during the previous year, received their GED or other
equivalent certificate while incarcerated.
"(11) The numbers of prisoners for whom English is a second language.
"(12) The number of incidents, during the previous year, in which restraints were used on a female
prisoner during pregnancy, labor, or postpartum recovery, as well as information relating to the type of
restraints used, and the circumstances under which each incident occurred.
"(13) The vacancy rate for medical and healthcare staff positions, and average length of such a
vacancy.
"(14) The number of facilities that operated, at any time during the previous year, without at least 1
clinical nurse, certified paramedic, or licensed physician on site.
"(15) The number of facilities that during the previous year were accredited by the American
Correctional Association.
"(16) The number and type of recidivism reduction partnerships described in section 3621(h)(5) of
title 18, United States Code, as added by section 102(a) of this Act, entered into by each facility.
"(17) The number of facilities with remote learning capabilities.
"(18) The number of facilities that offer prisoners video conferencing.
"(19) Any changes in costs related to legal phone calls and visits following implementation of
section 3632(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code, as added by section 101(a) of this Act.
"(20) The number of aliens in prison during the previous year.
"(21) For each Bureau of Prisons facility, the total number of violations that resulted in reductions
in rewards, incentives, or time credits, the number of such violations for each category of violation, and
the demographic breakdown of the prisoners who have received such reductions.
"(22) The number of assaults on Bureau of Prisons staff by prisoners and the number of criminal
prosecutions of prisoners for assaulting Bureau of Prisons staff.
"(23) The capacity of each recidivism reduction program and productive activity to accommodate
eligible inmates at each Bureau of Prisons facility.
"(24) The number of volunteers who were certified to volunteer in a Bureau of Prisons facility,
broken down by level (level I and level II), and by each Bureau of Prisons facility.
"(25) The number of prisoners enrolled in recidivism reduction programs and productive activities
at each Bureau of Prisons facility, broken down by risk level and by program, and the number of those
enrolled prisoners who successfully completed each program.
"(26) The breakdown of prisoners classified at each risk level by demographic characteristics,
including age, sex, race, and the length of the sentence imposed.
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.-Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act [Dec. 21, 2018], and annually thereafter for a period of 7 years, the Director of the Bureau of Justice
Statistics shall submit a report containing the information described in paragraphs (1) through (26) of
subsection (a) to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the
House of Representatives."
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Pub. L. 113–235, div. B, title II, Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2191 , provided in part: "That beginning not later
than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act [div. B of Pub. L. 113–235, Dec. 16, 2014], as part of
each National Crime Victimization Survey, the Attorney General shall include statistics relating to honor
violence".
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Pub. L. 106–534, §5, Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2557 , provided that:
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.-The Attorney General shall conduct a study relating to crimes against seniors, in order
to assist in developing new strategies to prevent and otherwise reduce the incidence of those crimes.
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"(B) the nature and extent of telemarketing, sweepstakes, and repair fraud against seniors;
"(C) the nature and extent of financial and material fraud targeted at seniors;
"(2) the risk factors associated with seniors who have been victimized;
"(3) the manner in which the Federal and State criminal justice systems respond to crimes against
seniors;
"(4) the feasibility of States establishing and maintaining a centralized computer database on the
incidence of crimes against seniors that will promote the uniform identification and reporting of such
crimes;
"(5) the effectiveness of damage awards in court actions and other means by which seniors
receive reimbursement and other damages after fraud has been established; and
"(6) other effective ways to prevent or reduce the occurrence of crimes against seniors."
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Pub. L. 106–534, §6, Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2557 , provided that: "Beginning not later than 2 years after
the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 22, 2000], as part of each National Crime Victimization Survey, the
Attorney General shall include statistics relating to"(1) crimes targeting or disproportionately affecting seniors;
"(2) crime risk factors for seniors, including the times and locations at which crimes victimizing
seniors are most likely to occur; and
"(3) specific characteristics of the victims of crimes who are seniors, including age, gender, race or
ethnicity, and socioeconomic status."
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Pub. L. 105–301, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2838 , as amended by Pub. L. 106–402, title IV, §401(b)(10), Oct.
30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1739 , provided that:
"SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
"This Act may be cited as the 'Crime Victims With Disabilities Awareness Act'.
"SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
"(a) F
.-Congress finds that"(1) although research conducted abroad demonstrates that individuals with developmental
disabilities are at a 4 to 10 times higher risk of becoming crime victims than those without disabilities,
there have been no significant studies on this subject conducted in the United States;
"(2) in fact, the National Crime Victim's Survey, conducted annually by the Bureau of Justice
Statistics of the Department of Justice, does not specifically collect data relating to crimes against
individuals with developmental disabilities;
"(3) studies in Canada, Australia, and Great Britain consistently show that victims with
developmental disabilities suffer repeated victimization because so few of the crimes against them are
reported, and even when they are, there is sometimes a reluctance by police, prosecutors, and judges
to rely on the testimony of a disabled individual, making individuals with developmental disabilities a
target for criminal predators;
"(4) research in the United States needs to be done to"(A) understand the nature and extent of crimes against individuals with developmental
disabilities;
"(B) describe the manner in which the justice system responds to crimes against individuals
with developmental disabilities; and
"(C) identify programs, policies, or laws that hold promises for making the justice system more
responsive to crimes against individuals with developmental disabilities; and
"(5) the National Academy of Science Committee on Law and Justice of the National Research
Council is a premier research institution with unique experience in developing seminal, multidisciplinary
studies to establish a strong research base from which to make public policy.
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.-The purposes of this Act are"(1) to increase public awareness of the plight of victims of crime who are individuals with
developmental disabilities;
"(2) to collect data to measure the extent of the problem of crimes against individuals with
developmental disabilities; and
"(3) to develop a basis to find new strategies to address the safety and justice needs of victims of
crime who are individuals with developmental disabilities.
"SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY.
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"In this Act, the term 'developmental disability' has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 [42 U.S.C. 15002].
"SEC. 4. STUDY.
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.-The Attorney General shall conduct a study to increase knowledge and information
about crimes against individuals with developmental disabilities that will be useful in developing new
strategies to reduce the incidence of crimes against those individuals.
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"(2) the risk factors associated with victimization of individuals with developmental disabilities;
"(3) the manner in which the justice system responds to crimes against individuals with
developmental disabilities; and
"(4) the means by which States may establish and maintain a centralized computer database on
the incidence of crimes against individuals with disabilities within a State.
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contracting with the Committee on Law and Justice of the National Research Council of the National
Academy of Sciences to provide research for the study conducted under this section.
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.-Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 27, 1998], the
Attorney General shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report describing the results of the study conducted under this section.
"SEC. 5. NATIONAL CRIME VICTIM'S SURVEY.
"Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, as part of each National Crime Victim's
Survey, the Attorney General shall include statistics relating to"(1) the nature of crimes against individuals with developmental disabilities; and
"(2) the specific characteristics of the victims of those crimes."
