LibGuides: Contemporary Affairs (HIST 2043): Statistics

Education Statistics

Search for Schools, Colleges, and Libraries
From National Center for Education Statistics. Search by name, city or zip code. Find NCES ID for all institutions.
Profile with characteristics, enrollment, and financial snapshots.

U.S. Census Bureau
Learn about the 2020 Census and see rrecent reports of statistics on people & households, business & industry, geography, etc.

Death Penalty Information Center: DPIC
See Student Resource Center to help with research, debate, and links to academic resources on capital punishment. Includes State by State info plus reports on deterrence, lethal injection, costs, clemency, and law review.
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A non-profit organization founded in 1990 to serve the media & the public with analysis and information on issues concerning capital punishment.
Key Statistics - Bureau of Justice
From Bureau of Justice Statistics. Sections include Criminal Justice characteristics; Public Opinion; Crime, victims; Arrest, seizures; Courts, prosecution, sentencing; Parole, jails, prisons, death penalty.
Uniform Crime Reporting
crime statistics from Criminal Justice Information Services and the FBI

Dictionary of Statistics-Oxford Reference
online ebook includes 2,300 entries on all aspects of statistics including terms used in computing, mathematics, operational research and probability, as well as biographical information on more than 200 key figures in the field.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
See statistics on employment and unemployment, salary information, workplace injuries, etc.