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Statistics
 Websites presented in alphabetical order America's Safest (and Most Dangerous) Cities 
 A list of the top and bottom 25 U.S. cities in which to live based on safety and danger. They are broken out by size of the city. Rankings for previous years are available back to 1995. http://www.morganquitno.com/cit06pop.htm#25 Topics: Crime, Housing, Statistics Last updated Jul 23, 2006 Bureau of Justice Statistics
Data on the U.S. murder rate, drug use, and crime rates, and reports on such subjects as violence against women, capital punishment, drugs and crime, guns used in crimes, and prison populations. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Crime, Drugs, Social Issues, Statistics, Women Last updated Feb 21, 2005 Crime and Victims Statistics
Data from the National Crime Victimization Study, an annual U.S. Department of Justice study that shows "how many rapes, sexual assaults, robberies, assaults, thefts, household burglaries, and motor vehicle thefts U.S. residents age 12 or older and their households experience each year." Includes links to related crime statistics. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cvict.htm Topics: Crime, Statistics Last updated Sep 15, 2004 Financial Crimes Report to the Public
"This report addresses the various priorities of the FBI in financial crimes and the FBI's efforts to combat them. Each section provides an overview, statistical accomplishments, and successful investigations for the identified crime problem. Where appropriate, each section also provides ways in which the public can protect themselves from being victimized." From the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). http://www.fbi.gov/publications/financial/fcs_report052005/fcs_report052005.htm Topics: Corruption & Fraud, Crime, Statistics Last updated Jul 26, 2005 Firearms and Crime Statistics
Data on violent crimes involving firearms, covering number of victims, background checks for firearms sales, injuries and deaths, average sentence length, and more. From the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/guns.htm Topics: Crime, Hobbies, Recreation, Social Issues, Statistics, Weapons Last updated Sep 15, 2004 Hate Crime Statistics 2004
"Published annually since 1992, Hate Crime Statistics is the byproduct of the joint effort between the FBI and the law enforcement agencies that identify and report hate crimes." This site chronicles thousands of "criminal incidents that law enforcement agencies reported -- as motivated by a bias against a race, religion, disability, ethnicity, or sexual orientation." From the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/hc2004/openpage.htm Topics: Crime Last updated Nov 30, 2005 National Center for Education Statistics: Crime and Safety Surveys (CSS)
Compilation of school crime and safety data and reports, including the annual Indicators of School Crime and Safety (2002 to the present), and surveys of principals, teachers, and students. Includes reports on student discipline, victimization, gangs, bullying, weapons, drugs, and other school violence and crime topics. From the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education. http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/getpubcats.asp?sid=108 Topics: Crime, Education, Statistics Last updated Oct 2, 2006 National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
This is a center for the collection and distribution of statistics, information, and resources about sexual violence. It is aimed at caregivers, policy makers, and crisis centers. Provides a searchable database of the library catalogs of the center and of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape, publications, a calendar of events, funding resources, profiles of organizations, materials on specific types of sexual violence, and classified ads for jobs in the field. http://www.nsvrc.org/ Topics: Crime, Senior Health, Statistics Last updated Aug 15, 2004 OPE Campus Security Statistics Website
This site provides reported statistics on crimes at over 6000 postsecondary education institutions in the United States. The statistics cover the most recent three years and are searchable by name of the institution, location, program, size, and degree offerings. Other campus security-related links are noted. Search results are divided into criminal offenses, hate offenses, and arrests. Also provides institutional characteristics including costs and contact information. From the U.S. Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE). http://www.ope.ed.gov/security/ Topics: College and University Education, Crime, Education, K-12 Education, Social Issues, Statistics Last updated Apr 19, 2007 Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Online
Presents "data from more than 100 sources about many aspects of criminal justice in the United States. These data are displayed in over 600 tables." Includes characteristics of the criminal justice system, public attitudes toward crime and criminal justice topics, nature and distribution of known offenses, characteristics and distribution of people arrested, judicial processing of defendants, and people under correctional supervision. Searchable. From the Utilization of Criminal Justice Statistics Project at the University of Albany. http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/ Topics: Crime, Statistics Last updated Mar 28, 2004 TRAC FBI
"Comprehensive independent, and non-partisan site" with easily accessible statistics intended for the public on FBI criminal enforcement. Data are examined and illustrated with graphical highlights on prosecutions, sentencing, staffing, etc. and reveal the Bureau's national, state, county, and local enforcement responsibilities. From the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), Syracuse University. http://trac.syr.edu/tracfbi/ Topics: Crime, Law Last updated Sep 20, 2003 World Drug Report: Global Illicit Drug Trends
An annual publication about worldwide illegal drug production, trafficking, and use. Find data and analysis on opium, heroin, cocaine, cannabis, amphetamine-type stimulants, and other drugs. The report features a special section on cannabis, "by far the most widely produced, trafficked and used drug in the world." Includes archived reports from past years. Some material available in additional languages. From the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/data-and-analysis/WDR.html Topics: Crime, Drugs & Medications by Type, Statistics Last updated Nov 21, 2007 |
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