J. Robert Flores, Administrator July 2004

U.S. Department of Justice

Office of Justice Programs

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 

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juveniles were other juveniles who

were acquaintances of the offender.

◆ About 1 in 15 victims of nonfatal violent

crimes by juveniles (7%) was an adult

who was a stranger to the offender.

◆ Most (74%) of the victims who reported violent crimes by juveniles said the

offender was a male.

◆ Many (42%) of the female victims of

violent crimes by juveniles were victimized by other females.

◆ Among victims of simple assault by

juveniles, more than half (52%) of those

older than 30 were the offender’s parent or stepparent.

◆ Among all victims of violent crimes

involving juvenile offenders, 17% faced

multiple juveniles acting together and

15% faced juveniles and adults acting

together. Among victims of robberies

involving juveniles, 61% faced multiple

offenders.

◆ In sexual assaults, robberies, and aggravated assaults committed by juveniles,

40% of victims were injured, compared

with 48% of the victims of the same

offenses committed by adults.

◆ About 1 in 2 juvenile victims of violent

crime (51%) faced a juvenile offender.

◆ About 1 in 10 adult victims of violent

crime (9%) faced a juvenile offender.

Victims of Violent 

Juvenile Crime

Carl McCurley and Howard N. Snyder

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s

(FBI’s) National Incident-Based Reporting

System (NIBRS) provides detailed information about crimes reported to law enforcement, including law enforcement’s assessments of which crimes were committed by

adult offenders and/or juvenile offenders.1

Analysis of NIBRS data from 1997 and 19982

shows that 19% of the victims of nonfatal

violent crimes were victimized by a juvenile offender—either a juvenile acting

alone, multiple juveniles, or juvenile and

adult offenders acting together. About

two-thirds (62%) of the victims of nonfatal

violence committed by juvenile offenders

were themselves younger than 18, and

about one-third (38%) were adults. Other

findings include the following:

◆ Most (95%) of the victims of sexual

assaults committed by juveniles were

younger than 18, as were 43% of victims of robberies by juveniles, 53% of

aggravated assaults, and 61% of simple

assaults.

◆ Almost half (48%) of the victims of

nonfatal violent crimes committed by

A Message From OJJDP

Violent crime is always disturbing,

but this is especially true when its

perpetrators are youth.

About one in five nonfatal violent

victimizations involves a juvenile

offender, acting either alone or with

others—adult or juvenile. Most victims of juvenile violence are juveniles, including 95% of the victims

of sexual assaults. Nearly all victims of juvenile violence know the

offender.

The authors of this Bulletin draw

on these and other key findings

derived from data from the Federal

Bureau of Investigation’s National

Incident-Based Reporting System

(NIBRS) to develop a statistical

profile of juvenile crime.

The tables, charts, and accompanying analysis offer useful perspectives on characteristics of offenders

and victims such as age, gender,

and relationship; types of offenses,

including aggravated and simple

assault, sexual assault, and robbery; the unlawful use of firearms;

and injuries.

Although NIBRS is a relatively

new tool whose data sources will

expand with time, the experiences

of more than 126,000 victims, analyzed in this Bulletin, provide beneficial information about the extent

and nature of juvenile violence to

those who share OJJDP’s commitment to combat it.

1Throughout this Bulletin, the term “juvenile” refers to

persons younger than 18.

2 The data analyzed in this Bulletin came from 17

states and are not nationally representative. For information about NIBRS and the analysis, see sidebar on

page 4 and “Methods” on page 8.

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Most victims of juvenile

violence were juveniles

Law enforcement reports in the 1997 and

1998 NIBRS files show that juvenile offenders victimized 27% of the sexual assault

victims, 20% of the robbery victims, 19%

of the aggravated assault victims, and 18%

of the simple assault victims in those

years. The victims of juvenile offenders

were most likely to be about the same

age as the offender: 38% of the victims

of juvenile violence were no more than 1

year older or younger than the offender,

and the age difference was 2 years or less

for 50% of victims, 5 years or less for 65%

of victims. Thus, victims of juvenile crime

tended to be preteens or teens. 

Older juveniles were more likely than any

other age group to be the victims of violence committed by juveniles. Among

juvenile victims ages 12–17, 53% were

victimized by other juveniles. In contrast,

only 14% of infant victims (younger than

age 1) were victimized by juvenile offenders. The proportion of juvenile offenders

dropped slightly (to 13%) for 1-year-old

victims, then rose steadily to 64% for 12-

year-old victims. A juvenile offender was

involved in fewer than 1 in 10 violent victimizations of adults.

