Federal Deaths in Custody, 2022

• In Event: BJS Federal Justice Statistics

Abstract

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) created the Federal Deaths in Custody Reporting Program (FDCRP) to collect the data required of federal law enforcement agencies. BJS surveys these agencies on an annual basis about deaths that fall under the scope of the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013 (DCRA), which that requires federal law enforcement agencies to report information about the death of any person who dies while detained, under arrest, being arrested, or in the custody of federal law enforcement officers. FDCRP data describes decedent, incident, and facility characteristics of deaths in federal custody and during arrest by federal law enforcement agencies. This presentation provides an overview of the FDCRP program and covers statistics on deaths that occur during federal arrest, detention, and incarceration in the United States during fiscal year 2022.

Authors

• Erica Grasmick, Bureau of Justice Statistics, US DOJ

• Sean Goodison, Bureau of Justice Statistics, US DOJ