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Research Resources:
Subject Research Guides:
Criminal Justice:
Statistics
A. U.S. Criminal Justice Data
1. Basic Compilations
- How Crime in the United States is Measured
- This Congressional Research Service report provides an overview of the three main systems for collecting data on crime, the Uniform Crime reports, National Incident Based Crime Reporting System and the National Crime Victimization Survey including their historical background, method of data collection and strengths and weaknesses.
- Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
- The most comprehensive compilation of data on all aspects of U.S. criminal justice. Most tables are reproduced exactly as they appeared in the original source, however, when possible latest data are combined with earlier data to show trends. Updated as data is compiled, so the online version is more current than the annual print version.
[ALEXANDER DOCUS J 29.9/6: (Latest edition: DOCUSR); CAMDEN HV 6787 .S68 (Latest edition: REF); DANA REF HV 6787 .S68 (Latest edition: REF DESK)]
- Uniform Crime Reports
- Annual reports produced by the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division. One of the two national measures of U.S. crime, unlike the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) the UCR is based on specific offenses reported to law enforcement agencies. UCR reports include:
- Crime Trends From the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports
- Bureau of Justice Statistics database allows you to generate trends by state since 1960 and by local agency (usually a municipality) since 1985.
- Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics
- Arrest, procecution, conviction, sentencing, and corrections data at the national level compiled by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. 1993 forward available online.
1984- : [ALEXANDER: DOCUS J29.20: (Latest edition: DOCUSR); CAMDEN: HV 9950 .C65 (Latest edition: REF)]
2. The Courts
- Federal Sentencing Statistics by State, District, and Circuit
- Annual data for the years 1995 to 2006 from the United States Sentencing Commission. Additional data in tabular form is available from their Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics.
- State Court Sentencing of Convicted Felons--Statistical Tables
- Data from the 2002 survey of felons convicted in State courts in 344 counties. Offenders, sentences received, demographic characteristics, the number sentenced to probation, the number convicted by trial and guilty plea, and the time required to process felony conviction cases. Bienniel report, data from 1998 forward only available in electronic format.
3. Corrections
- Correctional Populations in the United States - Statistical Tables
- Counts of federal and state prisoners, probationers, and parolees, by gender, race, Hispanic origin, admission type, release type, and sentence length, as well as characterisitcs of prisoners under the sentence of death. Summary data on occupation and capacity of correctional facilities. Report of military corrections. Annual, data from 1998 forward only available in electronic format.
[1985-1997: ALEXANDER, DANA DOCUS J 29.17: ]
- Formed by the union of Capital Punishment (1971-1984) and Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions (1971-1984):
- [1971-1976: ALEXANDER DOCUS J1.42/3:SD-NPS-CP and J1.42/3:SD-NPS-PSF
1977-1978: ALEXANDER, DANA DOCUS J26.10:SD-NPS-CP and J26.10:SD-NPS-PSF
1979-1982: ALEXANDER, DANA DOCUS J29.9:SD-NPS-CP and J29.9:SD-NPS-CP
1984: ALEXANDER, DANA DOCUS J29.9/7:984]
- Prisoners in .....
- Data on State and Federal prison populations at year-end, population change from previous year, and prison growth rates. Prisoner gender breakdowns on December 31st. Also includes incarceration rates for the States, as well as prison capacities and the use of local jails, privately operated prisons, Federal, and other State facilities to house inmates. Based on data from the National Prisoner Statistics series. Series, 1994- .
- Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear
- Data on prison and jail inmates, including gender, race, and Hispanic origin as well as counts of jail inmates by juvenile status, conviction status, and confinement status. Also includes occupation and capacity of local jails. Based on the National Prisoner Statistics counts and the Annual Survey of Jails. Annual, 1996- .
- HIV in Prisons
- Statistics on the number of HIV-positive and active AIDS cases among prisoners in State and Federal facilities. Annual report, 1993- .
- Profile of Jail Inmates, 2002
- Results of the most recent most recent Survey of Inmates in Local Jails, conducted between January and April 2002. Includes demographic characteristics, offenses, conviction status, criminal histories, sentences, time served, drug and alcohol use and treatment, family background, physical and mental health care, and conditions of confinement. Bureau of Justice Statistics
Special Report, July 2004.
