The CJCC houses the DC Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) which executes critical criminal justice related research, analysis and development. Studies as well as data gathered within the SAC are designed to enhance the District’s system-wide planning and implementation capabilities with regards to criminal justice and public safety. The SAC was established in spring 2001 by Mayoral Executive Order to provide a division dedicated to the collection, analysis, and dissemination of data about the criminal justice system in the District.

 

The SAC’s goals are to improve the current system of performance measurement, data collection, processing and analysis in addition to detecting patterns or trends in criminal justice and public safety. The SAC also seeks to implement a theoretical methodology for forecasting patterns in crime and other public safety indices in the District at the citywide and neighborhood level.

Centralizing juvenile and criminal justice data analysis across agencies is an important function that will move the city towards better management of these populations and support effective program development. The CJCC as the designated SAC for the District of Columbia is committed to continue cross system research, evaluation, and analysis.