"American Indians and Crime: A BJS Statistical Profile, 1992-2002” is available from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).

This 56 page document summarizes data on American Indians in the criminal justice system and reports the rates and characteristics of violent crimes experienced by American Indians. This report updates a previous BJS report, American Indians and Crime, published in 1999. The findings include the involvement of alcohol, drugs, and weapons in violence against Indians.

Single copies of the printed version of this report are available for free. Order online from the National Criminal Justice Reference Service at http://virlib.ncjrs.org/bjs/statordr.asp. Use NCJ Number 203097.