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STATISTICS
A wide variety of data on race, crime, and justice topics can be found in the following external websites:
Bureau of Justice Statistics, Data for Analysishttp://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/dtd.htm Allows the user to construct data tables, utilize Crime & Justice Electronic Data Abstract spreadsheets intended for analytic use, or access datasets from the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data or the Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center.
Bureau of Justice Statistics, Key Crime & Justice Facts at a Glancehttp://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance.htm Charts and tables on Crime trends, Trends in Federal investigations and prosecutions, Trends in felony convictions in State courts, Corrections trends including Capital punishment trends, and Expenditure trends.
Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reportshttp://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm A set of national crime statistics for use in law enforcement administration, operation, and management. UCR is a city, county, and state law enforcement program which provides a nationwide view of crime based on the submission of statistics by law enforcement agencies throughout the country.
FedStatshttp://www.fedstats.gov/ Offers the full range of official statistical information available to the public from the Federal Government, including statistics from over 100 United States Federal agencies.
Juvenile Justice Facts & Figureshttp://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/facts/facts.html The latest facts and figures on juvenile justice, delinquency prevention, and violence and victimization.
National Archive of Criminal Justice Datahttp://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/index.html The National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) preserves and distributes computerized crime and justice data from Federal agencies, state agencies, and investigator initiated research projects to users for secondary statistical analysis.
United States Census Bureauhttp://www.census.gov/ Provides data compiled by the census bureau on information such as population statistics, housing, income, and business activity. Through the American FactFinder, one can construct tables and maps for different geographies.
United States Sentencing Commissionhttp://www.ussc.gov/linktojp.htm Includes Federal sentencing statistics by state, district, and circuit.
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This section, which will feature easy-to-digest statistical information on current race and justice issues, is under development. 
