The websites listed below are used for finding crime and statistics from state, federal and international sources. These resources may be helpful for finding supporting information for your research assignment.
To collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government. These data are critical to federal, state, and local policymakers in combating crime and ensuring that justice is both efficient and evenhanded.
European Sourcebook of Crime Statistics
The European Sourcebook Group is a group of experts that produces on a regular basis the European Sourcebook of Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics.
The Innocence Project exonerates the wrongly convicted through DNA testing and reforms the criminal justice system to prevent future injustices.
Institute for Criminal Justice Studies
The Mission of the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies (ICJS) is to develop and deliver evidenced-based prevention and intervention strategies designed to detect and deter criminal, violent, or terrorist related acts or threats. ICJS is a program within the Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC) and together with other TxSSC programs develop curricula and provide trainings for crime prevention and law enforcement personnel throughout Texas in accordance with Chapter 37.205
Criminal Justice Resources from Michigan State University
Very comprehensive list of resources on all sorts of CJ related topics
NCJRS (National Criminal Justice Reference Service
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is a federally funded resource offering justice and drug-related information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.
National Archive for Criminal Justice Data
NACJD is primarily sponsored by agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice. Each of our federal sponsors (Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Institute of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice& Delinquency Prevention and Bureau of Justice Assistance) provides data collections to the archive, funds secondary analysis of criminal justice data, and sponsors educational workshops on quantitative methods of criminal justice research through NACJD.
A wealth of criminal justice research, including statistics, is available from the U.S. Government and State of Texas. Ask for assistance with government information research at the 4th floor Government Information desk or you can also use this Research Guide
You can also search Government databases. There are a few specialty databases on the 4th floor:
MarciveWeb DOCS — Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (beginning with July 1976)
STAT-USA — Subscription service available only in the Gov-Info area on the 4th floor.
USA Trade Online — Subscription service only in the Gov-Info area on the 4th floor.