Research Guides: Criminal Justice: Statistics

U.S. and International Crime Statistics

Bureau of Justice Statistics
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is the United States' primary source for criminal justice statistics.
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
Search or browse international data on criminal justice, archived studies, and serial data collections.
National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBIRS)
Designed to enhance and supersede the Uniform Crime Reports (see below); NIBIRS is still in the implementation stage for many states.

Statistical Abstract of the United States
Revived in 2013 by ProQuest, this database provides a compilation of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Sources of data include the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and many other Federal agencies and private organizations.

Uniform Crime Reports
The FBI's compilation of crime statistics from 17,000 law enforcement agencies across the U.S.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime