LLCC LibGuides: Statistics and Datasets Subject Guide: Subject Resources

Agriculture

FAOSTAT
FAOSTAT provides time-series and cross sectional data relating to food and agriculture for some 200 countries.
National Agricultural Statistics Service
The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts hundreds of surveys every year and prepares reports covering virtually every aspect of U.S. agriculture. Production and supplies of food and fiber, prices paid and received by farmers, farm labor and wages, farm finances, chemical use, and changes in the demographics of U.S. producers are only a few examples.
United States Department of Agriculture
Provides data on food, agriculture and natural resources via such departments as the National Agriculture Statistics Service and Economic Research Service.

Crime

FBI Uniform Crime Reports
The FBI regularly publishes or contributes to a series of statistical crime reports and publications, detailing specific offenses and outlining trends that can help you better understand crime threats both nationally and locally.
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Here you can find various criminal justice datasets and research publications related to Illinois.
Interpol
INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization, with 194 member countries. Created in 1923, it facilitates cross-border police co-operation, and supports and assists all organizations, authorities and services whose mission is to prevent or combat international crime. Interpol provides access to various annual reports and fact sheets.
U.S. Department of Justice
The Department of Justice provides the public with a variety of resources – from publications, reports, and frequently requested forms to case highlights, legal briefs, opinions and judicial orders. The DoJ oversees the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is the primary statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Justice.
United Nations Office on Crimes and Drugs
One of the key tasks of UNODC is to produce and disseminate accurate drugs and crime statistics at the international level. UNODC also works to strengthen national capacity to produce, disseminate and use drugs and crime statistics within the framework of official statistics.

Economics, Trade, and Development

Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve, the Central Bank of the United States, provides the nation with a safe, flexible, and stable monetary system and financial system. The Fed also provides access to a wide array of economic research and data.
UN Development Programme
UNDP is the United Nations' global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life.
World Bank Data
The World Bank provides free and open access to a comprehensive set of data about development in countries around the globe, together with other datasets cited in the data catalog.
World Inequality Database
The World Inequality Database aims to provide open and convenient access to the most extensive available database on the historical evolution of the world distribution of income and wealth, both within countries and between countries.
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Information taken from this site should be cited as Alvaredo, Facundo, Anthony B. Atkinson, Thomas Piketty and Emmanuel Saez, The World Top Incomes Database, http://g-mond.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/topincomes, dd/mm/yyyy. We advise making explicit reference to the date when the database was consulted, as statistics are subject to revisions. The specific country chapters and papers should also be cited.

Education

Illinois Comunity College Board
The Illinois Community College Board is the state coordinating board for community colleges, administers the Public Community College Act to maximize the ability of the community colleges to serve their communities. ICCB provides access to several analytics tools and reports.
NCES: National Center for Education
The primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations. Their purpose is to provide clear, complete information about NCES' mission and activities, and to serve the research, education and other interested communities.
Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates
The Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates (EDGE) is a Web-based resource operated by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the U.S. Department of Education. EDGE enables access to school district demographic and related geographic data that is not available in any other form.
Nation's Report Card State Data Profiles
Search for statewide information in elementary/secondary education characteristics and finance, postsecondary education, public libraries, assessments, and selected demographics for all states.
U.S. Census School Enrollment
School enrollment captures the population who report being enrolled in a regular school. A regular school advances a person towards an elementary school certificate, high school diploma, or college, university, or professional school (such as law or medicine) degree.
U.S. Department of Education
ED's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access. ED also provides access to Research and Statistics.

Energy & Environmental

European Environment Agency
International Energy Angency
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is an autonomous organisation which works to ensure reliable, affordable and clean energy for its 28 member countries and beyond.
United States Environment Protection Agency
US Energy Information Administration
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) collects, analyzes, and disseminates independent and impartial energy information to promote sound policymaking, efficient markets, and public understanding of energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.

Gender and Children

ChildStats
The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (Forum) is a collection of 22 Federal government agencies involved in research and activities related to children and families. The mission of the Forum is to foster coordination and collaboration and to enhance and improve consistency in the collection and reporting of Federal data on children and families.
Gender Data Portal
A continuously updated database on gender topics from national statistics agencies, United Nations databases, and World Bank-conducted or funded surveys.
UN Demographics
Statistics and indicators on men and women.

Health and Safety

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
The CDC websites provides access to a wide array of health related information including the CDC's Vital Signs which offers recent data and calls to action for important public health issues.
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , is the nation’s medical research agency—making important discoveries that improve health and save lives.
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Congress created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance. OSHA provides access to data on their Data and Statistics Tab
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the United States government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. Within HHS there are Agencies which provide data like the Agency for Healthcare Research Quality and the US Food and Drug Administration.

Surveys & Polls

Gallop Polls
Gallup research provides worldwide behavioral economic indicators of what people around the world think and feel about politics, economics, psychology, and sociology.
Pew Research Center
The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press is an independent, non-partisan public opinion research organization that studies attitudes toward politics, the press and public policy issues. In this role it serves as a valuable information resource for political leaders, journalists, scholars and citizens.