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Attachment D
Billing Code: 4410-18-P
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0240]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested;
Reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection:
2024 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) survey
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice
ACTION: 60-day Notice
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice (DOJ) will be submitting
the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until [INSERT DATE 60
DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have comments especially on the
estimated public burden or associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed
information collection instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact Sean
E. Goodison (email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-307-0765), Bureau of Justice
Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the public
and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are encouraged. Your
comments should address one or more of the following four points:
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- Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
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Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used;
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Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected can be enhanced; and
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Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond,
including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
Abstract: The LEMAS core survey, conducted every 3 to 4 years since 1987, is currently
based on a nationally representative sample of approximately 3,500 general-purpose law
enforcement agencies (LEAs). The 2024 LEMAS has been revised to remove questions to help
reduce burden and increase clarity. The LEMAS survey has been used to produce national
estimates for a wide range of topics, including LEA responsibilities, operating expenditures, job
functions of sworn and civilian employees, officer salaries and special pay, demographic
characteristics of officers, weapons policies, education and training requirements, special units,
and community policing activities. BJS plans to publish this information in reports and reference
it when responding to queries from the U.S. Congress, Executive Office of the President, the U.S.
Supreme Court, state officials, international organizations, researchers, students, the media, and
others interested in criminal justice statistics.
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Overview of this information collection:
1. Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved
collection.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: 2024 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative
Statistics (LEMAS) survey
3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring
the collection: The form number for the questionnaire is CJ-44. The applicable component
within the Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), in the Office of
Justice Programs.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as the obligation to
respond: State and local government. Respondents will be general purpose state, county,
and local law enforcement agencies (LEAs), including local and county police departments,
sheriff’s offices, and primary state law enforcement agencies. The 2024 LEMAS is revised
from the 2020 LEMAS. The obligation to respond is voluntary.
5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an
average respondent to respond: An agency-level survey will be sent to approximately
3,500 LEAs. We estimate responses from 81% (2,835) of LEAs sampled for the 2024
LEMAS. The expected burden placed on these respondents is 110 minutes spent on
completing the survey. Additionally, an estimated 50% of respondents (1,417) will be
contacted for data quality follow-up at 10 minutes per respondent.
6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: There are
an estimated 5,435 total burden hours associated with this information collection.
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7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the collection, if applicable:
$360,500.
Total Estimated Burden Hours
Activity
Number of
Respondents
Frequency
Total
Annual
Responses
Participation
Time
(minutes)
Data
collection
Data
quality
follow-up
Total
2,835
1
2,835
110
Total
Annual
Burden
(Hours)
5,198
1,417
1
1,417
10
237
2,835
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2,835
…….
5,435
If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer,
United States Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff,
Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street, NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.
Dated:
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA,
U.S. Department of Justice.
ATTACHMENT E
Billing Code: 4410-18-P
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0240]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested;
Reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection:
2024 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) survey
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice
ACTION: 30-day Notice
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice (DOJ) will be submitting
the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until [INSERT DATE 30
DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have comments especially on the
estimated public burden or associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed
information collection instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact Sean
E. Goodison (email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-307-0765), Bureau of Justice
Statistics, 999 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20531.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the public
and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are encouraged. Your
comments should address one or more of the following four points:
ATTACHMENT E
- Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
-
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used;
-
Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected can be enhanced; and
-
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond,
including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
Written comments and recommendations for this information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting
“Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function
and entering either the title of the information collection or the OMB Control Number [11210240]. This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the
instructions to view Department of Justice, information collections currently under review by
OMB.
DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for three (3) years. OMB
authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes
ATTACHMENT E
that information collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive a
month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
Abstract: The LEMAS core survey, conducted every 3 to 4 years since 1987, is currently
based on a nationally representative sample of approximately 3,500 general-purpose law
enforcement agencies (LEAs). The 2024 LEMAS has been revised to remove questions to help
reduce burden and increase clarity. The LEMAS survey has been used to produce national
estimates for a wide range of topics, including LEA responsibilities, operating expenditures, job
functions of sworn and civilian employees, officer salaries and special pay, demographic
characteristics of officers, weapons policies, education and training requirements, special units,
and community policing activities. BJS plans to publish this information in reports and reference
it when responding to queries from the U.S. Congress, Executive Office of the President, the U.S.
Supreme Court, state officials, international organizations, researchers, students, the media, and
others interested in criminal justice statistics.
Overview of this information collection:
1. Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved
collection.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: 2024 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative
Statistics (LEMAS) survey
3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring
the collection: The form number for the questionnaire is CJ-44. The applicable component
within the Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), in the Office of
Justice Programs.
ATTACHMENT E
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as the obligation to
respond: State and local government. Respondents will be general purpose state, county,
and local law enforcement agencies (LEAs), including local and county police departments,
sheriff’s offices, and primary state law enforcement agencies. The 2024 LEMAS is revised
from the 2020 LEMAS. The obligation to respond is voluntary.
5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an
average respondent to respond: An agency-level survey will be sent to approximately
3,500 LEAs. We estimate responses from 81% (2,835) of LEAs sampled for the 2024
LEMAS. The expected burden placed on these respondents is 110 minutes spent on
completing the survey. Additionally, an estimated 50% of respondents (1,417) will be
contacted for data quality follow-up at 10 minutes per respondent.
6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: There are
an estimated 5,435 total burden hours associated with this information collection.
7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the collection, if applicable:
$360,500.
Total Estimated Burden Hours
Activity
Number of
Respondents
Frequency
Total
Annual
Responses
Participation
Time
(minutes)
Data
collection
Data
quality
follow-up
Total
2,835
1
2,835
110
Total
Annual
Burden
(Hours)
5,198
1,417
1
1,417
10
237
2,835
……..
2,835
…….
5,435
ATTACHMENT E
If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer,
United States Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff,
Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street, NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.
Dated:
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA,
U.S. Department of Justice.
ATTACHMENT F
<> <<NAME>>
OR CURRENT CHIEF EXECUTIVE
<<AGENCYNAME>>
<<ADDRESS1>>
<<ADDRESS2>>
<<CITY>>, <<STATE>> <<ZIP>>
Dear «TITLE» «NAME»:
I am writing to invite the <<AGENCY NAME>> to participate in the 2024 Law Enforcement
Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) survey from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).
BJS is the principal federal statistical agency in the Department of Justice and the official source for
criminal justice statistics in the United States. Our mission is to collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate
criminal justice data. BJS is authorized to conduct this data collection under 34 U.S.C. § 10132. BJS will
use the data collected in LEMAS only for research and statistical purposes, as described in 34 U.S.C.
§ 10134. More information about the various authorities that govern BJS data is available in the BJS Data
Protection Guidelines on the BJS website.
The LEMAS survey asks law enforcement agencies about various topics, including personnel, policies,
and available resources to agencies. Results from the LEMAS survey provide agencies, policymakers, and
the public with baseline national estimates to inform discussions about law enforcement. BJS has
conducted the LEMAS survey since 1987. Prior publications can be found on the BJS website,
https://bjs.ojp.gov/data-collection/law-enforcement-management-and-administrative-statistics-lemas. The
LEMAS is an important part of BJS’s Law Enforcement Core Statistics (LECS) program, which
coordinates several law enforcement agency surveys conducted by BJS.
To complete your survey, go to https://bjslecs.org/lemas. The survey website is managed by RTI
International serving as BJS’s data collection partner. Your agency’s log-in information is:
User name:
<<AgencyID>>
Password:
<<PIN>>
Please complete this questionnaire online by <<DATE>>.
You may start and stop online as needed. If it would help your agency respond, a copy of the survey can
be downloaded from the survey website.
I understand your agency is busy and I appreciate your support of the LEMAS survey. If you have
questions, please contact the data collection team at 833-997-2719 or lemas@rti.org. If you have general
comments about LEMAS, please contact the BJS Program Manager, Sean Goodison, Ph.D., at 202-3070765 or Sean.Goodison@usdoj.gov.
