What Measures for Justice does

Measures for Justice is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2011 and headquartered in Rochester, NY, that evaluates and compares the performance of the U.S. criminal justice system on a county-by-county basis. It serves criminal justice agencies — primarily police departments and district attorney offices — alongside community organizations, academic researchers, and Community Advisory Boards seeking to make case-level data transparent and actionable.

The organization operates two core products: Commons, a community-driven data platform co-created with local law enforcement agencies and Community Advisory Boards that publishes jurisdiction-specific criminal justice data from arrest through post-conviction, and the National Data Portal, a self-service web application (app.measuresforjustice.org) providing comparative performance measures across counties in 20+ states with filtering by race/ethnicity, indigency, sex, age, and offense type. These are supported by Groundwork and Technical Assistance consulting services, the MFJ Collective membership network, a Guidance & Toolkits library of data standards and model legislation, and the Let's Be Clear research initiative. The underlying technology relies on a proprietary data standardization methodology that cleans, codes, and aggregates case-level data from disparate state and county systems into a central repository; the methodology is externally audited.

Measures for Justice is entirely grant- and donation-funded; all products and services are provided free of charge to criminal justice agencies and communities. Go-to-market combines direct, field-based partnerships with agency leaders (often initiated by the agency's own transparency mandate) with self-service digital access through the National Data Portal and toolkits. Active Commons partnerships currently operate in Rochester NY, Monroe County NY, East Baton Rouge Parish LA, Yolo County CA, Thurston County WA, and West Sacramento CA. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; funding sources include individual donations, foundation grants, and U.S. Department of Justice grants (e.g., Bureau of Justice Assistance). Founding CEO Amy Bach is announced to step down in 2026.

Name

Measures for Justice

Legal name

Measures for Justice

Website

https://measuresforjustice.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Measures for Justice is a Rochester-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that publishes standardized, county-level criminal justice performance data through its Commons platform and National Data Portal for police departments, district attorney offices, community organizations, and researchers across 20+ U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Criminal Justice Data Analytics and Transparency

NAICS

Legal Counsel and Prosecution (922130), Courts (922110), Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (9221), Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Prosecution & District/State Attorney Services (BPAIAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Court Services & Operations (Clerks, Records, Jury, Interpreters) (BPAIAFAH), Data Governance Platforms (Policies, Stewardship, Workflows) (HDAEADAB), Data Sharing, Data Exchange & Data Marketplace Platforms (HDAEABAH)

Keywords

• Criminal justice data
• Data transparency platform
• Public safety analytics
• Criminal justice reform
• Data standardization

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, MFJ primarily relies on donations from individuals and grants from foundations and government agencies. The organization accepts one-time and recurring donations, monthly giving programs, Donor-Advised Fund grants, stock and cryptocurrency donations, and workplace giving with employer matching.
2. Government Grants: MFJ receives grant funding from government sources, such as the Bureau of Justice Assistance (e.g., Grant No. 15PBJA-21-GG-03897-SMTP).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Measures for Justice builds and operates data platforms that make U.S. criminal justice system performance measurable and publicly accessible on a county-by-county basis. Its core product, the Commons platform, is deployed through direct partnerships with police departments and prosecutors to publish community-facing dashboards of local criminal justice data, while the National Data Portal enables comparative performance analysis across counties nationwide. Supporting services include technical assistance to improve agency data quality, standardized data methodology, and the MFJ Collective network.

Product overview

Measures for Justice is a national nonprofit that offers a platform of interconnected products designed to make criminal justice data accessible, understandable, and actionable. The core offerings include Commons (a community-driven public-facing data platform available at commons.measuresforjustice.org) and the National Data Portal (at app.measuresforjustice.org/portal) which provides comparative county-level performance measures nationwide. These are supported by Groundwork and Technical Assistance services, the MFJ Collective network ecosystem, Guidance and Toolkits library, and Let's Be Clear research initiative. Together, these products help police, prosecutors, courts, and community leaders use data for policy reform and system improvement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Commons: A community-driven data tool that shapes criminal justice policy by providing ongoing access to local criminal justice data in partnership with law enforcement agencies and community advisory boards.
• MFJ Collective
• National Data Portal

Products and services

• Commons A community-driven data platform that provides ongoing public access to local criminal justice data, allowing communities and criminal justice leaders to track policy goals, explore case data, and share findings. Commons is co-created with local law enforcement agencies and Community Advisory Boards and is deployed in jurisdictions including Rochester NY, Monroe County NY, Yolo County CA, East Baton Rouge Parish LA, Thurston County WA, and West Sacramento CA.
• National Data Portal A self-service data portal providing comparative criminal justice performance measures for counties nationwide, enabling users to explore how cases are handled from arrest to post-conviction with filters by race/ethnicity, indigency, sex, age, offense type, and severity.
• Groundwork and Technical Assistance Consulting services that help criminal justice agencies and communities diagnose and fix data problems, improve data quality, and build data infrastructure for transparency.
• MFJ Collective A membership network ecosystem that unites criminal justice practitioners, community-based partners, academic professionals, and Community Advisory Board members to collaborate on data transparency and accessibility, offering resources, events, education, and peer-to-peer learning opportunities.
• Guidance and Toolkits A library of best practices, toolkits, and data standards including prosecutor data elements, public defender data elements, data entry best practices, court data elements, model legislation, and civic impact resources for improving data culture and infrastructure.

