The Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities subsector groups government establishments engaged in the administration of justice, public order, and safety programs.
9221 Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities
92211 Courts
See industry description for 922110 below.
922110 Courts
This industry comprises civilian courts of law (except Indian tribal and Alaska Native courts).
Included in this industry are civilian courts, courts of law, and sheriffs' offices conducting
court functions only.
Cross-References.
- Government establishments primarily engaged in operating military courts - classified in Industry 928110, National Security; and
- Establishments primarily engaged in operating Indian tribal or Alaska Native courts - classified in Industry 921150, American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Governments.
92212 Police Protection
See industry description for 922120 below.
922120 Police Protection
This industry comprises government establishments primarily engaged in criminal and civil law
enforcement, police, traffic safety, and other activities related to the enforcement of the law
and preservation of order. Combined police and fire departments are included in this industry.
Cross-References.
- Government establishments primarily engaged in prosecution are classified in Industry 922130, Legal Counsel and Prosecution;
- Government establishments primarily engaged in collection of law enforcement statistics are classified in Industry 922190, Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities;
- Government establishments primarily engaged in providing police service for the military or National Guard are classified in Industry 928110, National Security;
- Government establishments primarily engaged in providing police service for tribal governments are classified in Industry 921150, American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Governments;
- Government establishments primarily engaged in enforcing immigration laws are classified in Industry 928120, International Affairs;
- Sheriffs' offices conducting court functions only are classified in Industry 922110, Courts; and
- Private establishments primarily engaged in providing security and investigation services are classified in Industry 56161, Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services.
92213 Legal Counsel and Prosecution
See industry description for 922130 below.
922130 Legal Counsel and Prosecution
This industry comprises government establishments primarily engaged in providing legal counsel
or prosecution services for the government.
Illustrative Examples:
Attorney generals' offices; Public defenders' offices; District attorneys' offices; Public
prosecutors' offices.
Cross-References.
- Government establishments primarily engaged in collecting criminal justice statistics are classified in Industry 922190, Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities.
92214 Correctional Institutions
See industry description for 922140 below.
922140 Correctional Institutions
This industry comprises government establishments primarily engaged in managing and operating
correctional institutions. The facility is generally designed for the confinement, correction,
and rehabilitation of adult and/or juvenile offenders sentenced by a court.
Illustrative Examples:
Correctional institutions, public administration; Penitentiaries, public administration;
Detention centers, public administration; Prisons, public administration; Jails, public
administration.
Cross-References.
- Government establishments primarily engaged in operating half-way houses for ex-criminal offenders and delinquent youths are classified in Industry 623990, Other Residential Care Facilities; and
- Establishments primarily engaged in managing or operating correctional facilities owned by others are classified in Industry 561210, Facilities Support Services.
92215 Parole Offices and Probation Offices
See industry description for 922150 below.
922150 Parole Offices and Probation Offices
This industry comprises government establishments primarily engaged in judicially administering
probation offices, parole offices and boards, and pardon boards.
Cross-References.
- Government establishments primarily engaged in providing probation, parole, and pardon activities as an integral part of a central administrative corrections' office are classified in Industry 922140, Correctional Institutions.
92216 Fire Protection
See industry description for 922160 below.
922160 Fire Protection
This industry comprises government establishments primarily engaged in fire fighting and other
related fire protection activities. Government establishments providing combined fire
protection and ambulance or rescue services are classified in this industry.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Forest fire fighting - classified in Industry 115310, Support Activities for Forestry;
- Providing combined police and fire protection services - classified in Industry 922120, Police Protection;
- Providing fire fighting services as a commercial activity - classified in Industry 561990, All Other Support Services; and
- Providing ambulance services without fire protection service - classified in Industry 621910, Ambulance Services.
92219 Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities
See industry description for 922190 below.
922190 Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities
This industry comprises government establishments primarily engaged in public order and safety
(except courts, police protection, legal counsel and prosecution, correctional institutions,
parole offices, probation offices, pardon boards, and fire protection). These establishments
include the general administration of public order and safety programs. Government
establishments responsible for the collection of statistics on public safety are included in
this industry.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Serving as civilian courts of law (except Indian tribal and Alaska Native) - classified in Industry 922110, Courts;
- Criminal and civil law enforcement, police, traffic safety and similar activities related to the enforcement of law - classified in Industry 922120, Police Protection;
- Providing legal counsel to or prosecution services for their governments - classified in Industry 922130, Legal Counsel and Prosecution;
- The confinement, correction, and rehabilitation of adult and juvenile offenders sentenced by a court - classified in Industry 922140, Correctional Institutions;
- Judicially administering probation offices, parole offices and boards, and pardon boards - classified in Industry 922150, Parole Offices and Probation Offices; and
- Fire fighting and other related fire protection activities - classified in Industry 922160, Fire Protection.
Information courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau.