Sincerely,
Kevin M. Scott, Ph.D.
Acting Director
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Enclosures: 2024 LEMAS Survey Flyer
IACP Letter of Support
<<ControlNumber>> <<AgencyID>>
ATTACHMENT G
<<TITLE>> <<NAME>>
OR CURRENT CHIEF EXECUTIVE
<<AGENCYNAME>>
<<ADDRESS1>>
<<ADDRESS2>>
<<ADDRESS3>>
<<CITY>>, <<STATE>> <<ZIP>>
DATE
Dear <<Title>> <Name>>:
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), working with RTI International, is fielding the 2024 Law
Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) survey. Conducted periodically since
1987, the LEMAS is the only survey of general purpose law enforcement agencies that gathers nationally
representative information on key agency characteristics in the U.S.
Recognizing the importance of this work, the nation’s law enforcement community as represented
by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) is conducting LEMAS along with BJS
and RTI. In this role, we provide our full support of the LEMAS. IACP recognizes the importance of
this national data collection and encourage their members and other law enforcement agency
professionals to participate.
Your participation will help ensure that the 2024 LEMAS is a success and that the results can be used by
law enforcement, policy-makers, and researchers with confidence. We know that your staff have many
responsibilities and limited time, but we hope that you will provide the requested information and
contribute to this effort. No other data collection provides such a complete accounting of the functions
and personnel of law enforcement agencies throughout the country.
We thank you in advance for your participation in this important study.
Sincerely,
<<IACP SIGNATORY>>
<<IACP SIGNATORY TITLE>>
International Association of Chiefs of Police
ATTACHMENT H
2024 Law Enforcement Management
and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS)
Core Survey
Conducted by:
Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice
RTI International
International Association of Chiefs of Police
FAQs
FAQs
The Law Enforcement Management and
Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) core is a survey
conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics,
approximately every four years. It is presently the
most systematic and comprehensive source of
national data on law enforcement. Approximately
3,500 local, county, and state general purpose
agencies are randomly selected to participate
in this survey. The next LEMAS core will begin
administration in early 2025. The following presents
some frequently asked questions we obtain from law
enforcement agencies on the LEMAS.
LEMAS
What information does the LEMAS
core survey collect?
The LEMAS core collects important information on personnel,
expenditures and pay, hiring and retention, equipment and
operations, technology, and policies and procedures. This
information is used to create national estimates for all law
enforcement agencies in the United States.
Why is the LEMAS important?
The LEMAS is the only survey of general purpose law
enforcement agencies that gathers nationally representative
information about agencies on key factors like personnel,
policies, and agency activities and trends over time. LEMAS
data are widely used by researchers, policy makers, and law
enforcement agencies to understand law enforcement at local,
county, state, and national levels.
What is the difference between the LEMAS
core and LEMAS supplement?
The LEMAS uses a core + topical supplement model. The LEMAS
core focuses on long-term issues in policing, including staffing,
strategies and tactics, and organizational structure. The LEMAS
core is administered every four years. The LEMAS supplements
change over time cover a specific issue in law enforcement.
The most recent LEMAS supplement was the 2023 LEMAS PostAcademy Training and Officer Wellness survey.
The LEMAS core and supplements are critically important to
understanding characteristics, policies, and procedures of law
enforcement agencies across the country. If invited, you should
complete the LEMAS core and LEMAS supplements.
What will I be asked to do?
The chief executive will be asked to designate a staff member to
complete the survey (i.e., point of contact). The agency point of
contact will be given information on how to access the online
survey (or request a paper survey if desired). The website will be
secure and will allow respondents to save and close the survey
at any time. The survey can be reopened later to enter or edit
responses until the final responses are submitted. Agencies will
also be given a paper copy of the survey if they prefer to submit
the survey by mail, email, or fax.
2024 LEMAS Core Survey Schedule
Winter 2025–Summer 2025
will send out a letter inviting law enforcement
• BJS
agency chief executives to participate in the
LEMAS core survey
executives invited to participate in the
• Chief
LEMAS core survey will be asked to designate a
point of contact who will complete the survey
and International Association of Chiefs of
• RTI
Police will provide LEAs with access to the survey
website and collect the survey data
Summer 2025–Summer 2026
• Results will be processed and analyzed
• BJS and RTI will draft a report on survey findings
Summer 2026–Spring 2027
• BJS will publish preliminary survey findings
For questions about the LEMAS core
survey, contact:
For information about BJS’s Law Enforcement
Core Statistics Program, contact:
Mark Pope
Policing Research Program Director
RTI International
3040 E Cornwallis Blvd, RTP, NC 27709
mpope@rti.org
919.485.5701
Sean Goodison
LEMAS Program Manager
Bureau of Justice Statistics
810 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20531
Sean.Goodison@usdoj.gov
202.307.0765
ATTACHMENT I
SUBJECT: US DOJ BJS Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics Survey
Dear «TITLE» «NAME»:
Last week, materials related to the 2024 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS)
survey were sent to you by mail. I would like to encourage you to participate and contact us if you have any
questions related to the data collection.
Please reply to this message to confirm that we have reached <<AGENCY NAME>>.
The information contained in the mailed materials is provided below.
<<TITLE>> <<NAME>>
OR CURRENT CHIEF EXECUTIVE
<<AGENCYNAME>>
<<ADDRESS1>>
<<ADDRESS2>>
<<CITY>>, <<STATE>> <<ZIP>>
Dear «TITLE» «NAME»:
I am writing to invite <<AGENCY NAME>> to participate in the 2024 Law Enforcement Management and
Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) survey from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).
BJS is the principal federal statistical agency in the Department of Justice and the official source for criminal justice
statistics in the United States. Our mission is to collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate criminal justice data. BJS is
authorized to conduct this data collection under 34 U.S.C. § 10132. BJS will use the data collected in LEMAS only for
research and statistical purposes, as described in 34 U.S.C. § 10134. More information about the various authorities that
govern BJS data is available in the BJS Data Protection Guidelines on the BJS website.
The LEMAS survey asks law enforcement agencies about various topics, including personnel, policies, and available
resources to agencies. Results from the LEMAS survey provide agencies, policymakers, and the public with baseline
national estimates to inform discussions about law enforcement.
BJS has conducted the LEMAS survey since 1987. Prior publications can be found on the BJS website,
https://bjs.ojp.gov/data-collection/law-enforcement-management-and-administrative-statistics-lemas. The LEMAS is an
important part of BJS’s Law Enforcement Core Statistics (LECS) program, which coordinates several law enforcement
agency surveys conducted by BJS.
To complete your survey, go to https://bjslecs.org/lemas. The survey website is managed by RTI International serving as
BJS’s data collection partner. Your agency’s log-in information is:
User name:
<<AgencyID>>
Password:
<<PIN>>
Please complete this questionnaire online by <<DATE>>.
You may start and stop online as needed. If it would help your agency respond, a copy of the survey can be downloaded
from the survey website.
I understand your agency is busy and I appreciate your support of the LEMAS survey. If you have questions, please
contact the data collection team at 833-997-2719 or lemas@rti.org. If you have general comments about LEMAS, please
contact the BJS Program Manager, Sean Goodison, Ph.D., at 202-307-0765 or Sean.Goodison@usdoj.gov.