Adults constituted only 4% of the victims

of sexual assault by juvenile offenders but

more than half (57%) of the victims of

juvenile robbers.

Proportion of all victims victimized by

juvenile offenders:

Victim Age

Offense <18 <12 12–17 18+

Total offenses 51% 47% 53% 9%

Sexual assault 36 44 30 5

Robbery 59 80 56 13

Aggravated assault 55 49 56 11

Simple assault 55 49 56 9

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65

0%

1%

2%

3%

4%

5%

6%

7%

8%

9%

Victim age

Percent of victims by age, within offender category

Victims of juvenile offenders

Victims of adult offenders

Victims of all

offenders

The age profile for victims of juvenile offenders was skewed toward

younger ages

◆ Because 81% of all victims of violent crime were victimized by adult offenders,

the age profiles for all victims and for victims of adult offenders were very similar.

◆ Among victims of violent crime committed by juvenile offenders, 62% were

younger than 18, compared with 14% of the victims of adult offenders.

Data source: Analysis of the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System data for 1997

and 1998. [See data source note on page 8 for details.]

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Victim age

Victims of juvenile offenders

Victims of juvenile and adult offenders

acting together

Victims of adult offenders

Percent of victims by offender category, within victim age

Juveniles were the majority of offenders only among violent crime

victims ages 8–15

◆ No more than 1 in 7 violent crime victims (14%) in any age group above 18 was

the victim of a juvenile offender.

◆ Juvenile offenders acting with adults victimized 3% of all violent crime victims,

3% of those younger than 15, 9% of those ages 15–17, and 2% of those ages

18 and older.

Data source: Analysis of the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System data for 1997

and 1998. [See data source note on page 8 for details.]

Age characteristics of victims of juvenile

offenders:

Victim Age

Offense <12 12–17 18–49 50+

Total offenses 16% 46% 35% 3%

Sexual assault 55 40 4 0

Robbery 7 36 48 9

Aggravated assault 12 42 43 3

Simple assault 13 48 36 3

Note: Detail may not total 100% because of

rounding.
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The age profile for victims of sexual assault by juvenile offenders differed from the age profiles for victims

of other violent crimes

◆ In contrast to victim profiles for other violent crimes by juvenile offenders, a disproportionate number of sexual assault victims

were younger than 10, and relatively large numbers were ages 3–5.

Among adult victims of violent crime, especially victims of sexual assault, only a small percentage of

victimizations involved juvenile offenders

Note: There were too few cases to obtain reliable offender proportions for sexual assault victims older than 50 or robbery victims younger than 10.

Data source: Analysis of the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System data for 1997 and 1998. [See data source note on page 8 for details.]

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

Victim age

Percent of victims by age, within offender category

Victims of juvenile offenders

Victims of adult offenders

Sexual assault

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

Victim age

Percent of victims by age, within offender category

Victims of juvenile offenders

Victims of adult offenders

Robbery

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

Victim age

Percent of victims by age, within offender category

Victims of juvenile offenders

Victims of adult offenders

Aggravated assault

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

Victim age

Percent of victims by age, within offender category

Victims of juvenile offenders

Victims of adult offenders

Simple assault

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Victim age

Juvenile offenders

Juvenile and adult offenders

acting together

Adult offenders

Sexual assault

Percent of victims by offender category, within victim age

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Victim age

Juvenile offenders

Juvenile and adult offenders

acting together

Adult offenders

Robbery

Percent of victims by offender category, within victim age

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Victim Age

Juvenile offenders

Juvenile and adult offenders

acting together

Adult offenders

Percent of victims by offender category, within victim age

Aggravated assault

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Victim age

Juvenile offenders

Juvenile and adult offenders

acting together

Adult offenders

Percent of victims by offender category, within victim age

Simple assault
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Nearly all victims of

juveniles knew their offender

The relationships of victims to offenders

can be divided into three broad categories: acquaintance, family, and stranger.

In those incidents where the relationship

was known, the majority (65%) of the victims of juvenile violence were acquaintances of the offender, 23% were family

members, and 12% were strangers. Victims

who did not know the juvenile offender

were about evenly divided between adults

(7%) and juveniles (5%). Thus, about 1

in 15 victims of juvenile violence was an

adult who was a stranger to the offender.

Victim relationship to

offender varies by victim age

Younger victims of violent crimes committed by juvenile offenders tended to be

acquaintances of the offender, whereas

older victims of these crimes tended to

be family members. The juvenile offender

was an acquaintance for 78% of juvenile

victims and 63% of victims ages 18–30 but

a family member for more than half (55%)

of victims older than 30. 

