PAA and APC join this comment [submitted in response to Federal Register Notice 89 FR 58219 (July 24, 2025)] to express serious concern regarding the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ (BJS) decision to remove gender identity demographic questions from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). Although BJS has reversed its decision to remove questions documenting hate crimes motivated by anti-transgender bias, the exclusion of voluntary gender identity demographic questions undermines the ability of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and other federal agencies to meet statutory obligations, enforce civil rights protections, and make evidence-based policy decisions.