Sincerely,
Kevin M. Scott, Ph.D.
Acting Director
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Enclosures: 2024 LEMAS Survey Flyer
IACP Letter of Support
ATTACHMENT J
«TITLE» «NAME»
OR CURRENT CHIEF EXECUTIVE
«AGENCY»
«ADDRESS1», «ADDRESS2»
«CITY», «STATE» «ZIP»
Dear «TITLE» «NAME»:
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is asking «AGENCY» to participate in 2024 Law Enforcement
Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) survey.
LEMAS data are used by law enforcement agencies, policy makers, and researchers to better understand
and respond to agency needs. The LEMAS is the only law enforcement agency survey that produces
nationally representative results on agency characteristics.
I recognize you may not have received the prior invitations or may not have had time to respond yet. We
understand your agency is busy. However, your participation is critical to the success of the study.
LEMAS addresses topics that are relevant to all agencies. Your responses allow us to produce useful
results for the field and make sure agencies like yours are represented. Prior LEMAS publications can be
found on the BJS website, https://bjs.ojp.gov/data-collection/law-enforcement-management-andadministrative-statistics-lemas.
The due date is <<DATE>>. Please complete the survey as soon as possible using the enclosed
questionnaire and business reply envelope or at http://bjslecs.org/lemas using your agency’s log-
in information:
User Name: <<AgencyID>>
Password: <<PIN>>
BJS is authorized to conduct this data collection under 34 U.S.C. § 10132. BJS will use the data collected
in LEMAS only for research and statistical purposes, as described in 34 U.S.C. § 10134. More
information about the various authorities that govern BJS data is available in the BJS Data Protection
Guidelines on the BJS website.
If you have any questions, you can contact our data collection partners, RTI International, at 833-9972719 or lemas@rti.org. If you have general comments about LEMAS, please contact me at 202-307-0765
or Sean.Goodison@usdoj.gov.
.
Sincerely,
Sean Goodison, Ph.D.
LEMAS Program Manager
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Enclosures: LEMAS questionnaire; Business reply envelope
Agency ID: «agencyID»
ATTACHMENT K
Dear «TITLE» «NAME»:
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) recently mailed materials to you requesting your agency’s
participation in the 2024 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS)
survey. The questionnaire due date is <<DATE>> and we hope that you will be able to respond
by then. If you have already completed the questionnaire, please accept my sincere thank you.
BJS is the principal federal statistical agency in the Department of Justice and the official source
for criminal justice statistics in the United States. Our mission is to collect, analyze, publish, and
disseminate criminal justice data.
Developing and maintaining accurate data helps law enforcement agencies, policy makers, and
researchers to better understand and respond to agency needs. Prior LEMAS publications can be
found on the BJS website, https://bjs.ojp.gov/data-collection/law-enforcement-management-andadministrative-statistics-lemas.
Please complete the questionnaire by using the following link: http://bjslecs.org/lemas and
then enter your agency’s log-in information:
User Name: <<AgencyID>>
Password: <<PIN>>
If you would prefer to complete the questionnaire on paper, you may download and print a paper
version from the LEMAS website. You may also request a paper questionnaire by emailing our
data collection partners, RTI International, at lemas@rti.org or calling 833-997-2719. Upon
receipt of your agency’s request, you will receive a paper version and a postage paid return
envelope within 5 business days. If you have general comments about LEMAS, please contact
me at 202-307-0765 or Sean.Goodison@usdoj.gov.
Sincerely,
Sean Goodison, Ph.D.
LEMAS Program Manager
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Agency ID: «agencyID»
ATTACHMENT L
LEMAS
Bureau of Justice Statistics
U.S. Department of Justice
c/o RTI International
5265 Capital Boulevard
Raleigh, NC 27616
ATTN: Data Capture xxxxx
____________________________________________________
ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
*CaseID* <257>-<CaseID>-<Control>
«SurveyContactTitle» «Name»
OR CURRENT CHIEF EXECUTIVE
«AgencyName»
«ADDRESS1»«ADDRESS2»
«CITY», «STATE» «ZIP»
ATTACHMENT L
Dear «SurveyContactTitle» «Name»,
«AgencyName» was invited to participate in the 2024 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative
Statistics (LEMAS) survey by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). Our records show that as of
<<DATE>>, we have not received your completed questionnaire.
If you have completed the questionnaire since <<DATE>>, please accept my sincere thanks.
If you have not completed the questionnaire, please use the following information to log onto the
LEMAS website (https://bjslecs.org/LEMAS). The website is managed by our data collection partners,
RTI International.
Username: «AgencyID»
Password: «Pin»
Your response is very important. Your agency’s data cannot be replaced by another agency.
BJS is authorized to conduct this data collection under 34 U.S.C. § 10132. BJS will use the data collected
in LEMAS only for research and statistical purposes, as described in 34 U.S.C. § 10134. More
information about the various authorities that govern BJS data is available in the BJS Data Protection
Guidelines on the BJS website.
We kindly ask that you submit your questionnaire as soon as possible. If you have any questions,
please contact RTI International by phone at 1-833-997-2719 or by e-mail at LEMAS@rti.org. You can
also contact me at 202-307-0765 or Sean.Goodison@usdoj.gov with any comments about LEMAS.
Sincerely,
Sean Goodison, Ph.D.
LEMAS Program Manager
Bureau of Justice Statistics
ATTACHMENT M
SUBJECT: Reminder – US DOJ BJS Law Enforcement Management and Administrative
Statistics Survey
Dear «TITLE» «NAME»:
On behalf of the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), RTI International is collecting data for the
2024 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) survey. As of
<<DATE>>, we have not received your questionnaire.
I hope that <<AGENCY>> can respond by <<DATE>>, so that we can share study findings with
the respondents and other law enforcement agencies, policy makers, and additional stakeholders.
Prior LEMAS publications can be found on the BJS website, https://bjs.ojp.gov/datacollection/law-enforcement-management-and-administrative-statistics-lemas.
This email message is to encourage you to contact us if you have any questions related to the
data collection.
You may also access the questionnaire online at http://bjslecs.org/lemas and then enter
your agency’s log-in information:
User Name: <<AgencyID>>
Password: <<PIN>>
BJS is authorized to conduct this data collection under 34 U.S.C. § 10132. BJS will use the data collected
in LEMAS only for research and statistical purposes, as described in 34 U.S.C. § 10134. More
information about the various authorities that govern BJS data is available in the BJS Data Protection
Guidelines on the BJS website.
If you have questions about submitting your answers, please contact the data collection team at
833-997-2719 or lemas@rti.org. If you have general comments about LEMAS, please contact
me at 202-307-0765 or Sean.Goodison@usdoj.gov.
Sincerely,
Sean Goodison, Ph.D.
LEMAS Program Manager
Bureau of Justice Statistics
ATTACHMENT N
<<TITLE>> <<NAME>>
OR CURRENT CHIEF EXECUTIVE
<<AGENCYNAME>>
<<ADDRESS1>>
<<ADDRESS2>>
<<CITY>>, <<STATE>> <<ZIP>>
DATE
Dear «TITLE» «NAME»:
On behalf of the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), RTI International is collecting data for the
2024 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) survey. The
LEMAS addresses topics relevant to all law enforcement agencies – regardless of size or type.
The success of LEMAS depends on the participation of <<AGENCY>> . Your agency’s
responses cannot be replaced by another agency. The original due date was <<DATE>>. We ask
that you complete the LEMAS questionnaire as soon as possible.
