Research Guides: Criminal Justice: Statistics & Reports

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Bureau of Justice Statistics
The BJS offers statistical data and reports about crime and justice in the US, including crime rates, drugs, sentencing, and victim characteristics.
Crime Solutions.gov
Uniform Crime Reporting - FBI
Includes a Crime Data Explorer Tool
Drug War Facts
European Sourcebook of Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics
International Justice Statistics
Justice Research and Statistics Association
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
National Inventory of the Collateral Consequences of Conviction
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse
Uniform Crime Reports
To find crimes in a particular state, click on Crime in the United States / Table 8
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To find crimes in a particular state, click on Crime in the United States / Table 8
United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime
Census.gov
Search for demographic data related to population, economy, business, education, employment, families & living, housing, health, income & poverty, international trade, and the public sector, etc.

Statistical Abstract of the U.S. [PROQUEST] This link opens in a new window
Access the Statistical Abstract of the United States (1970 - present). Search one volume at a time or multiple volumes simultaneously. Charts can be downloaded into Excel for further data manipulation.
The ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political and economic conditions of the United States from 1970 to today.

Statistical Abstracts of the United States
"The U.S. Census Bureau terminated the collection of data for the Statistical Compendia program effective October 1, 2011." You can find abstracts only for years prior to 2011.

Data and Statistics about the U.S. This link opens in a new window
Access to the full range of official statistical information produced by the Federal Government without having to know in advance which Federal agency produces which particular statistic
StatsAmerica This link opens in a new window
Contains data for economic developers to use in developing metrics, grant writing, and strategic planning.