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Establish Justice and Ensure Domestic Tranquility
Crime and Disaster
Crime and Police
Jail and Prisons
Federal Courts
Firearms
Fires and Firefighters
Crisis Protection
What Does the Government Do?
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Crime and Police
Jail and Prisons
Federal Courts
Firearms
Fires and Firefighters
Crisis Protection
Crime and Disaster
Spending in 2014
% of Total
6%
Federal
$37,800,000,000
State & Local
$264,900,000,000
Total
$302,700,000,000
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Crime and Police
Table View
sp test -- Housing unit
136,570,000
2017
20,000,000
40,000,000
60,000,000
80,000,000
100,000,000
120,000,000
140,000,000
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
Public safety officers
1,151,802
2014
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
sp test -- Housing unit 2
130,159,000
2018
20,000,000
40,000,000
60,000,000
80,000,000
100,000,000
120,000,000
140,000,000
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
Violent crime rate (per 100,000 persons)
382.90
2017
200
400
600
800
1980
1990
2000
2010
sp test -- Housing unit
136,570,000
2017
20,000,000
40,000,000
60,000,000
80,000,000
100,000,000
120,000,000
140,000,000
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
Arrests
10,798,477
2015
5,000,000
10,000,000
15,000,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Property crime rate (per 100,000 persons)
2,362.2
2017
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
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Jail and Prisons
Table View
Inmates confined at midyear in reporting ja...
654,730
2014
200,000
400,000
600,000
2000
2005
2010
2015
Prison releases
641,027
2015
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
Sentenced prisoners
1,476,847
2015
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Jurisdictions reporting on holdings for ICE...
2,634
2014
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
2000
2005
2010
2015
First releases from state prison
265,700
2009
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
Correctional population
6,613,500
2016
2,000,000
4,000,000
6,000,000
8,000,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Prisoners
1,505,397
2016
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Prison admissions
606,000
2016
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Mean time served in prison (months)
28
2009
5
10
15
20
25
30
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
Percent of mean maximum prison sentence ser...
47%
2009
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
Persons under jail supervision outside of a...
63,478
2014
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
2000
2005
2010
2015
Mean max prison sentence length (months)
60
2009
20
40
60
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
Persons under sentence of death
2,814
2016
1,000
2,000
3,000
1940
1960
1980
2000
Average time on death row (months)
186
2013
50
100
150
200
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
Jail inmates
728,600
2015
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
2000
2005
2010
2015
Jail capacity occupied
84%
2014
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
2000
2005
2010
2015
Jail: Inmates held for ICE
16,384
2014
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
2000
2005
2010
2015
Jail: Incarceration rate
234
2014
50
100
150
200
250
2000
2005
2010
2015
Detailed prisoners by crime (2013/2014)
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Federal Courts
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% of total defendants not convicted
9.0%
2014
0.05
0.10
0.15
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
District court cases filed
327,557
2017
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
Appeals court cases terminated
1,377
2014
500
1,000
1,500
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
Criminal defendants median time from filing...
7
2014
2
4
6
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
District court cases pending
413,005
2017
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
% of total defendants convicted
91.0%
2014
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
Appeals courts
12
2014
2
4
6
8
10
12
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
District court cases closed
289,595
2017
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
Appeals court cases filed
1,491
2014
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
% Civil cases reaching trial
1.1%
2014
0.010
0.020
0.030
0.040
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
Civil cases median time from filing to disp...
8.3
2014
2
4
6
8
10
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
Appeals court cases pending
1,097
2014
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
District courts criminal defendants
75,163
2017
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
Appeals court cases reversed
0.11%
2017
0.0005
0.0010
0.0015
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
Defendants per criminal case
1.3
2017
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
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Firearms
Table View
Firearm deaths
38,658
2016
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Firearm inspections
11,009
2017
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Firearms manufactured - cp test
1
2017
2,000,000
4,000,000
6,000,000
8,000,000
10,000,000
12,000,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Firearms enforcement
338
2015
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
Firearms processed under NFA
2,530,209
2016
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Enforcement records check
6,749
2017
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Transfer and making tax paid
$338
2015
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1980
1990
2000
2010
Firearms manufactured
11,497,441
2016
2,000,000
4,000,000
6,000,000
8,000,000
10,000,000
12,000,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Business entities inspected
12%
2016
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.20
1980
1990
2000
2010
Firearm businesses inspected
0.14%
2017
0.0005
0.0010
0.0015
0.0020
1980
1990
2000
2010
Special occupational tax paid
$5,417,000
2015
1,000,000
2,000,000
3,000,000
4,000,000
5,000,000
6,000,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Firearms licenses
137,464
2016
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Firearm background checks
25,235,215
2017
5,000,000
10,000,000
15,000,000
20,000,000
25,000,000
30,000,000
2000
2005
2010
2015
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Fires and Firefighters
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Civilian deaths from fires
3,390
2016
2,000
4,000
6,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Civilian injuries from fires
14,650
2016
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Firefighter deaths
64
2014
100
200
300
400
1980
1990
2000
2010
Fires
1,342,000
2016
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
3,000,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Direct property damage
$11.6 Billion
2014
10,000,000,000
20,000,000,000
30,000,000,000
40,000,000,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Firefighter injuries
63,350
2014
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Firefighters
1,134,400
2014
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
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Crisis Protection
Table View
Disaster declarations
75
2017
50
100
150
200
250
1980
1990
2000
2010
Disaster aid
$2.31 Billion
2016
10,000,000,000
20,000,000,000
30,000,000,000
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
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Crime and Disaster
Spending in 2014
% of Total
6%
Federal
$37,800,000,000
State & Local
$264,900,000,000
Total
$302,700,000,000
More spending information
Crime and Police
Table View
sp test -- Housing unit
136,570,000
2017
20,000,000
40,000,000
60,000,000
80,000,000
100,000,000
120,000,000
140,000,000
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
Public safety officers
1,151,802
2014
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
sp test -- Housing unit 2
130,159,000
2018
20,000,000
40,000,000
60,000,000
80,000,000
100,000,000
120,000,000
140,000,000
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
Violent crime rate (per 100,000 persons)
382.90
2017
200
400
600
800
1980
1990
2000
2010
sp test -- Housing unit
136,570,000
2017
20,000,000
40,000,000
60,000,000
80,000,000
100,000,000
120,000,000
140,000,000
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
Arrests
10,798,477
2015
5,000,000
10,000,000
15,000,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Property crime rate (per 100,000 persons)
2,362.2
2017
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
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Jail and Prisons
Table View
Inmates confined at midyear in reporting ja...
654,730
2014
200,000
400,000
600,000
2000
2005
2010
2015
Prison releases
641,027
2015
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
Sentenced prisoners
1,476,847
2015
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Jurisdictions reporting on holdings for ICE...
2,634
2014
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
2000
2005
2010
2015
First releases from state prison
265,700
2009
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
Correctional population
6,613,500
2016
2,000,000
4,000,000
6,000,000
8,000,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Prisoners
1,505,397
2016
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Prison admissions
606,000
2016
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Mean time served in prison (months)
28
2009
5
10
15
20
25
30
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015