Research that drives safer decisions.
Criminal Justice Planner
We deliver data and analysis for criminal-justice professionals across the nine-locality Jefferson Area — advancing best practices and data-informed decisions.
Upcoming Events
NEXT MEETING:
July 8, 2026 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm:
Location: OAR
Contact CJ Planner Matt Vitale at mvitale@oar-jacc.org for more information
Agenda: 8-July-2026 Meeting Agenda
The Planner produces research and analysis that supports criminal-justice professionals, advances best practices, and drives data-informed decision-making. We develop and curate reports at the local, state and national levels — highlighting crime trends, incarceration metrics and targeted topics that support community safety.
Community Criminal Justice Board (CCJB)
The CCJB’s mission is to enable participating localities to work together to develop community-based pretrial court services and post-conviction alternatives to incarceration for misdemeanants and certain nonviolent felons. The Board meets quarterly to discuss trends in crime and incarceration and to consider proven alternatives that enhance long-term public safety.
Participating localities: Albemarle, Charlottesville, Fluvanna, Goochland, Greene, Louisa, Madison, Nelson and Orange.
Evidence-Based Decision Making (EBDM) Team
Beginning in 2010, Charlottesville and Albemarle County were selected by the National Institute of Corrections as one of seven national pilot sites for implementing an evidence-based decision-making framework to coordinate the work of all criminal-justice agencies. The Planner convenes the EBDM Team bi-monthly, provides an analysis of local criminal-justice data, and coordinates a number of project teams.
The numbers
Latest reports
Recent research & analysis.
↓ Drug Cases Submitted to the Virginia Department of Forensic Science
How the frequency of specific drugs identified through DFS testing reflects availability in the community, and how it has shifted over time.
↓ Socioeconomic Drivers of Adult Disproportionate Minority Contact
A foundation for examining the relationship between socioeconomic conditions and criminal-justice involvement at the individual and community levels. UVA Systems & Information Engineering Capstone & Jefferson Area CCJB.
↓ Forecasting Jail Bed Utilization for Central Virginia Regional Jail
Statistical modeling and visualization techniques for forecasting jail-bed utilization. UVA School of Data Science & Charlottesville/Albemarle EBDM.
↓ Annual Transitional Survey
Housing, employment, behavioral health and transportation challenges faced by people transitioning from incarceration — and opportunities for coordinated responses.
Report library
More than 35 reports, organized by topic.
Annual jail utilization & crime reports
Mentally-ill inmate population (2016–2025 series)
High utilizers & home electronic incarceration
National & statewide context
Explore the live data dashboards
Interactive local data for all nine localities within the Jefferson Area jurisdiction, updated regularly.
Open the dashboard