Data and Statistics Research

Brings together data from more than 100 sources about many aspects of criminal justice in the United States, including crime, victims, prisons, public opinion, arrests, sentencing, and much more.

Part of the U.S. Department of Justice, this site provides statistics about crime, victims, offenders, courts, law enforcement, and more.

Includes data and publications on crime, the criminal justice system, violence against women, and much more. You can register or you can logon as a guest. NACJD is primarily sponsored by agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice.

"This Overview describes Census Bureau programs that provide statistics about U.S. businesses and governments. Each description includes links to data products, related programs and additional information. "Programs" are major data collection, business list and research data operations, including some funded by other agencies or sponsors. All active programs are included along with discontinued programs of continuing interest. Links are provided to electronic data elsewhere at this site."

Principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. Includes statistics on inflation, consumer spending, wages, earnings, benefits, productivity, and more.

Government agency with data on GDP, personal income, trade, corporate profits, balance of payments, and more.

Statistics and reports on children and families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.

Reports the academic achievement of elementary and secondary students in the United States. Report cards communicate the findings of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

Located within the U.S. Dept. of Education and the Institue for Education Sciences, this site has data on degrees earned, enrollment, staff, outcomes, expenditures, and more, ranging from early childhood to postsecondary education. The "annual reports," "fast facts," and "tables & figures," tabs are particularly useful. Also check out the Digest of Education Statistics.

Databases on births, deaths, AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, and more. You can query databases or read reports.

Published by the National Center for Health Statistics, this is a great resource for trends and statistics in health.

Statistics on mental disorders, suicides, and more in the United States.

Includes U.S. government data on immigration and enforcement.

ANES produces data on voting, public opinion, and political participation. It is intended to serve the research needs of social scientists, teachers, students, policy makers and journalists who want to better understand the theoretical and empirical foundations of national election outcomes. You can download data from their “Data Center” or see tables and graphs of the data in the “Guide to Public Opinion.”

Official vote counts for federal elections from the official sources of the states and territories.

An independent, non-partisan public opinion research organization that studies attitudes toward politics, the press and public policy issues.

Gallup surveys public opinion frequently on a wide range of social and political issues.

The General Social Survey (GSS) conducts basic scientific research on the structure and development of American society with a data-collection program designed to both monitor social change within the United States and to compare the United States to other nations. From the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago.