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.
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Published Reports:
Essential Reading
- District of Columbia Gun Violence Problem Analysis Summary Report (Winter 23/24)
- Trends in Violent Crime 2008-2023
- Trends in Violent Gun Crime 2008-2022
- District of Columbia Gun Violence Reduction Strategic Plan Recommendations
- District of Columbia Gun Violence Reduction Strategic Plan
- District of Columbia Gun Violence Problem Analysis
- A Study of the Root Causes of Juvenile Justice System Involvement
- Police Community Survey Report
- READY Center Assessment of Services (June 2023)
All Crime
- District of Columbia Sentencing Commision: Adult Felony Arrest and Papering Rates Analysis (2019-2022)
- Ten-Year Estimate of Justice-Involved Individuals (2018)
- Human Trafficking in the District of Columbia - CY2016-2020
- Human Trafficking in the District of Columbia - CY2018
- Human Trafficking in the District of Columbia - CY2017
- An Analysis of Human Trafficking in the District of Columbia (2016)
- Publicly Available Data on Crime and Justice in the District of Columbia
Violent Crime
- Firearm Injury Surveillance Through Emergency Rooms (FASTER) Dashboard
- Trends in Violent Gun Crime 2008-2022
- Gun Robbery (2008-2022) and Carjacking (2018-2022) Trends
Juvenile Justice
- Childhood Risk Factors that Increase the Likelihood of a Young Adult Homicide Conviction
- School-Based Arrests in the District of Columbia, 2013-2023
- A Study of Factors that Affect the Likelihood of Juvenile Justice System Involvement
- Juvenile Recidivism: A 2018 Cohort Study
- A Study of the Root Causes of Juvenile Justice System Involvement
- Juvenile Recidivism: A 2015 Cohort Review and a 2016 Cohort Analysis
- Juvenile Recidivism: A 2015 Cohort Analysis
- Research in Brief (Vol. 3. Issue 1, 2018) Runaway Youth as Status Offenders
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
Law Enforcement & Policing
Diversion and Restorative Justice
- Restorative Justice in the District of Columbia
- Research in Brief (Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2016): Restorative Justice
- Diversion and Deflection In the District of Columbia Brief (Vol. 2 Issue 1)
Courts
- Analysis of the Youth Rehabilitaiton Amendment Act of 2018
- The District's Youth Rehabilitation Act: An Analysis, September 2017
- The District's Youth Rehabilitation Act: An Analysis, Briefing Document, September 2017
- Superior Court of the District of Columbia East of the River Community Court Program Manual of Policies and Procedures
Corrections and Supervision
- Parole and Supervised Release Sanctions, September 2023
- DC Custodial Population Study
- Current Trends in the District of Columbia Jail Population
Re-entry
- Housing for Criminal Justice Involved Individuals in the District of Columbia
- 2012 Reentry Grant Report
- Reentry Report
Recidivism
- Analysis of the Effect of Housing Instability on Rebooking at DOC
- Measuring Recidivism in the District of Columbia
Specialized Reports
- A Landscape Analysis of Washington, DC Community Based Services and Supports - NICJR
- District of Columbia Gun Violence Reduction Strategic Plan Recommendations
- District of Columbia Gun Violence Reduction Strategic Plan
- District of Columbia Gun Violence Problem Analysis
- Institutional Review Boards
- 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
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