OMB control number

2024 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories

OMB 1121-0269 · DOJ/OJP.

OMB 1121-0269

The Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Labs (CPFFCL) collects administrative data from the state, local, and federal crime labs operating in the United States and provides national statistics on personnel, budgets, workloads, and backlogs in requests for forensic services. It also provides information on quality assurance measures within publicly operated labs, including lab accreditations, proficiency testing programs, examiner certifications, and resources devoted to research. The census of all publicly funded forensic crime laboratories will be conducted in 2025, with a reference period of CY 2024. This is the sixth crime lab census conducted by BJS. The first crime lab census was conducted by BJS in 2003.

The latest form for 2024 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories expires 2028-03-31 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Form CPFFCL-24 2024 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories Form and Instruction
Form CFCL-20 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Labs Form and Instruction
CPFFCL attachments.pdf Supplementary Document
CPFFCL_SupportingStatement-PartB_20250128.docx Supporting Statement B
CPFFCL_SupportingStatement-PartA_20250128.docx Supporting Statement A
2024 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories Form and Instruction
Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Labs Form and Instruction

All Historical Document Collections

202501-1121-001	Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	2025-01-31
202103-1121-002 Approved without change	Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	2021-03-26
201411-1121-001 Approved with change	Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	2014-11-21
201005-1121-002 Approved with change	Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	2010-05-28
200511-1121-001 Approved with change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2005-11-10
200303-1121-001 Approved without change	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2003-03-05

OMB Details

Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Labs

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Law Enforcement - Criminal Investigation and Surveillance

Form CFCL-20

2020 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories

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Form and instruction

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