I understand that all survey requests, including this one, require time and effort to complete. But
LEMAS is the only federally supported national collection of these data. We report findings
directly to the public and to law enforcement. Prior LEMAS publications can be found on the
BJS website, https://bjs.ojp.gov/data-collection/law-enforcement-management-andadministrative-statistics-lemas.
You may still access the questionnaire online at http://bjslecs.org/lemas and then enter
your agency’s log-in information:
User Name: <<AgencyID>>
Password: <<PIN>>
Alternatively, you can submit a paper survey by using the enclosed questionnaire and business
reply envelope. Please feel free to share the questionnaire with others at your agency who can
assist you in providing the requested information.
If you have questions, please contact the RTI International data collection team at 833-997-2719
or lemas@rti.org. If you have general comments about LEMAS, please contact me at 202-3070765 or Sean.Goodison@usdoj.gov.
Sincerely,
Sean Goodison, Ph.D.
LEMAS Program Manager
Bureau of Justice Statistics
2024 LEMAS Nonresponse Phone Follow-up Script
NT00.
PROGRAMMER, DISPLAY:
STATUS, DATE OF LAST CALL, NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS
QINT1. Hello, this is <<INTERVIEWER NAME>>, calling on behalf of the Bureau of Justice Statistics in the
U.S. Department of Justice regarding the 2024 Law Enforcement Management and
Administrative Statistics survey, also known as LEMAS.
To ensure I’ve contacted the correct law enforcement agency, I would like to ask a few brief
questions. I have the name as…[PROGRAMMER: FILL AGENCY NAME.] Is that correct?
1 YES [GO TO QINT3]
2 NO [GO TO QINT2]
QINT2. What is the agency’s name?
______________________
QINT3. What is the agency’s address?
[PROGRAMMER: FILL ADDRESS]
1
YES – MATCH TO RECORDS [GO TO QINT5]
2 NO – DOES NOT MATCH RECORDS [GO TO NEW_ADDR1]
NEW_ADDR1. INTERVIEWER: RECORD ADDRESS, ASKING RESPONDENT TO REPEAT IF NECESSARY.
ADDRESS 1:
ADDRESS 2:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP:
QINT5. Let me just check to see if the information we have on record is up to date.
[PROGRAMMER: DISPLAY AGENCY NAME, ADDRESS, NEW INFORMATION JUST PROVIDED AND
VICINITY LIST.]
INTERVIEWER: USE LOOKUP TABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY AGENCIES WITH NAMES
THAT ARE SIMILAR TO THE NAME OF THE AGENCY TI IS TALKING TO. IF ANY
SIMILAR, DISCUSS WITH RESPONDENT. ONCE AGENCY IS CONFIRMED SELECT
FROM LIST AND CONTINUE.
QINT7. I’m following up on a survey invitation that we sent to <<AGENCY>>. Have I reached <<area >><<phone>>?
1
2
3
CORRECT NUMBER [GO TO QINT10]
NOT CORRECT [GO TO QINT8]
WOULD LIKE TO BE CALLED ON A NEW NUMBER [GO TO TEL06]
QINT8. What phone number have I reached?
________________________
[PROGRAMMER: APPEND THE PHONE NUMBER TO THIS CASE.]
[GO TO QINT10]
TEL06. What is the number you would like to be contacted at?
________________________
(ENTER NUMBER WITH NO DASHES, SPACES OR OTHER PUNCTION)
INTERVIEWER: RECORD THE NUMBER, THEN CALL THE RESPONDENT BACK ON THE NEW
NUMBER.
[PROGRAMMER: APPEND THE PHONE NUMBER TO THIS CASE.]
[GO TO QINT10]
QINT10. Which one of the following best describes your agency?
1
2
3
4
-1
-2
State law enforcement agency
Sheriff’s agency
County law enforcement agency
Local law enforcement agency
DON’T KNOW
REFUSED
QINT11. [PROGRAMMER: DISPLAY AGENCY’S ORI NUMBER.]
What is your agency’s ORI number?
INTERVIEWER: DO THEY MATCH OR ARE THEY DIFFERENT?
1 MATCH
2 DIFFERENT
-1 DON’T KNOW
PROGRAMMER: IF QINT1 AND QINT3 = 1, OR IF QINT1 AND QINT11=1 (IF APPLICABLE), OR IF
QINT3 AND QINT11=1 (IF APPLICABLE), CONTINUE. IF QINT5=2, GO TO QINT30. ELSE, GO TO
QINT30.
QINT12. May I speak with <<Title>> <<name>>?
TRANSFER TO POC (LIVE) [GO TO QINT15]
GATEKEEPER IS POC [GO TO QINT15]
TRANSFER TO VM FOR POC [GO TO ANSPROMPT1]
NO/NOT AVAILABLE – SCHEDULE CALLBACK [GO TO INT06]
POC NO LONGER CHIEF/SHERIFF/AGENCY OR POC/PERSON NO LONGER IN AGENCY [GO TO
QINT13]
-2 REFUSED [GO TO QINT18]
1
2
3
4
5
QINT13. What is the new (chief’s/sheriff’s/agency head’s) name?
_______________________
9 REFUSED
[GO TO QINT14]
QINT14. May I speak with the (chief/sheriff/agency head)?
1
2
3
4
5
TRANSFER TO POC (LIVE) [GO TO QINT15]
GATEKEEPER IS POC [GO TO QINT15]
TRANSFER TO VM FOR POC [GO TO ANSPROMPT1]
NO/NOT AVAILABLE – SCHEDULE CALLBACK [GO TO INT06]
REFUSED [GO TO QINT18]
QINT15. [IF Q12=1 OR Q14=1 OR Q16=2, FILL: Hello, this is <<INTERVIEWER NAME>> calling on behalf of
the Bureau of Justice Statistics in the U.S. Department of Justice regarding the 2024 Law
Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics Survey, also known as LEMAS.]
I’m following up on our invitation that asked your agency to participate in the LEMAS survey.
Since we did not hear back from your agency, I wanted to call to see if you received the
invitation.
1
2
3
4
-2
YES [GO TO QINT18]
NO [GO TO QINT20]
NO ANSWER [END CALL]
WENT TO VOICEMAIL [GO TO ANSPROMPT1]
REFUSED [GO TO QINT18]
ANSPROMPT1. [DISPLAY FOR CALLING ROUNDS 1 AND 2]
Hello, this is _____________, calling on behalf of the Bureau of Justice Statistics in the U.S.
Department of Justice regarding the 2024 Law Enforcement and Administrative Statistics
Survey, also known as LEMAS. This message is for <<POC NAME>>. Our records show that we
have not yet received your completed survey. We hope that you can complete the survey
within the next week. If you have any questions about the survey, please call our toll-free
number, 833-997-2719.
[DISPLAY FOR CALLING ROUND 3]
Hello, this is _____________, calling on behalf of the Bureau of Justice Statistics in the U.S.
Department of Justice regarding the 2024 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative
Statistics Survey, also known as LEMAS. This message is for <<POC NAME>>. Our records show
that we have not yet received your completed survey. Your participation helps to ensure the
accuracy of the study results and we cannot substitute another agency for yours. We hope that
you can complete the survey by [DATE]. If you like, please call our toll-free number 833-9972719 and a member of the research team can assist you.
1
2
3
LEFT MESSAGE. END CALL.