Of all victims of juvenile violence who

were acquainted with the offender, 74%

were younger than 18. Of all victims of

juvenile violence who were strangers to

the offender, more than half (56%) were

age 18 or older. Family victims were the

oldest group: although 36% of family victims of juvenile offenders were younger

than 18, more than half (51%) were ages

30–60.

Victim relationship to

offender varies by offense

In crimes committed by juveniles, acquaintances were the majority of victims of

sexual assault (69%), aggravated assault

(65%), and simple assault (67%). Family

members were 28% of the victims of sexual assault, 19% of the victims of aggravated assault, and 24% of the victims of simple assault. Strangers made up a small

proportion of the victims of these crimes

(sexual assault, 4%; aggravated assault,

16%; and simple assault, 9%).

In sharp contrast, strangers constituted

about two-thirds (65%) and acquaintances

about one-third (34%) of the victims of

juvenile robbers. Robbery victims were

very unlikely (1%) to be members of the

juvenile offender’s family.

Almost half (48%) of the victims of juvenile crime were juveniles who

were acquaintances of the offender

Offender Victim Category and Relationship to Offender

Category Juvenile Adult

and Offense Family Acquaintance Stranger Family Acquaintance Stranger All

Juvenile

Total 8% 48% 5% 15% 17% 7% 100%

Sexual assault 27 66 3 1 3 1 100

Robbery 0 22 21 1 13 43 100

Aggravated 

assault 6 42 6 13 23 10 100

Simple assault 7 49 4 18 18 4 100

Adult

Total 6 7 1 29 45 11 100

Sexual assault 25 36 3 5 24 6 100

Robbery 0 3 5 1 23 68 100

Aggravated 

assault 4 6 2 23 51 14 100

Simple assault 5 6 1 34 46 7 100

◆ About 1 in 8 violent crime victims of juvenile offenders (5% + 7%) and adult 

offenders (1% + 11%) was a stranger.

◆ Adult victims of juvenile sex offenders were much less likely to be strangers than

were adult victims of adult sex offenders (1% versus 6%).

◆ More than 1 in 4 victims of a juvenile or adult sex offender was a family member 

(27% + 1% for juvenile offenders, 25% + 5% for adults).

◆ Two-thirds (68%) of the victims of adult robbers were adult strangers, compared

with less than half (43%) of the adult victims of juvenile robbers.

Note: Detail may not total 100% because of rounding.

Data source: Analysis of the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System data for 1997 and

1998. [See data source note on page 8 for details.]

The National Incident-Based Reporting System

The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), administered by the

Federal Bureau of Investigation, is intended to replace the current Uniform Crime

Reporting (UCR) system with one that collects a wide range of data on a variety

of crimes. NIBRS includes information on victims, offenders, and incident circumstances (e.g., multiple victims, offenders, and/or crimes that may be part of the

same episode). Data originate with local law enforcement personnel, who record

information on crimes that come to their attention. To be counted, an incident need

only be reported and investigated. The incident does not have to be cleared or

result in an arrest.

Implementation of NIBRS began in 1988, and participation by states and local

agencies, which is voluntary, has grown gradually. In 1997 and 1998, the years

covered by the data used in this Bulletin, 17 states contributed data; however, 

98% of victim records came from 11 of these states: Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.

Because only three states (Idaho, Iowa, and South Carolina) had full participation by all local jurisdictions, and only three cities with populations greater than

500,000 (Austin, TX; Memphis, TN; and Nashville, TN) participated, victimization

in large urban areas is particularly underrepresented.

Although the NIBRS data for 1997 and 1998 are not nationally representative, they

reflect the experiences of a large number of the victims of juvenile violence. The

participating states reported that 667,679 persons were victims of violent crime

and that 126,462 (19%) of those victims faced at least one juvenile offender.

Despite their limitations, the NIBRS data provide valuable information about the

extent and nature of violent crimes committed by juveniles.
5

Many adult victims of

juvenile assault were 

family members

Parents and stepparents accounted for 9%

of all victims of aggravated assaults committed by juveniles and 13% of all simple

assaults by juveniles. However, among

assault victims older than 30, parents and

stepparents accounted for much larger

shares: 37% for aggravated assault and

52% for simple assault.

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Acquaintance Family Stranger

Percent of victims

Sexual

assault

Sexual

assault

Sexual

assault

Robbery Robbery Aggravated Robbery

assault

Aggravated

assault

Aggravated

assault

Simple

assault

Simple

assault

Simple

assault

Offenders ages 7–17 Offenders ages 18–24 Offenders age 25 and older

The victim’s relationship to the offender varied with the type of crime and the offender’s age

◆ Victims of aggravated and simple assault by juvenile offenders were more likely to be acquaintances than were the victims of

older offenders.

