Research Guides: Norlin Library Guide for Law Faculty: Data & Statistics

Recommended Databases

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD)
The archive contains data from over 2,700 curated studies or statistical data series. NACJD is home to several large-scale and well known datasets, including the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), and the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN). Located within University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research.
Prison Policy Initiative
The non-profit, non-partisan Prison Policy Initiative produces cutting edge research to expose the broader harm of mass criminalization, and then sparks advocacy campaigns to create a more just society.

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Business Data & Statistics
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Who has it?

Statistics do not exist for everything: When looking for statistics it is important to ask yourself who is the information important to and who would collect the data? This will help you decide where to look for the data/statistics you need.

Example: A student is looking for the number of murders in Denver for the last 10 years.

Who has it? Who cares about it? The FBI, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, or The Denver Police Department are all good places to start.
Using site:gov and searching for Denver crime statistics, I find the Colorado Bureau of Investigations "Crime Report" page. It was the first page in my search.
By exploring the page I find that I can find each "agencies" report linked by the CBI.
I click "Denver" for each year and have my data.

Where to look

Quick Start: Like all Government Information finding the statistic you want will very depending on who collected the data and what kind of data you want. Again Google is going to be good place to start, but make sure you add statistics as a search term.

List of Federal Agencies

These federal agency programs collect, analyze, and disseminate statistical data and information:

Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Census Bureau
DAP Public Dashboard
Data.gov
Economic Research Service
Energy Information Administration
National Agricultural Statistical Service
National Center for Education Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
Office of Personnel Management
Social Security Administration Office of Research Evaluation and Statistics
Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income

From:https://www.usa.gov/statistics

Tools

Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
Comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
Statistical Insight
Comprehensive index for local, state, national, and international statistics. Contains interdisciplinary data and reports, and indexes older statistical publications held on microfiche (1973-present).
Statista
Statista aggregates statistics and studies from market researchers, organizations, specialist publications, and government sources.
Data Planet Statistical Datasets
Repository of officially sourced statistical data with visualization, search, and analysis capabilities.