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Criminal Justice

Key UK Library and web resources for research in criminal justice theory, research, and policy.

Statistics for Criminal Justice

Appalachia Statistics

Crime Statistics - State and City

Datasets for Criminal Justice

Datasets from these sources are in a downloadable format such as a spreadsheet (.xls, xlsx, or .csv). 

Statistics vs Datasets

Statistics are useful for social work practice because they provide information about social issues. Look for statistics on this guide if you need information/numbers about a topic. If you need raw numbers to download and analyze yourself, use the datasets boxes below. 

How to Search for Open/free Datasets

Google Web Search

Include your topic keywords, along with the word dataset.

Example: juvenile recidivism dataset

Tip: You can also use the Google Dataset Search

Data Visualization Info