Crime Databases and Statistics
FBI Uniform Crime Report, 2005 The Gallup Organization: Annual Crime Study
A collection of national crime stats. Safest Cities List
A list of America's safest and most dangerous cities (as of December 2001). National Insurance Crime Bureau: Car Theft Stats
Lists the most popular cars and colors of cars among thieves in your state. PoliceForum.org
Site features cops from large jurisdictions and has done lots of stuff on police shootings, etc. FBI Crime Statistics: 2001 Summary
Also available as a full-text document. National Registry of Sex Offenders
Links to all the state sex offender databases run by state or local police. Search by zip code for names and addresses of sex offenders in a particular community. Some of these sites, such as Illinois have fairly complete databases. However, some have less than one-third of all sex offenders registered. Be sure to double-check any information you get. PsychLaws: Tragedies Database
Search by state.
FBI Uniform Crime Report, 2005
Poynter.org: Crime Coverage Tips for Broadcasters WHO@ (Working to Halt Online Abuse)
Resources, stats, facts and protection tips about online stalking. State Sex Offender Registries
Thirty-four states have them, but many are under review for accuracy. LittleLeague.org: Background Checks on Coaches
More than 40 states have links off this image map that check backgrounds of potential sexual predators. Searchable Inmate Databases
Listed by state. Federal Inmate Locator
Includes current and former inmates, but you must search with exact first and last names. States with Sex-Offender Registries MotherJones.com: Debt to Society/Prison Issues
The site offers a searchable database on the prison systems of all 50 states over a 20-year period, including details on prison spending vs. education spending. Crime Spider
Links you to one of the best sites on the Web. Type in a word and find information on cybercrime, forensics, the FBI, investigation techniques, serial killers, missing persons, gang violence and more. Bureau of Justics Statistics: Household Crimes Study Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center Database
A database from the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys. ChicagoCrime.org
Uses Google maps to track crime patterns. Department of Justice: National Crime Victimization Survey
A searchable database of stats and studies on various crimes. CriminalWatchDog.com
Provides criminal background reports to employers, landlords or anyone wishing to ensure their safety. Users can access their own private database of saved criminal record reports. U.S. state, county, national, federal and sex offender registry reports are available. National Insurance Crime Bureau
Great for crime statistics on car, home, personal property, etc. IRE/NICAR Homicide Database
Contains new FBI database that details the age, sex and race information of offenders and victims, as well as other details. Most Dangerous Intersections Database
Statefarm.com has a survey of what it calls the dangerous intersections in the country. Search the list by state to see your community's most dangerous intersection. Also see what the survey says are the nation's 10 most dangerous intersections. Speedtrap Registry
Yes, a database of speedtraps around the country. National Insurance Crime Bureau
Great studies and stats on stolen cars, home theft, etc. National Insurance Crime Bureau: Most Commonly Stolen Vehicles in 2000
A breakdown by metropolitan area. The Crime Library Jury Verdict Research
A for-profit company that maintains a database of nearly 200,000 verdicts and settlements resulting from personal injury claims. Disastercenter.com Crime Stats
Search nationally and by state. RapSheets.com
Produced by the Memphis Daily News, this PAY site allows you to search by a person's name and business name for civil records -- bankruptcies, trust deeds, lawsuits, business licenses, marriages, divorces, money judgments -- and some misdemeanor crimes (misdemeanor cases, etc.) . It searches many, but not all states, and has had mixed results from users. Still, it's worth a shot. It costs about $3 a search. Corrections.com Inmate Database
Includes searchable databases of inmates in several states, as well as links to crime fighting organizations and agencies. IRE and NICAR: Legal Databases
There is a fee for the legal databases. U.S. DOT: Fatal Accident Reporting System Database
This links to details and samples of the data. NICAR charges for the full database. The data covers 1975-2001 and contains information on automobile accidents on public U.S. roads that resulted in the death of one or more people within 30 days of the accident. North Carolina Corrections Database
Prisoners & fun facts about prisoners, such as what they're in for and for how long. Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter
Information and opinion that can be useful to a journalist researching violence against women including theory and statistics and specific cases, custody and access, legal aid, women's equality. Stanford University: Prison Experiment
An online tour of a 1971 psychology experiment on California college students sent to prison. Photos, video, background. Interesting research. U.S. Surveillance Statistics
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts on behalf of the U.S. Courts. 2001 Wiretap Report. Unclaimed Persons Database
Dead people who've never been claimed by a next-of-kin. Chicago Police Department Crime Database P.I. Crime Digest
Contains links to a number of databases including unclaimed property, railroad accidents, currency converter, attorney and physician profiles, language translators, crime reports, etc. Neighborhood Crime Databases Crime-stats.org
Uniform Crime Reports data available by zip code and law enforcement agency. Search Databases
Crime, government, school districts and more. Updated with new additions on front page. Social Security Death Records Public Records Online
Search state-by-state criminal records, real estate information and more. Bureau of Justice Statistics
Several different kinds of federal statistics on crime and justice. Department of Justice's Stats Page Chicago Tribune Crime Database
Full of local crime statistics. Search crimes by neighborhoods. Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
From the State University of New York at Albany. LemonLaw.com CJR's Criminal Justice Sources
A detailed resource guide linking to a wide array of online data, statistics and expert sources. National Criminal Justice Reference Service Public-Information.com
This site charges a fee. Search state/local criminal, DMV, prison records and more. Discreet Research Inc.
Another pay site that search criminal, DMV and other records. Criminal-Records.com
Search federal court, divorce court, marriage licenses, military records and more. JoinTogether.org
A study was released project associated with Boston University School of Public Health that found that the 1989 Massachusetts statute that adds jail time when drugs are sold when 1,000 feet of a school (which many states have on their books) has failed to drive drug dealers from school yards. Department of Justice Federal Records Guide CrimeLynx.com
Legal resource center with expert links, policy and research links. Bureau of Justice Statistics Jail Population Study
Study: More than 6.5 million adults were jailed, on probation or on parole at the end of last year, a record-high number that represents 3.1 p of the country's total population or 1 of every 32 adults. Look up your state. Campus Security Statistics
Reported incidents at U.S. colleges. Interpol Most Wanted "Red Notices" National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
Searchable databases of 500+ criminal-justice data collections. Property Room: Stolen Property Lookup Crimenet.com
A combined information service on criminal records, stolen property, missing persons, wanted persons, con artists and unsolved crimes. TBO.com: Crime Tracker
A tool to track crime statistics, neighborhood by neighborhood; from Tampa Bay Online & WFLA-TV.
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