Chapter 2: Measuring Crime
Audio Links
Video Clips
Websites
- Federal Bureau of Prisons-Inmate Statistics
Contains regularly updated data about inmates of American prisons.
- Bureau of Justice Statistics Program Report-September 2014
This report details the two measures of national crime: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program and the Bureau of Justice Statistics' National Crime Victimization Survey.
- Crime in the United States
A publication of the FBI explaining both the Uniform Crime Reporting Program and the National Crime Victimization Survey.
- Prison Overcrowding
The Pew Research Center released data about the problem of prison overcrowding with supporting data.
- NIBRS
This site displays publications reporting data for criminal occurrences, updated crime definitions, and statistical findings year by year from the FBI.
- Crime Mapping
This article and included links on the page show an ongoing communication between law enforcement and the public about crime statistics and happenings in order to create a safer environment for everyone.