Statistics

"The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map."

"The purpose of Data.gov is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. As a priority Open Government Initiative for President Obama's administration, Data.gov increases the ability of the public to easily find, download, and use datasets that are generated and held by the Federal Government. Data.gov provides descriptions of the Federal datasets (metadata), information about how to access the datasets, and tools that leverage government datasets. The data catalogs will continue to grow as datasets are added. Federal, Executive Branch data are included in the first version of Data.gov."

"The K-12 school shooting database documents each and every instance a gun is brandished, is fired, or a bullet hits school property for any reason, regardless of the number of victims, time, day of the week, or reason."

"The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Border Crossing/Entry Data provides summary statistics for incoming crossings at the U.S.-Canadian and the U.S.-Mexican border at the port level. Data are available for trucks, trains, containers, buses, personal vehicles, passengers, and pedestrians. Border crossing data are collected at border ports by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The data reflect the number of vehicles, containers, passengers or pedestrians entering the United States. Customs and Border Protection does not collect comparable data on outbound crossings. Users seeking data on outbound vehicles may therefore want to review data from individual bridge operators, border state governments, or the Mexican and Canadian governments."

"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. Use the Abstract as a convenient volume for statistical reference, and as a guide to sources of more information both in print and on the Web. Sources of data include the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and many other Federal agencies and private organizations."

This is the website for the U.S. Census Bureau. It has information about jobs, industry, people, geography and other related topics. From the Census Bureau mission statement: "The Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy."

From the overview: "The National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) is the Nation's Scorekeeper in terms of addressing severe weather and climate events in their historical perspective. As part of its responsibility of monitoring and assessing the climate, NCEI tracks and evaluates climate events in the U.S. and globally that have great economic and societal impacts. NCEI is frequently called upon to provide summaries of global and U.S. temperature and precipitation trends, extremes, and comparisons in their historical perspective. Found here are the weather and climate events that have had the greatest economic impact from 1980 to [present]."

This website offers data and statistics on the following topics: "1) U.S. Fire Administration Fire Estimates 2) National Fire Protection Association Estimates 3) U.S. Fire Death Rate Trends 4) State Fire Death Rates 5) Wildfire".

"The U.S. Natural Hazard Statistics provide statistical information on fatalities, injuries and damages caused by weather related hazards. These statistics are compiled by the Office of Services and the National Climatic Data Center from information contained in 'Storm Data', a report comprising data from NWS forecast offices in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands."

"The Office of Immigration Statistics (OIS), within the Management Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is responsible for developing, analyzing, and disseminating statistical information needed to assess the effects of immigration in the United States."

This section of the ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) website contains various statistics and reports on ATF-related subjects. "Available from no other source, this comprehensive collection of ATF-related data from national surveys, state-based surveys, other collected license statistics, and other data sources documents trends in firearms, commerce and use of federal services in the United States." Included on this page are the following statistical resources: United States Bomb Data Center (USBDC) Exlposive Incident and Arson Incident reports; Listing of Federal Firearms Licensees; U.S. and International Firearms Trace Data; Annual Firearms Manufacturers And Export Report; Firearms Commerce Report in the United States; Federal Firearms Licensee Statistics Theft / Loss Reports; and Number of National Firearms Act Firearms processed in a year; as well as Open Data and Resources for Developers.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is the United States' primary source for criminal justice statistics. Their mission is to "collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government. These data are critical to federal, state, and local policymakers in combating crime and ensuring that justice is both efficient and evenhanded."

"The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program has been the starting place for law enforcement executives, students of criminal justice, researchers, members of the media, and the public at large seeking information on crime in the nation. The program was conceived in 1929 by the International Association of Chiefs of Police to meet the need for reliable uniform crime statistics for the nation. In 1930, the FBI was tasked with collecting, publishing, and archiving those statistics. Today, four annual publications, Crime in the United States, National Incident-Based Reporting System, Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, and Hate Crime Statistics are produced from data received from over 18,000 city, university/college, county, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies voluntarily participating in the program. The crime data are submitted either through a state UCR Program or directly to the FBI's UCR Program. In addition to these reports, information is available on the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA) Program and the Hate Crime Statistics Program, as well as the traditional Summary Reporting System (SRS) and the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)."

This is a collection of Hate Crime Statistics documents from the FBI. From the text: "On April 23, 1990, Congress passed the Hate Crime Statistics Act, which required the Attorney General to collect data 'about crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on race, religion, sexual orientation, or ethnicity.' The Attorney General delegated the responsibilities of developing the procedures for implementing, collecting, and managing hate crime data to the Director of the FBI, who in turn, assigned the tasks to the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. Under the direction of the Attorney General and with the cooperation and assistance of many local and state law enforcement agencies, the UCR Program created a hate crime data collection to comply with the congressional mandate. The UCR Program's first publication on the subject was Hate Crime Statistics, 1990: A Resource Book, which was a compilation of hate crime data reported by 11 states that had collected the information under state authority in 1990 and were willing to offer their data as a prototype. The UCR Program continued to work with agencies familiar with investigating hate crimes and collecting related information so that it could develop and implement a more uniform method of data collection on a nationwide scale. Hate Crime Statistics, 1992, presented the first published data reported by law enforcement agencies across the country that participated in the UCR Hate Crime Statistics Program."