1996 Profile
1989 Profile: [ALEXANDER, DANA DOCUS J 29.13/2:989]
1978 Profile:[ALEXANDER, DANA DOCUS J 29.9:SD-NPS-J-6; KILMER HV7248 1980]
- Women in Prison
- Demographic characteristics, family background, children, drug and alcohol use, prior physical and sexual abuse, current offenses, criminal histories,
and the victims of violent female inmates. Based on the the 1991 Survey of State Prison Inmates. Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report, March, 1994.
- Women Offenders
- Characteristics, background, drug and alcohol use, prior physical and sexual abuse, criminal history, current offenses, prosecution, and recindivism of adult women offenders. Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report, December, 1999.
- Probation and Parole in the United States
- Number of persons on probation and parole, by State, at year-end. Race, gender, and Hispanic makeup of these populations, percentages of parolees and probationers completing community supervision successfully, or failing because of a rule violation or a new offense. Data based on the Annual Probation and Annual Parole surveys. Annual report, 1994- .
Previously, Probation and Parole: [ALEXANDER DOCUS J 29.11/6: ; DOCUS J 29.11:; DANA]
- Offenders Returning to Federal Prison, 1986-97
- Characteristics of offenders returning to Federal prison within 3 years of release. Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report, September 2000.
- The Correction Connection
- Many state corrections departments make available crime statistics for their state. Links to state corrections departments Web sites are posted here.
4. Juvenile Justice
- Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
- Howard N. Snyder and Melissa Sickmund, National Center for Juvenile Justice, 2006. Comprehensive source of information about juvenile crime, juvenile victims, juvenile offenders, arrests, detention, and sentencing, and juveniles in correctional facilities. The Educator's Kit [ALEXANDER, DANA USDOCS J32.23:J98/] on CD-ROM includes the full report as well as presentation graphics, data spreadsheets, and more than 40 source documents. Data in the National Report is updated via the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Statistical Briefing Book.
- Juvenile Arrests 2004
- Juvenile Justice Bulletin, December 2006.
- Juvenile Court Statistics 2001-2002
- Profiles the delinquency and status offense cases handled by over 2,000 juvenile courts in 2002 and examines trends in case processing since 1985.
- Juvenile Felony Defendants in Criminal Courts
- Data from the 1990, 1992, and 1994 State Court Processing Statistics (SCPS) program, as well as juvenile court data collected by the National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ). Compares juvenile felony defendants tried as adults in criminal courts with defendants formally processed in juvenile courts. Offense characteristics, pretrial release and detention, offender demographics, adjudication outcomes, and sentencing. Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report. September, 1998.
- Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2006
- Data on crime occurring in school as well as on the way to and from school. A joint report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics. December, 2006.
5. Law Enforcement Agencies
- Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics, 2000: Data for Individual State and
Local Agencies with 100 or More Officers
- Agency-specific data collected from more than 700 State and local agencies that employed 100 or more sworn officers. Data on personnel, salaries, operating expenditures, equipment,
computers and information systems, policies and programs, and community policing. Some of the data presented in this report can be viewed interactively through Crime and Justice Data Online.
- Police Departments in Large Cities, 1990-2000
- Trends from 1990 to 2000 in police departments serving U.S. cities with 250,000 or more residents. Data on the number of sworn and civilian personnel, female and minority representation among sworn personnel, officer salaries, officer training and education requirements, operating budgets, UCR crime rates, computers and information systems, types of equipment used, type and number of vehicles, and types of special units. Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report, May 2002.
6. Sexual Offenses
- Sex Offenses and Offenders: An Analysis of Data on Rape and Sexual Assault.
- Data pertaining to the incidence and prevalence of violent victimization by sexual assault, the response of the criminal justice system to such crimes, and the characteristics of those who commit sexual assault or rape. February, 1997.
- Rape and Sexual Assault: Reporting to Police and Medical Attention, 1992-2000
- Data on completed rape, attempted rape, and sexual assault of females reported to the police 1992-2000. Sample data aggregated to produce average annual estimates. Bureau of Justice Statistics Selected Findings. August, 2002.
- Sexual Victimization of College Women
- Bonnie S. Fisher, Francis T. Cullen, and Michael G. Turner. Data on the prevalence and nature of sexual assault occurring at colleges throughout the nation. December, 2000.
