Library Guides: Criminal Justice Research Guide: Crime-Related Statistics

The indexes and Web resources below contain statistics on crime rates and other topics related to Criminology.

Crime Data Explorer
CDE is an online interactive data tool. It is the digital front door of the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program.
Crime in the United States
Volume & rate of crime offenses by region, by state, and by local agency. Includes arrest, clearance, and law enforcement employee data. Data available from 1995 to present.
FBI Records: The Vault
"The Vault is our new electronic reading room, containing more than 3,000 documents that have been scanned from paper into digital copies so you can read them in the comfort of your home or office."
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting
Provides links to Crime Data Explorer, The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA) Program, and the Hate Crime Statistics Program.
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Online
Brings together data about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States presented in over 600 tables from more than 100 sources. The site is upgraded regularly to reflect new data that will appear annually in the print edition.
U.S. Dept. of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Contains information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operations of justice systems at all levels of government. Includes full text of selected BJS documents. Also offers links to sites with related information.