Criminal and Restorative Justice Resources: Statistics

The starting place for law enforcement executives, students of criminal justice, researchers, members of the media, and the public at large seeking information on crime in the nation.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is the primary statistical agency of the Department of Justice. BJS collects, analyzes, publishes, and disseminates information on crime, criminal offenders, crime victims, and criminal justice operations.

Provides access to full text government documents and information about many aspects of criminal justice.

Crime and justice data from The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research at the University of Michigan.

Site covering many aspects of Restorative Justice from research to setting up programs. Includes a searchable database of articles

This resource contains statistics gathered from sources nationwide. Includes information on the criminal justice system, public opinion, crimes, characteristics of persons arrested, judicial processing of defendants, and information on prison and jail populations.

Annually published source including statistics on population, health, education, government finance, social welfare, income, employment, commerce, and criminal justice in the United States. Available from 1879 to 2012.