- Sexual Assault of Young Children as Reported to Law Enforcement: Victim, Incident, and Offender Characteristics
- Howard N. Snyder. Findings from the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) regarding the incidence of sexual assault, the victims, their offenders, gender, response to these crimes, locality, time of incident, the levels of victim injury, victims' perceptions of offenders' ages, and victim-offender relationships, and other detailed characteristics. July, 2000.
- Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from Prison in 1994
- Patrick A. Langan, Erica L. Schmitt, and Matthew R. Durose. Data on rates of rearrest, reconviction, and reimprisonment of male sex offenders who were tracked for 3 years after their release from prisons in 15 States in 1994. November 2003.
- Summary of State Sex Offender Registries, 2001
- The location of the State registries and the number of offenders in those registries; their level of automation and capability to receive, store, and transmit fingerprints; whether DNA samples are included in registration procedures; and community notification procedures. Bureau of Justice Statistics Fact Sheet. March, 2002.
7. Homicide
- Homicide Trends in the United States: 2002 Update
- Overview of homicide patterns and trends since 1976. Long term and demographic trends, multiple victims and offenders, infanticide, eldercide, homicides by intimates, law enforcement officers killed, weapons trends, clearances, regional trends, and trends by city size. Data compiled from the extensive BJS Homicide Trends in the United States website. Bureau of Justice Statistics Crime Data Brief. November, 2004.
- Homicide Trends and Characteristics
- Bureau of Justice Statistics database allows you to generate tables of homicide trends and characteristics by state since 1976, and by large localities (250,000+) since 1985. Includes number of victims, age group, race, and gender of victim, and weapon used.
8. Terrorism
- Terrorism 2000/2001. 2004
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- Successor to the FBI annual report on Terrorism in the United States. Terrorist incidents, suspected incidents, and terrorist preventions. Includes information on FBI investigations overseas.
- Terrorism in the United States. 1985-1999
- The Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT) has links/has digitized all the annual FBI reports on terrorist incidents in the U.S.
The 1999 Report is a special retrospective issue on U.S.-based terrorism during the previous three decades.
Terrorism Statistics 1980-1998. 4th edition
FBI report.
9. Victimization
- Criminal Victimization in the United States--Statistical Tables
- 110 tables with detailed data on major variables measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), one of the two national measures of U.S. crime. Unlike the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), the NCVS is based on survey data and measures crimes that may or may not have been reported to the police. Includes crimes against property as well as persons; victim and crime characteristics; victim-offender relationship; victims' perceptions of substance use by offenders and of offender characteristics (age, race, and sex); whether the crime was reported/unreported; and if reported, police response time. Annual report, data from 1996 forward only available in electronic format.
- Previously: Criminal Victimization in the United States:
- 1995 Report: Available Online;
1994 Report: Available Online; 1993 Report: Available Online;
1992 Report: Available Online
1978-1995 Reports: [ALEXANDER: USDOCS J29.9/2 ; ALCOHOL: HV 7245 .C74 (1989-1992); CAMDEN: HV 7245 .C74 (1983-1993); DANA: USDOCS J29.9/2
- Criminal Victimization 2005
- National levels and rates of personal and property victimization by victim characteristics, type of crime, victim-offender relationship, use of weapons, and reporting to
police. Examines trends in victimization. Annual, 1993- .
- Criminal Victimization, 1973-95. April 1997
- Trend data for 1973-95 from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), including data collected both before and after a substantial methodological redesign implemented in 1992.
- Crime and the Nation's Households 2004. April 2006
- Estimates, based on the National Crime Victimization Survey, of the percentage of households experiencing one or more crimes in 2004, with trends since 1994. Includes race, ethnicity, place of residence, region, and size of household.
- Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2006
- Data on fatal and nonfatal student victimization; nonfatal teacher victimization and threats against teachers; and student reports of being threatened or injured with a weapon at school, being in fights at school, and being bullied at school; and
students’ perceptions of personal safety. Also includes data on student reports of gangs at school, weapons, alcohol and marijuana use, and drug availability on school property. A collaborative report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the National Center for Education Statistics. Annual, 1998-
- Students' Report of School Crime: 1989 and 1995
- Compares findings from the 1989 and 1995 School Crime Supplements to the BJS National Crime Victimization Survey, discussing student reports of victimization, drug availability, street gang presence, and gun presence at school. April, 1998.
10. Drugs
- Drugs & Crime Facts
- Bureau of Justice Statistics extensive site of charts, data, and reports relating to drug-related crimes, law enforcement, courts, and corrections. Includes information from both BJS and non-BJS sources.
