LibGuides: Criminal Justice: Government Statistics & Reports

For the Latest Crime Statistics See:

FBI's Uniform Crime Reports: Crime in the U.S. - access with link located below.

A full report, including detailed data on crimes reported in each state, county, city, and smaller areas (like universities) is released every year by the FBI.

FBI's Uniform Crime Reports: Crime in the U.S.

Criminal Justice Statistics & Reports

Bureau of Justice Statistics
Publications and various topics compiled by the federal agency responsible for collecting and disseminating crime statistics.
Uniform Crime Reports
Crimes reported to law enforcement agencies around the U.S., compiled annual by the FBI
The main, annual compilation is linked under Crime in the United States
Criminal Victimization in the United States
Annuals survey of crime victims (including crimes not reported to law enforcement).
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Links to research, program development and evaluation of justice programs with an emphasis on scientific evidence.
NCJRS Virtual Library
Choose Publications (with Full Text) and Federal Justice Websites to retrieve reports made available by the Department of Justice and related agencies.
Rand: Justice, Infrastructure, & Environment
The RAND Corporation is a research organization that develops solutions to public policy challenges. Justice, Infrastructure, & Environment reports on justice policy, specifically homeland security and defense, as well as, civil justice.

Government Websites for CJ Research

USA.gov
Search for content on federal and selected U.S. state and local government websites.
U.S. Department of Justice

Specific Federal Agencies

Bureau of Justice Statistics
Publications and various topics compiled by the federal agency responsible for collecting and disseminating crime statistics.
FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
NCJRS provides full-text of collected government and local agency reports (NCJRS Virtual Library) and citations to an even wider-variety of CJ research from federal, state and local agencies (NCJRS Abstracts).
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Links to research, program development and evaluation of justice programs with an emphasis on scientific evidence.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Includes summaries of issues related to juvenile justice.

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