Sociology 4620: Drugs and Society: Census and Statistics

Provides access to U.S. Census information by community.

Portal to the 70+ federal agencies that produce statistics. Year coverage varies.

The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Access by year makes targeted historical research especially easy. Free access provided by the United States Census Bureau ended in 2012.

Based on the data in Statistical Data Sets, this interface does not require Java to run. You can choose a subject category, e.g., criminal justice and law enforcement, and search for a keyword, e.g., drug, and find statistics in that area.

U.S. crime statistics from the FBI.

Statistics about criminal justice in the U.S.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics collects, analyzes, publishes, and disseminates information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.