Skip navigation
If you are seeing this text, you may need to upgrade your browser to a more modern, standards-compliant version.
You can download the latest version of your favorite browser at the following links:
Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
A Federal resource for professionals, parents and youth working to prevent violence committed by and against young people.
Articles
Fact Sheets
Best Bets
External Resources
- Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
BJS collects, analyzes, publishes, and disseminates information on crime, criminal
offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels
of government. These data are critical to federal, state, and local policy makers
in combating crime and ensuring that justice is both efficient and evenhanded.
Federal Partner: U.S. Department of Justice
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)
NCIPC's Web site provides date on injury and violence epidemiology and prevention, CDC-funded programs and prevention research, funding opportunities, and links to other injury-related sites.
Federal Partner: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
NCJRS is a a federally sponsored information clearinghouse for people around the country and the world involved with research, policy, and practice related to criminal and juvenile justice and drug control.
Federal Partner: U.S. Department of Justice
- ChildStats: The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
This forum coordinates the collection and reporting of federal statistics on
children and families. The Web site offers federal and state statistics on population
and family characteristics; economic security; health; behavior and social environment;
and education.
Federal Partners: All federal agencies collecting data on child and family statistics
- FedStats
More than 70 agencies in the U.S. federal government produce statistics of interest
to the public. The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy maintains
this site to provide easy access to the full range of statistics and information
produced by these agencies for public use.
Federal Partners: All federal agencies spending more than $500,000 per year
on statistical data collection
-
National Center for Health Statistics
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) collects data on vital events
as well as information on health status, lifestyle and exposure to unhealthy
influences, the onset and diagnosis of illness and disability, and the use of
healthcare by all age groups.
Federal Partner: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Vital Statistics System—Mortality Data
Through the National Vital Statistics System, the National Center for Health
Statistics (NCHS) collects and publishes data on deaths in the United States.
The vital statistics general mortality data are a fundamental source of demographic,
geographic, and cause-of-death information. Funeral directors provide demographic
information on death certificates. Medical certification of cause of death is
provided by a physician, medical examiner, or coroner.
Federal Partner: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- WISQARS (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System)
WISQARS is an interactive system that provides customized injury-related mortality
data on all age groups.
Federal Partner: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
Supported by the National Center for Child Health and Human Development, this
site gives detailed information about this study, including how the data was
collected, what questions were asked, and how the data was analyzed. This study
investigates influences on adolescents that may shape either the resilience
or vulnerability of adolescents and young adults, with attention being paid
to variables in the study participants such as gender, social contexts, race/ethnicity,
and siblings. The data will provide information on youth violence and how young
people deal with that violence.
National Organization: Carolina Population Center
- Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2006
A joint effort by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and National Center for Education
Statistics, the report examines crime occurring in school as well as on the
way to and from school. Data for crime away from school are also presented to
place school crime in the context of crime in the larger society. The report
provides the most current detailed statistical information to inform the nation
on the nature of crime in schools.
Federal Partner: U.S. Department of Justice
