MAPS: Data Sources for Criminal Justice Analysis
Data collected during all NIJ-funded grant projects are archived in the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD),
located within the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research. Data sets are typically provided as statistical
files and often include a code that allows analysts to link them to GIS data. NACJD data are free and available to the public.
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Other Data Sources
Numerous other organizations provide data for crime analysis and research. They include:
- U.S. Census Bureau. Provides survey data about the nation's people and economy. Surveys occur once each decade. Also contains data from the
American Community Survey.
- HUD USER. Exit Notice From the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Policy Development and Research. Provides data on housing
and economic development in the United States.