Subject Guides: Criminal Justice: Statistics / Data

Data Sources

Bureau of Justice Statistics
In keeping with its mission, the Bureau of Justice Statistics collects, analyzes, publishes, and disseminates information on crime and criminal justice. Their website offers data collections and reports by topic.

ICPSR: Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Science Research This link opens in a new window
This resource includes both publicly available and non-publicly available datasets on public policy and social science research.
**Access to datasets requires a free user-specific login.
To log in using your existing account, click on the 'Log In' button on the ICPSR page and enter your email and password.
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Additional information is available in the library's Accessing ICPSR datasets at AU Subject Guide.
OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new window
Resources from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development including statistics and factbooks.
SAGE Data This link opens in a new window
U.S. and international statistical information. Includes the American Statistics Index, Statistical Abstract of the United States and a selection of full-text documents.
As of June 2021, includes SAGE State Stats and SAGE Local Stats featuring statistical data series created from government and non-government datasets, covering topics of research interest for U.S. states, counties, cities, and metropolitan areas.

Statistical Analysis Centers (SACs)
SACs exists in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands. They collect and analyze criminal justice data at the State level. The Justice Research and Statistical Association is a nonprofit organization made up of all SACs.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - Statistical Briefing Book
The Statistical Briefing Book is an online resource describing topics related to delinquency and the juvenile justice system.

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