The Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) for the District of Columbia was established on April 30, 2001, by Mayor’s Order 2001-58 to provide a division dedicated to the collection, analysis, and dissemination of information about the District’s criminal and juvenile justice systems. The SAC, a unit of the CJCC, is responsible for independent research and analysis.
The mission of the SAC is to apply the highest level of scientific rigor and objectivity in the study of criminal justice policies, programs and practices, and to identify activities that improve the administration of justice. The SAC aims to produce empirical research and analysis that informs stakeholders and enhances policy decision-making in the District.
Published Reports:
Corrections and Supervision
- DC Custodial Population Study
- Current Trends in the District of Columbia Jail Population
- Diversion and Deflection In the District of Columbia Brief (Vol. 2 Issue 1)
Courts
- Research in Brief (Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2016): Restorative Justice
- Superior Court of the District of Columbia East of the River Community Court Program Manual of Policies and Procedures
Crime
- Gun Robbery (2008-2022) and Carjacking (2018-2022) Trends [PDF]
- Human Trafficking in the District of Columbia - CY2016-2020 [PDF]
- Human Trafficking in the District of Columbia - CY2018 [PDF]
- Human Trafficking in the District of Columbia - CY2017 [PDF]
- An Analysis of Human Trafficking in the District of Columbia (2016)
- Publicly Available Data on Crime and Justice in the District of Columbia
Juvenile Justice
- A Study of the Root Causes of Juvenile Justice System Involvement
- Restorative Justice in the District of Columbia
- Juvenile Recidivism: A 2015 Cohort Review and a 2016 Cohort Analysis
- The District's Youth Rehabilitation Act: An Analysis, September 2017
- The District's Youth Rehabilitation Act: An Analysis, Briefing Document, September 2017 [PDF]
- Juvenile Recidivism: A 2015 Cohort Analysis
- Research in Brief (Vol. 3. Issue 1, 2018) Runaway Youth as Status Offenders [PDF]
Law Enforcement & Policing
- Comprehensive Homicide Elimination Strategy Task Force Report 2008
- Police Community Survey Report [PDF]
Re-entry and Recidivism
- Analysis of the Effect of Housing Instability on Rebooking at DOC [PDF]
- Housing for Criminal Justice Involved Individuals in the District of Columbia [PDF]
- 2012 Reentry Grant Report
- Measuring Recidivism in the District of Columbia
- Reentry Report
Specialized Reports
- District of Columbia Gun Violence Reduction Strategic Plan
- District of Columbia Gun Violence Problem Analysis
- Institutional Review Boards
- Ten-Year Estimate of Justice-Involved Individuals (2018)
- One Day Count of Justice-Involved Individuals Infographic (2017)
- Research in Brief (Vol. 1, Infographic 1, 2016): One Day Count of Justice-Involved Individuals Infographic (2015)
- Public Safety and Justice in the District of Columbia: 2009 - 2014
Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health
- Research in Brief (Vol. 1, Issue 3, 2016): Super-Utilizers in the District of Columbia
- Research in Brief (Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2016): New Psychoactive Substances (Synthetic Drugs)
- Mental Health Information Sharing in the DC Criminal Justice System
- Addressing Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders in the Criminal Justice System: Guiding Principles and DC Practices
- DC Superior Court Medical Alert Protocol Report
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