Data in this volume are presented in chapters concerning: (1) the criminal event; (2) the victim; (3) the offender; (4) the response to the crime; (5) the courts; (6) prosecution and sentencing; (7) corrections (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, adult probation, State jails, prisons, parole and mandatory supervision); (8) juveniles and crime; (9) the cost of justice; and (10) drugs and crime in Texas. The data answer questions about, inter alia: (1) characteristics of the most common types of crime in Texas; (2) how crime information is collected and reported; (3) the involvement of weapons in crime; (4) the number of licensed firearms dealers in Texas; (5) the role of youth in crime; (6) the quantity of illegal drugs seized in Texas by State and Federal law enforcement agencies; (7) how much government spends on criminal justice; and (8) how frequently Texans use weapons for self-defense. Figures, tables, sources, notes, index, abbreviations