Research Guides
Law, Societies and Justice: Statistics & Data
Statistics
One question to ask yourself when looking for statistics is "who cares?". What organization or governmental body would have the resources and need to gather statistics on a particular matter? An advocacy organization? A federal government agency? The answer can be a clue to where to start your search.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
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Social, political, and economic statistics. A great starting point for finding stats and the organizations that create them.
- National Criminal Justice Reference SystemInformation on a wide range of criminal justice topics, including statistics, publications, and pointers to related organizations.
- Sourcebook of Criminal Justice StatisticsStatistics on corrections, courts, law enforcement, and more.
- Bureau of Justice StatisticsFederal case processing data on suspects and defendants.
- Crime Data ExplorerViolent and property crime data from the FBI.
- National Archive of Criminal Justice DataData on crime and justice for secondary analysis.
- Our World in Data: Human RightsData tools for a wide range of human rights related measures.
- Washington State Statistical Analysis CenterClearinghouse for crime and justice statistics including arrests, sentences, juvenile justice, and more
- Juvenile Justice GPSNational and state level statistics with information on state laws and practice and charts juvenile justice system change.