- Federal Drug Offenders, 1999 with Trends 1984-99
- Offenders investigated for and charged with Federal drug offenses during 1999 and trends in drug prosecutions from 1984 to 1999. Includes data on type of drug involved in the offense, criminal history of defendants charged, demographic characteristics of defendants charged, defendants' role in the drug conspiracy, and sentences imposed. Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report. August, 2001.
- Monitoring the Future: National Results on Adolescent Drug Use: Overview of Key Findings, 2001. (NIH Publication No. 02-5105).
Bethesda, MD: National Institute on Drug Abuse. 2002.
- Johnston, L. D., O'Malley, P. M., & Bachman, J.G. Overview of findings of a nationwide survey of 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students. Trends in prevalence of use of specific drugs; attitudes toward use and perception of harmfullness; and perception of drug availability.
- Drug and Alcohol Use Among New Jersey High School Students (1999)
- Last of the triennial reports from the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety on student attitudes and patterns of use of drugs and alcohol. Includes 1980-1998 trends.
1984- [ALCOHOL: HV 5135 .F57; ALEXANDER: DOCNJ HV 5135 .F57 (1987- ); CAMDEN: HV 5135 .F57 (1987- ; Latest edition REF); DANA DOCNJ HV 5135 .F57 (1987- ); LSM DOCNJ HV 5135 .F57 (1987- )]
- New Jersey Student Health Survey, 2005
- Chapter 1 reports on "High School Student Alcohol and Other Drug Use."
11. Firearms
- Weapon Use and Violent Crime, 1993-2001. September, 2003
- Trends of weapon use by offenders. Includes data on victim characteristics and injuries.
- Firearm Injury and Death from Crime, 1993-97
- Reports on the incidence of fatal and nonfatal firearm injuries that result from crime. Includes victim characteristics and the circumstances surrounding the crimes, as well as statistics on the number of law enforcement officers injured or killed by firearms. Bureau of Justice Statistics Selected Findings. October, 2000.
- Firearm Use by Offenders
- Data from the 1997 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities. Types of firearms used, characteristics of inmates using firearms, why and where inmates used their firearms, and where they obtained their firearms. Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report. November, 2001.
- Guns Used in Crime: Firearms, Crime, and Criminal Justice
- The report covers how often guns are used in crime, what categories of firearms are most often used, and what type of gun is preferred by criminals. July, 1995.
- Gun Crime in the Age Group 18 to 20
- June 1999 joint report from the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Justice.
12. Historical Statistics
In addition to the publications listed below, you can also search the Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics for time series either reproduced from other sources or constructed by Sourcebook staff.
- Social Statistics: Crime and Corrections Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, pp. 407-422.
- Variety of annual national-level statistics
- Historical Corrections Statistics in the United States, 1850-1984.
- Cahalan, Margaret Werner. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1987.
[ALEXANDER, DANA DOCUSR J 29.2:C 81/850-984]
- Historical Statistics on Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions, 1925-86.
- Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1988.
[ALEXANDER, DANA DOCUSR J 29.2:H 62]
- Race of Prisoners Admitted to State and Federal Institutions, 1926-1986.
- Langan, Patrick A. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1991.
[ALEXANDER DOCUS J 29.2:R 11; DANA REF HV 9465 .L36 1991]
- Executions of Federal Prisoners Since 1927
- Federal Bureau of Prisons table including name; method of execution; offense; date of execution; and place of execution. For expanded information (including information on race and age) see
the Death Row Speaks site.
- Executions in the U.S. 1608-1987: The Espy File
- Includes name, age and race of each individual executed, the date of execution, and the methold of execution used. Data displayable
chronologically by date of execution, alphabetically by name of the person executed, or alphabetically by the name of the state in which
the execution was carried out. Data compiled by M. Watt Espy and John Ortiz Smylka.
13. Capital Punishment
- Death Penalty Information Center
- Searchable database of U.S. executions from 1976 to the present. Historical data on U.S. executions from 1608-1987 including
executions by state. Compiled by a non-profit organization advocating abolition of the death penalty.
- Capital Punishment in the United States
- Data files from the annual Capital Punishment in the United States series from 1973 to the present available for use with SPSS or SAS. Includes "data on prisoners under a sentence
of death, as well as those who had their sentences commuted or vacated and prisoners who were executed...examines basic sociodemographic classifications including age, sex, race and ethnicity,
marital status at time of imprisonment, level of education, and State and region of incarceration. Criminal history information includes prior felony convictions and prior convictions for
criminal homicide and the legal status at the time of the capital offense." Part of the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data.
