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OCR Page 1 of 59John E. Thompson
03/16/99 10:52:20 AM
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To:
Mary L. Smith/OPD/EOP
cc:
James Boden/OMB/EOP, Crystal J. Roach/OMB/EOP, Richard H. Kodl/OMB/EOP
Subject: Native American chapter: Question 15
Mary, with regard to your question #15, we've been using those statistics since October 1997,
when the Executive Committee for Indian Country Law Enforcement Improvements submitted its
final report to the Attorney General and Sec. of Interior.
As for the statistic of 2.9 officers per 1,000 inhabitants in non-Indian communities with populations
of less than 10,000, the Justice Dept. staffer who drafted the report got that from the 1996
Uniform Crime Report. I checked the 1997 UCR to see if there is more current data. The 1997
UCR says that in rural American counties, there are 2.8 officers per 1,000 inhabitants. Cities with
less than 10,000 residents have 3.1 officers per 1,000. The 97 UCR does not have a category
called "non-Indian communities with populations of less than 10,000." However, DOJ staff and I
agree that it makes sense to compare the ratio on Indian lands to the national average for rural
counties, since Indian country is overwhelmingly rural with few urban centers.
As for the ratio in Indian country (1.3 per 1,000), that was provided to DOJ by BIA's Director of
Law Enforcement Services. Indian country data in this area is very weak; I'm not sure what BIA's
specific source is.
Thus, I would re-phrase: "While there are 2.8 police officers per 1,000 citizens in rural counties
nationwide (those areas most comparable to Indian country), there are only 1.3 officers per
1,000 citizens on Indian reservations." The cites would be the 1997 Uniform Crime Report and
BIA statistics.
Forwarded by Crystal J. Roach/OMB/EOP on 03/15/99 11:17 AM
Forwarded by Mary L. Smith/OPD/EOP on 03/15/99 08:36 AM
Mary L. Smith
03/14/99 09:35:55 PM
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Subject: new draft of Native American chapter
NATRACE.299 NATRACEQ.399 Thanks for all your help. Attached is a new draft of the Native