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Websites by Topic - Statistics

Criminal Justice
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Includes statistics on crime and victims, criminal offenders, drugs and crime, homicide trends, firearms and crime, international statistics, and more.

Capital Punishment Statistics
United States Bureau of Justice Statistics’ data on national executions since 1930 and current prisoners on death row, state by state executions for last 30 years, race and sex data, reasons for execution, various formats: text, pdf, and spreadsheet.

Federal Bureau of Prisons
Data on federal prisoners by demographic characteristics, crime, and type of security.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service
One of the most extensive sources of information on criminal and juvenile justice in the world, providing services to an international community of policymakers and professionals.

North Carolina Crime Statistics
A reliable set of criminal statistics for use in law enforcement administration, operation, and management. “Its data have over the years become one the country’s leading social indicators.” Administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Online
Includes statistics on crimes and victims, as well as public opinion polls. Many tabulations presented by age, sex, race, and geographic area.

Uniform Crime Reports for the United States
Published by the FBI. Reports crime statistics aggregated from multiple U.S. law enforcement agencies. Includes crime index, violent and property crimes, and hate crimes.

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Demographics
GenderStats (World Bank Group)
National-level statistical data on poverty, education, health, labor force, and political participation broken down by gender.

North Carolina State Data Center
Includes maps, census updates, state government information sources, and statistical abstracts.

Social Explorer
This site "provides easy access to demographic information about the United States, from 1940 to 2000," by featuring "thousands of maps and hundreds of reports with thousands of variables."

Statistical Data Locators
Provides links to government and corporate statistical data from around the world. From Nanyang Technological University Library

United Nations Population Information Network
A guide to population information on UN system Websites.

U.S. Census Bureau
A wealth of statistical data collected by the U.S. government.

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Economics and labor
Bureau of Economic Analysis: U.S. Commerce Department
Provides a comprehensive, up-to-date picture of the U.S. economy.

Bureau of Labor Statistics: U.S. Labor Department
Principal fact-finding agency for the U.S. Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics providing statistics on employment, productivity, price indexes, compensation, and more.

Economic Indicators (GPO)
Monthly compilation prepared for the Joint Economic Committee by the Council of Economic Advisors providing economic information on prices, wages, production, business activity, purchasing power, credit, money and Federal finance.

Economic Statistics Briefing Room (White House)
Subjects include income, output, employment and earnings, prices, money, transportation, and international trade; numerous charts and links to federal statistical agencies.

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Education
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
The primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education. Located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences.

North Carolina Public Schools Statistical Profile
Profile includes information on public school pupils, personnel, and finances. Tables with statewide data are included.

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General
CIA: The World Factbook
Each country profile tracks such demographics as population, ethnicity and literacy rates, as well as political, geographical and economic data.

FedStats
Provides access to the full range of statistics and information produced by more than 100 U.S. Federal Government agencies. Maintained by the Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy.

InfoNation
Current statistics on 185 countries; thirty-seven variables include: population, life expectancy, fertility, school enrollment, illiteracy, homicides, motor vehicles, GDP and labor force.

Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
Downloadable statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Selected international data are also included.

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Health
CDC Wonder
Subjects include mortality, cancer, AIDS, STDs, fluoridation, Census; some data broken down by state or local area; initial free registration required.

Core Health Indicators (World Health Organization)
“Includes essential health indicators to quantitatively characterize the health situation of the 192 Member States for the period 1998-2004. With this query system, you can construct tables for any combination of countries, indicators and years.”

National Center for Health Statistics: U.S. Health and Human Services Department
Provides statistics documenting the health status of the population and of important subgroups.

North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics
Provides health figures related to birth defects, cancer, county-level data, vital statistics, and other data.

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