LibGuides: Black Lives Matter: Statistics

Statistics and Data

Bureau of Justice Statistics
This unit is responsible for statistics and surveys related to law enforcement.
Census Data
Online platform to access data and digital content from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Pew Research Center, Race & Ethnicity
Nonprofit that focuses on issues, attitudes, and trends shaping the world.
Crime in the United States, 2019
Statistics concerning violent crimes and property-related crimes in 2019.
Housing discrimination against racial and ethnic minorities, 2012
A report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Mapping the Black Lives Matter Movement
Shows locations of protests, contested statues, and BLM art.
Mapping Police Violence
Data concerning people killed by the police.
St. Louis Public Radio: Ferguson
Allows you to sort day-by-day the protests that sprang up after the grand jury's decision to not indict Darren Wilson for the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown.

Fatal Encounters
"A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive, and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with law enforcement."
National Police Funding Database
Provides publicly available data on federal grants awarded to police departments in addition to demographic data for those jurisdictions.
Watch Watch
Documents police brutality against lawful protesters.
Center for Policing Equity
Research center focusing on reducing the causes of racial disparities in law enforcement.
Stop, Question and Frisk Data
Data records from the NYPD's stop-and-frisk program.