14. Data Collections
- National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
- NACJD makes criminal justice data available to the public for secondary analysis. A branch of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
at the University of Michigan, NACJD acquires, archives, processes, and provides downloadable access to hundreds of computer-readable criminal justice data collections.
While the ICPSR is a membership-based organization, most NACJD data is freely available to the public. Some relevant data sets are restricted to members; when working off-campus you will need to
login to the NACJD with your Rutgers NetID before you can download this data.
Off-Campus Access
B. New Jersey and New York Data
New Jersey
- New Jersey Uniform Crime Reports
- Annual report; the most comprehensive compilation of New Jersey crime statistics. Data for state, county, and municipal levels,
as well as seasonal crime rates for New Jersey resort communities. In addition to data on the standard Index Offenses
reported nationally, also has data on Non-Index Offenses (e.g., manslaughter, simple assault, fraud, weapons charges,
drug violations, DUI, etc.), as well as statistics on offender demographics (age, sex, race, ethnic origin). Separate
sections on New Jersey police employees, domestic violence, and bias incidents. 1998 forward available online.
1967- : [ALEXANDER: DOCNJ HV 6793 .N5 U54 (Latest edition: DOCREF DESK); ALCOHOL: HV 9475 .N5 U54 (1981- ); CAMDEN: HV 9475 .N5 U54 (Latest editon: REF); DANA: REF HV 6793 .N4 N42 (Latest edition: REF DESK); KILMER: REF HV 9475 .N5 U54 (Only keep the most recent plus 5 years)]
- Compendium of Violence-Related Statistics for New Jersey
- Multiple sources of data on violence in New Jersey compiled by the Violence Institute of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Data includes Overall Violent Crime Rates, Overall homicide rate, demographic information on homicide victims and offenders, hospital admissions resulting from violence and allegations of child abuse/ neglect reported to the Division of Youth and Family Services(DYFS).
- Child Abuse and Neglect in New Jersey: Statistical Report for Calendar Year 2004 September 2006
- Overview of statistics on chid abuse and neglect and family problem cases reported to New Jersey DYFS for calendar year 2004. This is the final calendar year report; subsequent reports will be based on the New Jersey fiscal year (July 1 through June 30).
- Child Abuse and Neglect Statistics
- Data from the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) on the total numbers of reported and substantiated cases of allegations of child abuse/neglect DYFS received betwen 1994 and 1999 broken down by year, by county and by municipality.
1997/98- [ALEXANDER: DOCNJ HV 742.N5 N481; CAMDEN DOCNJ HV 742.N5 N481 (1997/98); DANA: DOCNJ HV 742.N5 N481 (1999)]
- Reports on the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act
- Data from the Family Practice Division of the New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts on the filing and disposition of domestic violence cases including demographic information on the victim and offender and the type of relief ordered.
2004 Report; 2003 Report;
2000 Report. Earlier reports are available in print: [ALEXANDER: DOCNJ HQ 809.3 .U6 R462 (1986/1987, 1989/1990, 1990/1991); DANA: DOCNJ HQ 809.3 .U6 R462 (1988/1989, 1989/1990, 1990/1991); KILMER: STACKS HQ 809.3 .U6 R462 (1987/1988, 1988/1989, 1989/1990, 1990/1991)]
- Carjacking Offense Reports.
- New Jersey Division of State Police. Uniform Crime Reporting Unit. West Trenton, NJ.
Data on extent, type, and geographic location of carjacking offenses in New Jersey.
Earlier reports available in print. 1993- [ALEXANDER: DOCNJ HV 6661 .N5 C37; CAMDEN DOCNJ HV 6661 .N5 C37 (1993, 1999- ); DANA: DOCNJ HV 6661 .N5 C37]
- New Jersey Offender Statistics
- Reports from the New Jersey Department of Corrections. Data on correctional populations, offenders by base offense,
by term, by age group, by race/ethnic identity, and by county of commitment. 2001 and 2003-2006 available online.