◆ Victims of robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault by offenders ages 18–24 were more likely to be strangers than were

the victims of younger or older offenders.

◆ Victims of sexual assault by offenders age 25 and older were more likely to be family members than were the victims of younger

offenders.

Data source: Analysis of the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System data for 1997 and 1998. [See data source note on page 8 for details.]

Most young victims of

juvenile sexual assault 

knew the offender

Acquaintances or family members younger

than 12 constituted 54% of the victims of

sexual assaults committed by juvenile

offenders. Of all family victims of sexual

assaults by juveniles, 36% were younger

than 6 and most (84%) were younger than

12. Most victims who were either acquaintances or strangers were 12 or older.

Aggravated assault by juveniles—

percentage of victims who were family

members:

Total Other 

Victim Age Family Parents Family

20–24 12% 0% 12%

25–29 12 4 8

30–34 34 25 9

35–39 49 41 8

40–44 51 44 7

45–49 49 43 6

50–54 40 31 8

Simple assault by juveniles—percentage

of victims who were family members:

Total Other 

Victim Age Family Parents Family

20–24 21% 0% 21%

25–29 20 7 13

30–34 50 41 10

35–39 67 60 8

40–44 66 60 7

45–49 58 51 6

50–54 48 37 11

Sexual assault by juveniles—victim’s 

relationship to offender:

AcquaintVictim Age Family ance Stranger

5 and younger 36% 17% 13%

6–11 48 28 19

12–17 15 50 46

18 and older 2 4 23

Total 100% 100% 100%

Note: Detail may not total 100% because of

rounding.
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The majority of violent 

juvenile offenders were male

For 74% of the victims of juvenile violent

crime, the offender was male, specifically,

92% of the sexual assault victims, 94% of

the robbery victims, 78% of the aggravated assault victims, and 70% of the simple

assault victims. 

Among children younger than 2 who were

victims of juvenile violent crime, more than

one-third (34%) were victimized by female

offenders. The proportion of victims of

female offenders was lower for other age

groups: 17% for victims ages 2–11, 27% for

those ages 12–17, and 28% for adult victims. Juveniles accounted for 63% of the

victims of male juvenile offenders and 58%

of the victims of female juvenile offenders.

About half of the victims

of juvenile violence were

female

A majority (60%) of victims of violent crime

committed by adult offenders were female.

In contrast, 46% of the victims of juvenile

violence were female. Three-fourths of the

victims of juvenile sexual assault were

female. Victims of juvenile robberies were

the least likely (26%) to be female.

Most male victims of juvenile

violent crime faced male

offenders

For 89% of male victims of juvenile violent crime, and for 92% of male victims

younger than 18, the offender was male.

Among all female victims of juvenile

crime, 42% were victimized by females;

among female victims younger than 12,

24% were victimized by females. The proportion of female offenders rose to 52%

for female victims ages 12–17, then declined to 39% for adult female victims.

The age profiles for the victims of violent crimes by male juveniles and

female juveniles show small differences

◆ Juveniles younger than 14 accounted for 32% of the victims of male offenders

and 23% of the victims of female offenders.

◆ The ages of both male victims of male juvenile offenders and female victims of

female juvenile offenders were concentrated in the teens.

Data source: Analysis of the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System data for 1997

and 1998. [See data source note on page 8 for details.]

Sex of victims of juvenile offenders:

Offense Male Female

Total offenses 54% 46%

Sexual assault 24 76

Robbery 74 26

Aggravated assault 65 35

Simple assault 53 47

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65

0%

1%

2%

3%

4%

5%

6%

7%

8%

9%

10%

Victim age

Percent of victims by age, within offender sex category

Victims of female offenders

Victims

of male

offenders

All victims

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65

0%

1%

2%

3%

4%

5%

6%

7%

8%

9%

10%

Victim age

Percent of victims by age, within offender sex category

Victims of female offenders

Victims of male offenders

Male victims

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

Victim age

Percent of victims by age, within offender sex category

Victims of female offenders

Victims of male offenders

Female victims
7

The risk of injury during

juvenile crimes was greatest

for older teens and young

adults

In sexual assaults, robberies, and aggravated assaults committed by juveniles,

40% of the victims were injured, compared

with 48% of the victims of such crimes

committed by adults. By age group, the

percentage of victims injured by juveniles

in the commission of these crimes was

34% of victims age 15 and younger, 49%

of those ages 16–24, and 43% of those age

25 and older.

