Primary Source Statistics

What is in our Primary Sources Statistics Collection?

The Centre for Criminology Library holds a diverse collection of primary sources from several different countries, with documents dating back to the mid-1800s. These statistics provide essential data and insights directly from original research or data collection. By accessing primary source statistics, researchers can engage with unfiltered information, enabling them to analyze, interpret, and draw their conclusions, thereby enhancing the depth and validity of their research projects. Furthermore, these statistics provide valuable insight into historical data that can be analyzed for comparing time periods, identifying historical trends, and determining the significance of policies.

These statistics offer firsthand information, often in the form of raw data, and can be crucial for researchers and students to support their arguments or explore new hypotheses. While the specific content and format of reports may vary, our collection includes:

  • Statistics on specific crimes
  • Police statistics 
  • Court statistics
  • Statistics on Juvenile courts
  • Prisoner Statistics 
  • Judicial statistics

       

Image Caption: Covers from Canadian Crime Statistics. Canada Centre for Justice Statistics, Ottawa, 2003. International Criminal Statistics. International Criminal Police Commission, Rome, 1950/1951/1952.  Crime in the United States, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Washington, 2002.

  

For more information on what is included in each of our series, please use the links below, or the menu tabs to the left, to explore the three sub-collections that the library has curated.