1992- [(As Annual Offender Characteristics Report) DOCNJ HV 8482 .N5 O3381: ALEXANDER (Latest edition: DOCREF); CAMDEN (Latest edition: DOCREF); DANA]
- New Jersey Crime Rates 1960-2005
- Tables with year-by-year state-level reports of incidents and crime index rates per 100,000 inhabitants taken from the Uniform Crime Reports.
New York
- New York Crime Rates 1960-2005
- Tables with year-by-year state-level reports of incidents and crime index rates per 100,000 inhabitants taken from the Uniform Crime Reports.
- Criminal Justice Crimestat Reports
- System indicator and performance measurement data for criminal justice activities within New York State. Includes summary crime statistics, statistics on violent crime outside New York City,
recidivism data, performance data on sex offender management, performance data on identifying and removing deportable criminal aliens, performance data on the DNA Databank, and performance data on
crime reduction initiatives.
- Criminal Justice Statistics (New York State)
- Index crimes reported by New York State agency, county, and region from 2000 to the present and adult arrests (1997- ) and dispositions (1998- ) by New York county and region.
- National and New York State Child Abuse Statistics
- Data, including New York county level statistics, compiled by Prevent Child Abuse New York.
Domestic Violence Serious Indicent/Fatality Reviews in New York State. October 2006
- Report by Deborah J. Chard-Wierschem and Melissa I. Mackey.
New York Division of Criminal Justice Services Publications
- Current and archived topical statistical reports including reports on domestic violence, hate crimes, missing children, juvenile justice, recidivism, civil unrest, driving offensees, guns and crime, and criminal justice system processes.
- New York State Police Annual Reports.
- Includes data on crimes and investigations.
- New York City Department of Corrections. Statistics
- New York City corrections summary statistics, 2001- .
C. Demographic and Other Data
New Jersey Municipal Data Book
- One page summaries [sample] of the population, government, finances, schools, and other characterisitics of each of New Jersey's towns and cities.
[ALEXANDER, DANA, DOUGLASS, KILMER, SPCOL REF HD 4606 .N49 N5]
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
- The basic annual compilation of U.S. social, political, and economic statistics. Section 5 of current volumes contains data on "Law Enforcement, Courts, and Prisons." Print copies of the latest edition of the Statistical Abstract are also available at the Alexander (DocRef), Camden, Dana, and Kilmer Reference Desks, and at REF HA 202 in the Library of Science and Medicine.
The U.S. Census Bureau has digitized most of the Statistical Abstracts back to 1878.
- American FactFinder
- Select query elements to create maps and data tables based on Census 2000.
- LexisNexis Statistical (Rutgers-restricted Access)
- Index to statistics published by the U.S. government (1973- ), by international intergovernmental organizations (1983- ), by professional and trade organizations, by U.S. state government agencies, by independent research organizations, and by universities and research centers (1980- ). When available, data may directly be downloaded as an Excel file.
- Off-Campus Access (Rutgers-restricted Access)
- State of the Cities Data Systems
- Data on 542 central cities and 10,744 metropolitan suburban places. In addition to demographic, employment, and business data, the SOCDS also contains data on high tech jobs in cities, suburbs, and metropolitan areas, as well as house values and rents, and crime rates. "Fast Look" option allows user to view data tables for one or more selected cities.
- National Youth Gang Survey
- Annual survey of police departments on incidents of gang-related activity conducted by the National Youth Gang Center.
D. International Crime Data
- United Nations Surveys on Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems
- Data on police, prosecutions, courts, and prisons. Includes data sets back to the First (1970) Survey. The United Nations Crime and Justice Information Network (UNCJIN) Statistics and Resources page also provides links to other national and international statistical collections.
- International Justice Statistcs
- Data compiled by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics including
links to BJS publications, United Nations research institutes and data collections and
International datasets from the National Archive of Criminal Justice data.
- European Sourcebook of Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics 2006. 3rd edition.
- A partial update of 2d (2003) edition. Data on "traditional" criminal offenses, police staff and expenditures, prosecution and conviction and prison populations
up to 2003 for 40 European countries.
- United Nations Surveys of Global Illicit Drug Trends
- An annual report published since 1999 by the Research Section of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime which contains data on the global supply of and global demand for illicit drugs.
- International Crime Victims Surveys
- Reports based on data compiled from surveys conducted in 1989, 1992, 1996 and 2000 by the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime and the U.N. Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute. Indclides data about type of crime, whether crime was reported, perception of victim support and opinions about crime, fear and punishment. Dataset can be downloaded from site.
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