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The resources collected here provide actual statistics on criminal justice and the criminal justice system in the U.S. (including Alaska). Statistical information is also commonly available from the actual organizations and agencies which conduct criminal justice research; see Federal justice research and Justice research organizations in the U.S..
Bureau
of Justice Statistics (BJS)
BJS is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department
of Justice, and is the primary source in the U.S. for criminal
justice statistics. BJS collects, analyzes, publishes, and disseminates
information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and
the operation of the justice system at all levels of government.
BJS makes most of its research products available in text or
Acrobat format at its website.
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
The Sourcebook of Criminal
Justice Statistics, published annually by the Bureau of Justice
Statistics, presents a broad spectrum of criminal justice data
from more than 100 sources in 6 sections. The electronic version
presents the most recent completed published edition of the Sourcebook
(as of this writing, the 2000 Sourcebook). Print editions of
the current and prior Sourcebooks are available from the Bureau
of Justice Statistics, or are available for reference use in
the Justice Center Library.
- Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 2000. Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2001 (NCJ 190251). Information for ordering the print edition. A list of the series since 1994 is available on the BJS publications page.
Uniform Crime
Reports
The Federal Bureau of
Investigation annually publishes Crime in the United States,
which contains statistics on crimes reported to U.S. law enforcement
authorities participating in the FBI's UCR program. Not all law
enforcement agencies in the U.S. participate in the UCR program.
Other sources of justice statistics
- Social Statistics Briefing Room: Crime. Current federal statistics on rates of violent crime, homicide, and property crime, as well as arrests for drug abuse violations and national correctional populations.
- Statistical Resources on the Web: Sociology. Annotated resource listing from the University of Michigan Documents Center includes resources on crime, capital punishment, child abuse, and domestic violence.