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West Virginia Innocence Project: Research Guide

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Subject Specific Statistics

Bureau of Justice Statistics A black background with a black square

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The mission of BJS 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.

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) A black background with a black square

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The National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) is the place to discover, access, and analyze data on crime and justice. NACJD hosts several large-scale datasets, including the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), and the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE) A black background with a black square

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The Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE) is building a statistically sound and scientifically solid foundation for the analysis and interpretation of forensic evidence, as well as improving quantitative literacy among forensic practitioners, legal professionals and other stakeholders through educational opportunities.

General Statistics

Statista

A statistics portal that integrates data on over 60,000 topics from over 18,000 sources onto a single professional platform - categorized into 21 market sectors, providing direct access to quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets.

Data.gov

Data.gov is the home of the U.S. Government’s open data, which provides data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more.