SOMEONE PICKED UP. [GO TO QINT15]
UNABLE TO LEAVE MESSAGE. END CALL.
INT06. When would be a better time to call back?
INTERVIEWER: IF RESPONDENT INDICATES THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO TALK NOW BUT THEY
ARE DRIVING, SAY: I’m sorry, but for your safety we’re not able to continue while you’re driving.
IS THIS CALLBACK SET BY THE RESPONDENT OR SOMEONE ELSE?
(INTERVIEWER NOTES: CALLBACK SHOULD ONLY BE SET IF THE RESPONDENT REQUESTED OR
AGREED TO BE CALLED BACK.)
CALLBACK DEFINITION:
CALLBACK BY SUBJECT: THE RESPONDENT SELECTED TO COMPLETE THE INTERVIEW
PROVIDED A SPECIFIC TIME AND DATE FOR THE APPOINTMENT.
CALLBACK BY OTHER: SOMEONE OTHER THAN THE SELECTED RESPONDENT ASKED FOR US
TO CALLBACK, OR THE SELECTED RESPONDENT DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE AND
TIME TO BE CALLED BACK.
1
2
3
APPOINTMENT BY SUBJECT [GO TO APPOINTMENT SCHEDULE SCREENS AND THEN QINT29]
APPOINTMENT BY OTHER [GO TO APPOINTMENT SCHEDULE SCREENS AND THEN QINT29]
REFUSED. I will just try again later. [GO TO QINT29]
QINT18. [PROGRAMMER: IF AGENCY HAS NOT RECEIVED COMMUNICATIONS (Q15=2), DO NOT ASK.
ELSE, ASK OF EACH AGENCY THAT HAS NOT REFUSED.]
Your agency’s participation helps to ensure our study accurately represents law enforcement
agencies across the country. We cannot substitute another agency for yours. Would you please
tell me more about your agency’s reasons for not participating?
INTERVIEWER: ENTER VERBATIM IN OPEN ENDED BOX FOR CODE 00, THEN CODE THE RESPONSE
___________________________________________
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY:
0 ENTER VERBATIM
1 COMPLETE — AGENCY CLAIMS THAT SURVEY HAS BEEN SUBMITTED/SENT
2 DUE DATE — CANNOT RESPOND BY DUE DATE
3 LIMITED TIME/RESOURCES — NOT RELATED TO DUE DATE
4 APPLICABILITY — AGENCY THOUGHT SURVEY DID NOT APPLY TO THEM
5 NO INTEREST – AGENCY STAFF ARE UNINTERESTED IN THE SURVEY TOPIC OR GOALS
6 NO BENEFIT – AGENCY RECEIVES NO BENEFIT FROM PARTICIPATION/SURVEY
7 VOLUNTARY – PARTICIPATION IS NOT MANDATED BY LAW
8 SURVEY FATIGUE — AGENCY RECEIVES TOO MANY SURVEY REQUESTS
9 LACK OF DATA — DATA NOT AVAILABLE DURING SURVEY PERIOD
10 LACK OF DATA — DATA DO NOT EXIST OR ARE NOT MAINTAINED
11 INACCESSIBLE DATA – DATA EXIST, BUT ARE NOT EASILY ACCESSIBLE
12 POOR QUALITY DATA – DATA EXIST, BUT ARE OF QUESTIONABLE/POOR QUALITY
13 CONFIDENTIALITY – DATA ARE NOT TO BE SHARED OUTSIDE OF AGENCY/AUTHORITY
14 FEDERAL ROLE – FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT BE INVOLVED IN LOCAL ISSUES
15 JURISDICTION RULE – JURISDICTION DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH
16 OTHER
17 REFUSED TO GIVE REASON FOR DELAY/REFUSAL
QINT19. INTERVIEWER: IF REFUSAL, DO NOT ASK; CODE 05 [NO, will not complete survey]
ELSE: How would you prefer to complete the survey? You have the option to complete it online
or by hard copy.
1
2
3
4
5
POC has completed web survey or sent hard copy [GO TO QINT28]
YES, will complete survey online [GO TO QINT21]
YES, will complete a hard copy [GO TO QINT23]
YES, will complete a hard copy already received [GO TO QINT28]
NO, will not complete survey [GO TO QINT29]
QINT20. IF QINT15=2: Let me send you the survey again. You have the option to complete it online or by
hard copy. Which do you prefer?
1
2
3
YES, will complete survey online [GO TO QINT21]
YES, will complete a hard copy [GO TO QINT23]
NO, will not complete survey [GO TO QINT18]
QINT21. Would you like me to send the survey link and login information to you again?
1
2
Yes [GO TO QINT22]
No [GO TO QINT28]
QINT22. What is your email address?
________________________________
[GO TO QINT26]
QINT23. Would you like me to mail you another copy of the survey?
1
2
Yes [GO TO QINT24]
No [GO TO QINT28]
QINT24. Should I use the address we have on file for you or another address?
1
2
Address on file [GO TO QINT27]
Another address [GO TO QINT25]
QINT25. What is that address?
________________________________
[GO TO QINT27]
QINT26. We will send a link to the survey and the access code by email. We look forward to receiving your
completed survey. I appreciate you taking the time to speak with me today. Have a nice day.
INTERVIEWER: END CALL.
QINT27. We will mail the questionnaire in the next day or two. We look forward to receiving your
completed survey. I appreciate you taking the time to speak with me today. Have a nice day.
INTERVIEWER: END CALL.
QINT28. We look forward to receiving your completed survey. I appreciate you taking the time to speak
with me today. Have a nice day.
INTERVIEWER: END CALL.
QINT29. I appreciate you taking the time to speak with me today. Have a nice day.
INTERVIEWER: END CALL.
QINT30. Thank you for answering these questions. I need to discuss our records with my supervisor to
determine if your agency is eligible to participate in this survey. If your agency is eligible,
someone from the study team will be in touch. Have a nice day.
INTERVIEWER: END CALL.
ATTACHMENT P
«TITLE» «NAME»
OR CURRENT CHIEF EXECUTIVE
«AGENCY NAME»
«ADDRESS1», «ADDRESS2»
«CITY», «STATE» «ZIP»
Dear «TITLE» «NAME»:
We have made several attempts to contact you over the past few months regarding the participation of the
<<AGENCY NAME>> in the 2024 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics
(LEMAS) survey. Your responses are critical to the success of the study.
This survey is managed by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), with support from our data collection
partners, RTI International. BJS is the principal federal statistical agency in the Department of Justice and
the official source for criminal justice statistics in the United States. Our mission is to collect, analyze,
publish, and disseminate criminal justice data.
BJS is authorized to conduct this data collection under 34 U.S.C. § 10132. BJS will use the data collected
in LEMAS only for research and statistical purposes, as described in 34 U.S.C. § 10134. More
information about the various authorities that govern BJS data is available in the BJS Data Protection
Guidelines on the BJS website.
There are only a couple of weeks remaining to complete the questionnaire. Please submit your response
soon to ensure the study reflects your agency and similar agencies. The <<AGENCY NAME >>’s
response cannot be replaced with another law enforcement agency.
You may still access the questionnaire online at http://bjslecs.org/lemas and then enter your
agency’s log-in information:
User Name: «AgencyID»
Password: «PIN»
Alternatively, we provide two options if you would prefer to complete the questionnaire on paper. We can
send you a hard copy survey and no-cost, business reply envelope via mail directly, or you may download
and print a paper version upon entering your log-in information on the LEMAS questionnaire website.
