Criminal Justice Subject Guide

Facts and Statistics

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Bureau of Justice Statistics
Constitutes the United States' primary source for a wide variety of statistics related to crime, criminal offenders, crime victims, and government justice systems. Periodic data and information is gathered from interviews and surveys of individuals and households, as well as thousands of agencies and institutions that are part of the justice system.

Uniform Crime Report for the State of Michigan

HV 6793 .M5 M5 A33 (Ref)
Statistics of crime, compiled each year by the Department of State Police. Includes the number of arrests for each crime, by county and by municipality.

Crime in the United States
HV 6787 .A3 This annual publication of the FBI is the main source of statistics of U.S. arrests and offences, listed by each state. The FBI web site provides the statistics in a downloadable format.

FedStatsThis clearinghouse provides links to statistics from over 70 US Federal agencies. Quick access to categories, such as crime agencies, and a keyword search engine allowing precise searches (e.g., "capital punishment") are provided.

Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA)This national organization consists of professionals who support CJ research at the state level. Users can link to State Statistical Analysis Centers, a keyword searchable infobase of state research projects, and research reported by state agencies. JRSA also conducts multi-state research, provides training to state and local agencies, and sponsors conferences addressing the latest CJ research and practices.

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) This topical archive of the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research at the University of Michigan promotes CJ research by acquiring data and offering training in quantitative analysis. Hundreds of downloadable CJ collections can be accessed free of charge, many of which originated at the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). FAQ and email reference assistance are available. Many reports pertaining to the data collections are found in the National Criminal Justice Reference Service.

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice StatisticsHV 7245. N 37b (Ref) The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Dept. of Justice compiles this publication from many sources and presents it in tables. This book is available in hard-copy, in the library, and is also available online.

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