Research Guides: Sociology: Statistics

Statistics Databases

Social Explorer
Interactive maps highlighting demographics, election results, health statistics, economic data, education, business trends, and environmental data. Social Explorer utilizes U.S. Census data since 1790 along with multiple other data sources (including US Presidential elections since 1912). Additional maps and data for global areas, especially Ireland, the UK, Canada, and Europe.
Statista
Includes a broad range of statistics from national and international data sources, searchable by industries, markets, topics, and countries.New Login Method. Sign in using your SJU credentials when prompted.
ICPSR: Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
Data archive of research in the social sciences including education, aging, criminal justice, substance-abuse, terrorism, and other fields.

Data.census.gov (US Census Bureau)
Find information on a particular area by searching the area code or place name
Lower Merion Township - Crime Data Published by the Lower Merion Police Department
Lower Merion Township - Crime Data
Published by the Lower Merion Police Department

Pennsylvania Uniform Crime Reporting System
Offers breakdowns of information and statistics about crime in Pennsylvania during a given year (1999-2006, updated), or month (available for 2000-2008).
Zip Code Map Published by the U.S. Naviguide Co.
Browse on a map to look up particular zip codes in the U.S.

Our World in Data
International data from the University of Oxford.
CIA World Factbook
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Population Reference Bureau
"IData is focused around four "core themes": Reproductive Health and Fertility; Children and Families; Population and the Environment; and Population Futures—Aging, Inequality and Poverty, Migration and Urbanization, and Gender."
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Statistics
Demographic and social statistics compiled disseminated by the United Nations.
World Development Indicators
The World Development Indicators (WDI) database, published by the World Bank, is a comprehensive collection of global development data, providing key economic, social, and environmental statistics.