aid: bureau-of-justice-statistics
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bureau-of-justice-statistics/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Bureau of Justice Statistics
tags:
- Crime
- Federal Government
- Justice
- Statistics
- Victimization
- Recidivism
type: Index
kind: government
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2024-11-30'
modified: '2026-05-19'
position: Consumer
description: The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) publishes information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime,
  and the operation of justice systems.
apis:
- aid: bureau-of-justice-statistics:nibrs-national-estimates-api
  name: NIBRS National Estimates API
  tags:
  - Federal Government
  - Crime
  - Statistics
  - NIBRS
  humanURL: https://bjs.ojp.gov/national-incident-based-reporting-system-nibrs-national-estimates-api
  baseURL: https://api.ojp.gov/bjsdataset/v1/
  properties:
  - url: https://bjs.ojp.gov/national-incident-based-reporting-system-nibrs-national-estimates-api
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://catalog.data.gov/dataset?organization=ojp-gov
    type: DataAPI
  - url: openapi/bureau-of-justice-statistics-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/bureau-of-justice-statistics-property-crime.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/bureau-of-justice-statistics-victimization.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/bureau-of-justice-statistics-violent-crime.yaml
  description: Provides access to national estimates derived from the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).
    Includes violent and property incidents, offenses, victimization counts, percentages, and rates. No authentication required.
  features:
  - Violent Incident Data
  - Property Incident Data
  - Offense Data
  - Victimization Rates
  - Filterable by Demographics
  - JSON and CSV Formats
  - Pagination Support
  useCases:
  - Criminal justice policy research
  - Crime trend analysis
  - Academic study of offense patterns
  - Public safety planning
- aid: bureau-of-justice-statistics:ncvs-api
  name: National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) API
  tags:
  - Federal Government
  - Victimization
  - Statistics
  humanURL: https://bjs.ojp.gov/national-crime-victimization-survey-ncvs-api
  baseURL: https://api.ojp.gov/bjsdataset/v1/
  properties:
  - url: https://bjs.ojp.gov/national-crime-victimization-survey-ncvs-api
    type: Documentation
  description: Provides access to victimization data from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), covering personal
    and household victimization data along with population estimates. No authentication required.
  features:
  - Personal Victimization Data
  - Household Victimization Data
  - Population Estimates
  - JSON and CSV Formats
  - Filterable by Year
  useCases:
  - Victimization research
  - Policy development
  - Trend analysis over time
  - Comparative household and personal crime studies
- aid: bureau-of-justice-statistics:bjs-data-analysis-tools
  name: BJS Data Analysis Tools
  tags:
  - Federal Government
  - Statistics
  - Dashboards
  humanURL: https://bjs.ojp.gov/data/data-analysis-tools
  properties:
  - url: https://bjs.ojp.gov/data/data-analysis-tools
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://learcat.bjs.ojp.gov/
    type: Tool
  - url: https://bjs.ojp.gov/recidivism-patterns-explorer
    type: Tool
  - url: https://fccps.bjs.ojp.gov/
    type: Tool
  - url: https://csat.bjs.ojp.gov/
    type: Tool
  - url: https://bjs.ojp.gov/jeet
    type: Tool
  - url: https://ncvs.bjs.ojp.gov/Home
    type: Tool
  description: A suite of interactive web-based data tools providing access to BJS statistical data on crime, corrections,
    courts, law enforcement, and victimization. Tools include LEARCAT (law enforcement agency crime data), Recidivism Patterns
    Explorer, Federal Criminal Case Processing Statistics, and NCVS Dashboard.
  features:
  - Law Enforcement Crime Data (LEARCAT)
  - Recidivism Analysis
  - Federal Criminal Case Processing
  - Corrections Statistical Analysis
  - Justice Expenditure Data
  - Parole and Probation Dashboards
  useCases:
  - Criminal justice research
  - Recidivism policy analysis
  - Justice system spending analysis
  - Interactive data exploration
common:
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bureau-of-justice-statistics
- type: Website
  url: https://bjs.ojp.gov/
- type: Portal
  url: https://bjs.ojp.gov/data
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://bjs.ojp.gov/legal/privacy-policy
- type: Data Collections
  url: https://bjs.ojp.gov/data-collections/search
- type: Data Portal
  url: https://catalog.data.gov/dataset?organization=ojp-gov
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.19'