Key Resources
- National Criminal Justice Reference ServiceNCJRS is a portal for information on all aspects of crime and law enforcement.
- FBI Crime StatisticsIn addition to Uniform Crime Reports, this page links to statistics on hate crimes, terrorism, bank and financial crime, mortgage fraud. There is also a National Gang Assessment Report.
- Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) This link opens in a new windowHSDL is a major collection of homeland security policy and strategy related documents.
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Agencies
- Department of JusticeThe list of agencies below is selective. An organization chart with links to all Justice Department agencies and offices is available at this site.
Most Department of Justice agencies provide access to publication series and both statistics and datasets. Explore these sites to find research materials for your projects.
Crime/Law Enforcement Publications
- FBI Crime Statistics and PublicationsVisit this site for access to a broad range of publications, including Crime in the United States, Hate Crime Statistics, Bank Crime Reports, and a gang assessment report.
- Uniform Crime Reports, 1995 to 2019. For current data, visit the Crime Data Explorer.
- Firearms Commerce in the United StatesBATFE also publishes annual statistical supplements to this report.
- Statistical Briefing Book (OJJDP)From the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention.
Criminal Justice Databases and Datasets
- National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (ICPSR)NACJD is a joint project of ICPSR and several federal justice agencies. Although ICPSR is a membership organization, these data are free because of federal sponsorship. NU is an ICPSR member.
- Bureau of Justice StatisticsAll data organized by broad topic, for example, Forensic Sciences and Victims of Crime.