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Statistical Resources

Bureau of Justice Statistics
United States' primary source for statistics within the criminal justice system: crime, prisons, demographics, police, etc.
FBI Crime Report
Collection of Crime statistics in the U.S. as reported to the FBI by over 17,000 law enforcement agencies on an annual basis. Organized by type of crime.
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Work in progress - FBI is updating this tool
(former link: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm )
Model Programs Guide
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s (OJJDP’s) Model Programs Guide contains information about evidence-based juvenile justice and youth prevention, intervention, and reentry program
National Institute of Justice
The NIJ is dedicated to improving knowledge and understanding of crime and justice issues through science.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
OJJDP conducts and supports high-quality, rigorous research, evaluations, and statistical analysis across a range of juvenile justice topical areas.
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
A compilation of data on social, economic, and physical aspects of the State.

Department of Corrections
Lists policies, facilities, research & statistics as well and resources for families.
Department of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Information on parole, policing, and crime statistics.
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APA at Purdue OWL
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