Quantifiable outcome

• Implemented Commons data portals in 6+ jurisdictions across multiple states
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Rochester Police DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMFJ partners with the Rochester Police Department and a Community Advisory Board to provide ongoing access to the city's criminal justice data through the Rochester Commons platform.
• Monroe County District Attorney's OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMFJ collaborates with the Monroe County District Attorney's Office and Community Advisory Board to create the Monroe Commons dashboard, making prosecutor office data transparent and accessible to the community.
• East Baton Rouge District Attorney's OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMFJ works with the East Baton Rouge District Attorney's Office and Community Advisory Board on the EBR Commons platform, fostering transparency and trust in the parish's criminal justice system.
• Yolo County District Attorney's OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMFJ partners with the Yolo County District Attorney's Office and the Yolo County Multi-Cultural Community Council to provide ongoing access to county criminal justice data through Yolo Commons.
• Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney's OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMFJ collaborates with the Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney's Office and its Community Advisory Board to create the Thurston Commons dashboard, promoting data transparency and community engagement.
• West Sacramento Police DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMFJ partners with the West Sacramento Police Department and Community Advisory Board to provide ongoing access to the city's criminal justice data through West Sacramento Commons.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Vera Institute of Justice: Long-standing national nonprofit that conducts research and pilots on criminal justice reform, including data-driven programs in prosecution, policing, and incarceration. Comparable to MFJ as a research-to-practice nonprofit that publishes performance data and partners with government agencies, though Vera is significantly larger and works across a broader reform portfolio.
• Pew Charitable Trusts - Public Safety Performance Project: Philanthropy-funded initiative that works with states to analyze criminal justice data and recommend policy reforms, with a particular focus on sentencing, corrections, and recidivism. Comparable in providing data-driven criminal justice analysis to government agencies, but operates as part of a much larger foundation portfolio.
• Arnold Ventures - Criminal Justice Initiative: Major philanthropy that funds research, evidence-based programs, and policy advocacy across policing, prosecution, and corrections, including significant investments in criminal justice data infrastructure. Comparable in its focus on evidence-based criminal justice reform and data, though backed by vastly larger resources and a broader portfolio.
• Brennan Center for Justice: Nonpartisan law and policy institute that produces criminal justice data and analysis on prosecution, policing, and courts. Comparable in using data to inform criminal justice reform, though its primary orientation is legal and policy research rather than the agency-by-agency platform deployment that defines MFJ.

Direct peers

• Council on Criminal Justice: Nonpartisan criminal justice policy nonprofit that produces data-driven research and indicators on justice system performance at the state and local level. Most directly comparable to MFJ because it produces performance indicators for criminal justice agencies and publishes comparative data the public can use to evaluate the system.
• The Sentencing Project: National nonprofit that researches and advocates on sentencing, racial disparities, and criminal justice data. Comparable to MFJ in publishing accessible criminal justice data to inform public discourse and policy reform, though focused primarily on sentencing and incarceration trends rather than end-to-end system performance.
• Prison Policy Initiative: Nonprofit that produces original research and data visualizations on incarceration, policing, and criminal justice systems. Comparable in translating criminal justice data into public-facing tools and advocacy, though its focus is largely national and on mass incarceration rather than county-level performance measurement.
• Justice Policy Institute: National nonprofit that produces research and policy analysis on juvenile and adult criminal justice systems, with a focus on exposing the impacts of policy choices. Comparable as a criminal justice reform nonprofit that uses data to drive advocacy, though smaller in scale and focused on policy analysis rather than operational data tools.

Regional players

• Bureau of Justice Statistics: U.S. federal agency that collects, analyzes, and publishes criminal justice statistics at national, state, and local levels. Comparable in producing standardized criminal justice data products used by researchers and policymakers, but is the government counterpart rather than a competitor; also a potential data source for MFJ.
• National Center for State Courts: Nonprofit that provides research, consulting, and technology services to state court systems, including data and performance measurement. Comparable in providing data tools and consulting to court and justice agencies in the U.S., though focused specifically on courts rather than the full arrest-to-post-conviction continuum MFJ measures.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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Investments

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