If you have questions or would like a hard copy survey, please contact the RTI International data
collection team at 833-997-2719 or lemas@rti.org. If you have general comments or questions about
LEMAS, please contact me at 202-307-0765 or Sean.Goodison@usdoj.gov.
Sincerely,
Sean Goodison, Ph.D.
LEMAS Program Manager
Bureau of Justice Statistics
ATTACHMENT Q
SUBJECT: Reminder – US DOJ BJS Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics
Survey
Dear «TITLE» «NAME»:
My name is Sean Goodison and I’m a Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) statistician. BJS is the
principal federal statistical agency in the Department of Justice and the official source for criminal justice
statistics in the United States.
I’m writing to you about BJS’s 2024 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative
Statistics (LEMAS) survey.
LEMAS provides a national snapshot of law enforcement staffing, policies, and practices.
We’ve collected LEMAS data since 1987. To give you an idea of what we do with these data,
you can see examples of LEMAS publications on the BJS website here: https://bjs.ojp.gov/datacollection/law-enforcement-management-and-administrative-statistics-lemas.
Your agency was selected to participate in the current LEMAS survey. Our records indicate that
as of <<DATE>> we have not received your questionnaire. The data collection period for the
2024 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) survey is ending in
the next few weeks.
On behalf of BJS, I’d like to encourage your agency’s completion of the LEMAS survey.
Please access the questionnaire online as soon as possible at http://bjslecs.org/lemas and
then enter your agency’s log-in information:
User Name: <<AgencyID>>
Password: <<PIN>>
Alternatively, let me know if you prefer submitting responses by mail. We can send a paper
version of the questionnaire to you with a no-cost, business reply envelope.
We’d appreciate your survey completion as soon as possible. I understand that all survey
requests, including this one, require time and effort to complete. But LEMAS is the only
federally-supported national collection of these data. We report findings directly to the public
and to law enforcement. We want as many selected agencies as possible submitting before we
must close the collection process.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or if I can assist you in completing the
survey. Also, please feel free to contact our data collection partner, RTI International, if you
have technical questions with the LEMAS website or wish to request a hard copy survey. You
can reach RTI at lemas@rti.org or by calling 833-997-2719
Thank you for serving our communities daily. I hope you can help BJS serve the public by
collecting these important law enforcement data.
ATTACHMENT Q
Sincerely,
Sean Goodison, Ph.D.
LEMAS Program Manager
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Sean E. Goodison, Ph.D.
Statistician, Law Enforcement Statistics Unit
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
810 Seventh Street NW
Washington, DC 20531
Email: Sean.Goodison@usdoj.gov
Main: 202.307.0765
https://bjs.ojp.gov/
ATTACHMENT R
LEMAS
Bureau of Justice Statistics
U.S. Department of Justice
c/o RTI International
5265 Capital Boulevard
Raleigh, NC 27616
ATTN: Data Capture xxxxx
____________________________________________________
ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
*CaseID* <257>-<CaseID>-<Control>
«SurveyContactTitle» «Name»
OR CURRENT CHIEF EXECUTIVE
«AgencyName»
«ADDRESS1»«ADDRESS2»
«CITY», «STATE» «ZIP»
ATTACHMENT R
Dear «SurveyContactTitle» «Name»,
«AgencyName» was invited to participate in the 2024 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative
Statistics (LEMAS) survey from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). Our records show that as of
<<DATE>>, we have not received your completed questionnaire.
If you have completed the questionnaire since <<DATE>>, please accept my sincere thanks.
If you have not completed the questionnaire, please use the following information to log onto the
LEMAS website (https://bjslecs.org/LEMAS). The website is managed by our data collection partners,
RTI International.
Username: «AgencyID»
Password: «Pin»
BJS is authorized to conduct this data collection under 34 U.S.C. § 10132. BJS will use the data collected
in LEMAS only for research and statistical purposes, as described in 34 U.S.C. § 10134. More
information about the various authorities that govern BJS data is available in the BJS Data Protection
Guidelines on the BJS website.
Your response is very important. Your agency’s data cannot be replaced by another agency. We
kindly ask that you submit your questionnaire as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please
contact RTI International by phone at 1-833-997-2719 or by e-mail at LEMAS@rti.org. You can also
contact me at 202-307-0765 or Sean.Goodison@usdoj.gov with any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Sean Goodison, Ph.D.
LEMAS Program Manager
Bureau of Justice Statistics
ATTACHMENT S
From BJS - LEMAS draft reminder
Subject: Request to participate in 2024 LEMAS survey
Hello <<AgencyHeadTitle>> <<AgencyHeadName>>,
My name is Sean Goodison and I’m a Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) statistician. BJS is the principal
federal statistical agency in the Department of Justice and the official source for criminal justice statistics
in the United States.
I’m writing to you again about BJS’s Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics
(LEMAS) survey.
LEMAS provides a national snapshot of law enforcement staffing, policies, and practices. We’ve
collected LEMAS data since 1987. To give you an idea of what we do with these data, you can see
examples of publications using LEMAS data on the BJS website here along with past survey versions
here.
Your agency was selected to participate in the current LEMAS survey. We are working with RTI
International and the International Association of Chiefs of Police to help collect data. You may have
heard from one or both partners. On behalf of BJS, I’d like to encourage your agency’s completion of the
LEMAS survey.
The LEMAS survey is an opportunity for <<AgencyTypeNarr>> <<size>> to be represented in national
statistics. Participation helps improve data quality. We need high-quality data to produce reports useful
to all law enforcement and other stakeholders.
You may access the current survey questionnaire online by visiting https://bjslecs.org/LEMAS and
then entering the following information specific to your agency:
Username: <<AgencyID>>
Password: <<Password>>
Alternatively, let me know if you prefer submitting responses by mail. We can send a paper version of
the questionnaire to you with a no-cost, business reply envelope.
We’d appreciate your survey completion as soon as possible. I understand that all survey requests,
including this one, require time and effort to complete. But LEMAS is the only federally-supported
national collection of these data. We report findings directly to the public and to law enforcement. We
want as many selected agencies as possible submitting before we must close the collection process.
BJS is authorized to conduct this data collection under 34 U.S.C. § 10132. BJS will use the data collected
in LEMAS only for research and statistical purposes, as described in 34 U.S.C. § 10134. More
information about the various authorities that govern BJS data is available in the BJS Data Protection
Guidelines on the BJS website. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or if I can assist
you in completing the survey.
Thank you for serving our communities daily. I hope you can help BJS serve the public by collecting
these important law enforcement data.
Sincerely,
Sean Goodison, PhD
ATTACHMENT S
LEMAS Program Manager
Bureau of Justice Statistics
ATTACHMENT T
<<DATE>>
«AgencyHeadTitle» «AGENCYHEAD»
OR CURRENT CHIEF EXECUTIVE
«AGENCYNAME»
«ADDRESS1», «ADDRESS2»
«CITY», «STATE» «ZIP»
Dear [AgencyHeadTitle] [Agency Head]:
On behalf of the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), RTI International is collecting data for the 2024 Law
Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) survey. [AgencyName] has been invited to
participate, but we have yet to receive a response.