This is a collection of National Drug Threat Assessments on the Homeland Security Digital Library. From the text: "The National Drug Intelligence Center's annual National Drug Threat Assessments gives policymakers and counterdrug executives timely, predictive reports on the threat of drugs, gangs, and violence. We synthesize the views of local, state, regional, and federal agencies to produce a comprehensive picture of these threats."

This Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) holdings list contains the Annual Statistical Reports from the United States Attorneys. The reports contain statistical tables displaying both national and district caseload data. These priorities represent just some of the many important areas of criminal prosecution and civil litigation handled by the United States Attorneys in a given year.

This resource is the "Statistics" webpage of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts website. "This section of uscourts.gov provides statistical data on the business of the federal Judiciary. Specific publications address the work of the appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts; the probation and pretrial services systems; and other components of the U.S. courts. The links on the left will take you to a summary of the content of each report as well as the current reports and those dating back several years." Links on this page include: "Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics"; "Federal Court Management Statistics"; "Bankruptcy Statistics"; "Judicial Facts and Figures"; "Judicial Business of the U.S. Courts"; "Wiretap Reports"; "Statistical Tables for the Federal Judiciary"; and "Civil Justice Reform Act Report."

The website of the United States Sentencing Commission offers guidelines manuals, an interactive sourcebook of criminal justice data, multiple research reports and publications, as well as online learning and training modules. From the "About" section: "The United States Sentencing Commission is an independent agency in the judicial branch of government. Its principal purposes are: (1) to establish sentencing policies and practices for the federal courts, including guidelines to be consulted regarding the appropriate form and severity of punishment for offenders convicted of federal crimes; (2) to advise and assist Congress and the executive branch in the development of effective and efficient crime policy; and (3) to collect, analyze, research, and distribute a broad array of information on federal crime and sentencing issues, serving as an information resource for Congress, the executive branch, the courts, criminal justice practitioners, the academic community, and the public."

This website from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers data and statistics on a variety of health related subjects as well as links to tools and resources and related organizations.

"The FastStats site provides quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance and is organized alphabetically. Links are provided to publications that include the statistics presented, to sources of more data, and to related web pages."

"Welcome to the National Center for Health Statistics' website, a rich source of information about America's health. As the Nation's principal health statistics agency, we compile statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve the health of our people. We are a unique public resource for health information - a critical element of public health and health policy. Our health statistics allow us to: 1) document the health status of the population and of important subgroups 2) identify disparities in health status and use of health care by race or ethnicity, socioeconomic status, region, and other population characteristics 3) describe our experiences with the health care system 4) monitor trends in health status and health care delivery 5) identify health problems 6) support biomedical and health services research 7) provide information for making changes in public policies and programs 8) evaluate the impact of health policies and programs".

"The Chicago Project on Security and Terrorism addresses serious policy challenges related to the principal international security issues facing the United States and the world community. The Chicago Project advances its purpose through three main activities: 1) the collection, maintenance, and expansion of a searchable database of international suicide terrorist attacks from 1981 to the present; 2) the collection and translation of martyr videos from around the world; and 3) support and conduct research projects to help the public and the policy community solve fundamental international security problems."

This webpage from the U.S. Department of State provides a list of country reports on terrorism beginning in 2004. The list is updated annually. The webpage also provides a list of its reports on patterns of global terrorism from 2000 and 2003, as well as a link to an archive containing older reports. "U.S. law requires the Secretary of State to provide Congress, by April 30 of each year, a full and complete report on terrorism with regard to those countries and groups meeting criteria set forth in the legislation. This annual report is entitled 'Country Reports on Terrorism'. Beginning with the report for 2004, it replaced the previously published 'Patterns of Global Terrorism'."

"The NTSB aviation accident database contains information from 1962 and later about civil aviation accidents and selected incidents within the United States, its territories and possessions, and in international waters. Generally, a preliminary report is available online within a few days of an accident. Factual information is added when available, and when the investigation is completed, the preliminary report is replaced with a final description of the accident and its probable cause. Full narrative descriptions may not be available for dates before 1993, cases under revision, or where NTSB did not have primary investigative responsibility."

"As the independent statistical agency within the Department of Transportation (D0T), the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) is a politically objective supplier of trusted and statistically-sound baseline, contextual, and trend information used to shape transportation policy, investments, and research across the US and abroad. BTS is the preeminent source of statistics on commercial aviation, multimodal freight, and transportation economics. The Bureau's National Transportation Library is the permanent, publicly accessible home for research publications from throughout the transportation community, the gateway to all DOT data, and the help line for the Congress, researchers, and the public for information about transportation. The BTS Director is by law the senior advisor to the Secretary on data and statistics."