Research and Statistics
About Victims of Crime

Research and statistics about victims of crime are provided by several of the other agencies within the Office of Justice Programs, including the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP); as well as from other federal sources and related sites. Listed below are links to relevant sections of their Web sites.

Research

• NIJ Victim-Related Publications - includes research findings
  
  
• NIJ's Violence Against Women and Family Violence (VAW&FV;) Program
  
  
• NIJ Funding Opportunities - current solicitations for all NIJ programs
  
  
• OJJDP Violence and Victimization Publications - includes research findings
  
  
• OJJDP Missing and Exploited Children Publications - includes research findings
  
  
• OJJDP Funding Opportunities - includes research solicitations
  

Statistics

• Crime and Justice Data OnLine - allows users to search through crime characteristics and homicide trends
  
  
• BJS Crime and Victims Statistics - summary findings, publications, selected statistics
  • Victim characteristics
  • Crime and Justice Data OnLine
    
    
• National Crime Victimization Survey
  
  

• BJS Criminal Victimization in the United States - annual detailed statistical tables
  
  
• BJS Crime Victimization Survey Software
  
  
• BJS Crime Facts at a Glance
  
  
• BJS Homicide Trends
  
  
• OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book - frequently asked questions about juveniles as victims
  
  
• OJJDP Easy Access to the FBI's Supplementary Homicide Reports - downloadable software that provides access to data about homicide victims
  
  
• FBI Uniform Crime Reports - includes electronic versions of publications such as Crime in the United States (published annually)
  
  
• FedStats - the gateway to statistics from more than 100 federal agencies
  
  
• ChildStats.gov - the Web site of the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
  
  
• AgingStats.gov - the Web site of the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging Related Statistics
  
  
• FirstGov - gateway to all U.S. Government information and services