BJS is the principal federal statistical agency in the Department of Justice and the official source for criminal
justice statistics in the United States. Our mission is to collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate criminal
justice data. BJS uses the data collected in LEMAS only for research and statistical purposes, as described in
U.S. Code Title 34, §10134. The 2024 LEMAS survey provides an opportunity for your agency to be
represented. Developing and maintaining accurate data helps law enforcement agencies, policy makers, and
researchers to better understand and respond to agency needs.
There is limited time for your agency to participate in this important national study. The original due date
was <<DATE>>. I understand that your agency is busy, and I genuinely appreciate your attention to this survey
request.
You may still access the questionnaire online at https://bjslecs.org/LEMAS and then enter your agency’s
log-in information:
User Name: <<AgencyID>>
Password: <<PIN>>
Alternatively, you can submit a paper survey by using the enclosed questionnaire and business reply envelope.
Please feel free to share the questionnaire with others at your agency who can assist you in providing the
requested information.
If you have questions, please contact the RTI International data collection team at 833-997-2719 or
lemas@rti.org. If you have general comments about LEMAS, please contact me at 202-307-0765 or
Sean.Goodison@usdoj.gov.
Sincerely,
Sean Goodison, Ph.D.
LEMAS Program Manager
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Enclosures: LEMAS questionnaire; Business reply envelope
ATTACHMENT U
(DATE)
(AGENCY NAME)
(ADDRESS), (CITY, STATE, ZIP)
Dear (SurveyContactTitle) (Name):
The <<PARTNER AGENCY>> encourages you to participate in the 2024 Law Enforcement
Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) survey. Conducted by the Bureau of
Justice Statistics (BJS) since 1987, the LEMAS is the only national survey that collects data
on agency staffing, policies, and operations.
BJS, in conjunction with RTI International and the International Association of Chiefs of
Police, invited approximately 3,500 local, county, and state law enforcement agencies to
participate in the 2024 LEMAS in January 2025. A few days ago, BJS sent a follow-up letter
and copy of the questionnaire to you.
The <<PARTNER AGENCY>> strongly encourages you to participate in the 2024 LEMAS.
This survey provides an important opportunity for your agency to help frame national,
state, and local discussions about the functions, policies, and practices of law enforcement
agencies. Your participation will help to ensure that LEMAS results reflect agencies of all
sizes and types. I know your staff have many responsibilities and limited time, but I hope
you will provide the requested information and contribute to this effort.
I thank you in advance for your participation in this important study. If you require any
assistance with this survey, please reach out to the RTI data collection team at
LEMAS@rti.org or 833-997-2719
Sincerely,
<<SIGNATORY>>
<<SIGNATORY TITLE>>
<<PARTNER AGENCY>>
ATTACHMENT V
«TITLE» «NAME»
OR CURRENT CHIEF EXECUTIVE
«AGENCY NAME»
«ADDRESS1», «ADDRESS2»
«CITY», «STATE» «ZIP»
Dear «TITLE» «NAME»:
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) began conducting the 2024 Law Enforcement
Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) survey in <<MonthYear>>. RTI
International, our data collection partners for LEMAS, sent <<AGENCY NAME>> an invitation
to participate in the study at that time. As of <<DATE>>, we have not yet received your
agency’s completed survey. We on closing this survey by <<DEADLINE DATE>> so we can
start analysis and publish our public report. Prior LEMAS publications can be found on the BJS
website, https://bjs.ojp.gov/data-collection/law-enforcement-management-and-administrativestatistics-lemas.
I recognize you may not have received the prior invitations or may not have had time to respond
yet. We understand your agency is busy. However, we are sending this final notice to make sure
agencies like yours have a chance to be represented.
BJS is authorized to conduct this data collection under 34 U.S.C. § 10132. BJS will use the data
collected in LEMAS only for research and statistical purposes, as described in 34 U.S.C.
§ 10134. More information about the various authorities that govern BJS data is available in the
BJS Data Protection Guidelines on the BJS website.
For your agency to contribute to the study findings, we must receive your completed survey by
<<DEADLINE DATE>>. Please access the questionnaire online at http://bjslecs.org/lemas
and then enter your agency’s log-in information:
User Name: «AgencyID»
Password: «PIN»
If you have replied, no further action is necessary. If you have questions, please contact the RTI
International data collection team at 833-997-2719 or lemas@rti.org. If you have general
comments about LEMAS, please contact me at 202-307-0765 or Sean.Goodison@usdoj.gov.
I greatly appreciate your consideration.
Sincerely,
Sean Goodison, Ph.D.
LEMAS Program Manager
Bureau of Justice Statistics
ATTACHMENT V
SUBJECT: End of Study Notification – 2024 Law Enforcment Management and Administrative
Statistics Survey
Dear «TITLE» «NAME»:
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) began conducting the 2024 Law Enforcement
Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) survey in <<MonthYear>>. RTI
International, our data collection partners for LEMAS, sent <<AGENCY NAME>> an invitation
to participate in the study at that time. As of <<DATE>>, we have not yet received your
agency’s completed survey. We on closing this survey by <<DEADLINE DATE>> so we can
start analysis and publish our public report. Prior LEMAS publications can be found on the BJS
website, https://bjs.ojp.gov/data-collection/law-enforcement-management-and-administrativestatistics-lemas.
I recognize you may not have received the prior invitations or may not have had time to respond
yet. We understand your agency is busy. However, we are sending this final notice to make sure
agencies like yours have a chance to be represented.
For your agency to contribute to the study findings, we must receive your completed survey by
<<DEADLINE DATE>>. Please access the questionnaire online at http://bjslecs.org/lemas
and then enter your agency’s log-in information:
User Name: «AgencyID»
Password: «PIN»
BJS is the principal federal statistical agency in the Department of Justice and the official source
for criminal justice statistics in the United States. Our mission is to collect, analyze, publish, and
disseminate criminal justice data. BJS is authorized to conduct this data collection under 34
U.S.C. § 10132. BJS will use the data collected in LEMAS only for research and statistical
purposes, as described in 34 U.S.C. § 10134. More information about the various authorities that
govern BJS data is available in the BJS Data Protection Guidelines on the BJS website.
You may have received a letter yesterday and if you have replied, no further action is necessary.
If you have questions, please contact the RTI International data collection team at 833-997-2719
or lemas@rti.org. If you have general comments about LEMAS, please contact me at 202-3070765 or Sean.Goodison@usdoj.gov.
I greatly appreciate your consideration.
Sincerely,
Sean Goodison, Ph.D.
LEMAS Program Manager
Bureau of Justice Statistics
ATTACHMENT U
«TITLE» «NAME»
OR CURRENT CHIEF EXECUTIVE
«AGENCY»
«ADDRESS1», «ADDRESS2»
«CITY», «STATE» «ZIP»
Dear «TITLE» «NAME»:
On behalf of the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and RTI International, I would like to thank
you for your participation in the 2024 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative
Statistics (LEMAS) survey. I truly appreciate your support in completing this survey.
This letter confirms that we have received your survey and are currently processing the data. RTI
will contact you if there are any questions about the answers your agency has submitted. We
anticipate all survey responses will be collected by the end of 2025. A copy of the report will be
available through BJS and the Law Enforcement Core Statistics website in 2026.
If you have any general comments or questions, please feel free to contact me at 202-307-0765
or Sean.Goodison@usdoj.gov. If you have questions about your submission to LEMAS, please
contact the RTI data collection team at 833-997-2719 or lemas@rti.org.
Sincerely,
Sean Goodison, PhD
LEMAS Program Manager
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Case ID: «caseid»
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