Multiple offenders were more

likely in juvenile robbery

than in other crimes

About a third (32%) of the victims of juvenile violent crimes faced multiple offenders; 17% were victimized by two or more

juveniles and 15% were victimized by juveniles acting with adults. In juvenile robberies, the share of victims who faced

multiple offenders increased to 61%.

Guns were more likely with

multiple offenders than lone

offenders

By definition, guns are not present in simple assaults, but they may be present in

sexual assaults, robberies, and aggravated

assaults. An armed offender was encountered by 13% of the victims of juveniles

committing these crimes, compared with

18% of the victims of adult offenders. Most

(59%) of the victims of juvenile gun crime

were age 18 or older. 

In crimes committed by juveniles with a

gun present, 23% of victims were injured.

In contrast, 43% of victims were injured

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Victim age

Percent of victims of juvenile offenders by offender category, within victim age

Victims of 1 or more juvenile offenders with 1 or more adults

Victims of 2 or more juvenile offenders with no adults

Victims of 1 juvenile offender

Among juvenile victims of violent crimes committed by juveniles,

33% were victimized by multiple juvenile offenders or by juveniles 

acting with adults

◆ Among juvenile victims of violent crimes committed by juveniles, 22% faced 

multiple juvenile offenders.

◆ Among adult victims of violent crimes committed by juveniles, 22% faced juvenile

offenders acting with adults.

Data source: Analysis of the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System data for 1997

and 1998. [See data source note on page 8 for details.]

10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

Victim age

Percent of victims of armed offenders, within offender category

Victims of juvenile offenders

Victims of adult offenders

0 5

In sexual assaults, robberies, and aggravated assaults, young adult

victims were the most likely to face armed juvenile offenders

◆ Among 23-year-old victims of violent crimes, 32% of those victimized by juveniles

faced an armed offender, compared with 21% of those victimized by adults.

◆ Gun crimes involving juvenile offenders constituted 20% of all gun crime.

Data source: Analysis of the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System data for 1997

and 1998. [See data source note on page 8 for details.]

Violent victimizations by juveniles:

Lone Multiple Offenders

Juvenile Adults and

Offense Offender Juveniles Juveniles

Total 

offenses 69% 17% 15%

Sexual 

assault 85 9 5

Robbery 39 31 30

Aggravated 

assault 65 15 20

Simple 

assault 69 17 14

Note: Detail may not total 100% because of

rounding.
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in crimes committed by juveniles with

no gun present. 

Victims of multiple offenders were more

likely than victims of lone offenders to

encounter firearms. Guns were involved

in 9% of sexual assault, robbery, and

aggravated assault victimizations by juvenile offenders acting alone, 17% of victimizations by two or more juveniles, and

26% of victimizations by juveniles acting

with adults. In comparison, a gun was

present in 16% of such victimizations

committed by an adult offender acting

alone and 27% of victimizations by two

or more adult offenders.

Methods

This Bulletin uses NIBRS data for 1997

and 1998 (see sidebar on page 4). The

incidents included for analysis were those

for which the most serious offense was

forcible rape, forcible sodomy, sexual

assault with an object, forcible fondling,

robbery, aggravated assault, or simple

assault. The unit of count is the victim.

Victims were selected for analysis if any

offender was age 7 or older. Among those

victimized in violent crimes committed by

juvenile offenders, approximately 9% were

victims of sexual assault, 4% were victims

of robbery, 21% were victims of aggravated assault, and 67% were victims of simple

assault.

Data source note

Federal Bureau of Investigation. 2000.

National Incident-Based Reporting System

Master Files for the years 1997 and 1998

[machine-readable data files]. Washington,

DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal

Bureau of Investigation.

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

Prevention is a component of the Office of

Justice Programs, which also includes the

Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Bureau of

Justice Statistics, the National Institute of

Justice, and the Office for Victims of Crime.

This Bulletin was prepared under grant number

1999–JN–FX–K002 from the Office of Juvenile

Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice.

Points of view or opinions expressed in this

document are those of the authors and do

not necessarily represent the official position

or policies of OJJDP or the U.S. Department

of Justice.

Acknowledgments 

This Bulletin was written by Carl

McCurley, Research Associate, and

Howard N. Snyder, Director of Systems Research, National Center for

Juvenile Justice, with funds provided

by OJJDP to support the National

Juvenile Justice Data Analysis Project. The authors gratefully acknowledge the assistance provided by the

FBI’s Criminal Justice Information

Services Division.

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