Statistics 
Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence is a Serious, Widespread Social Problem in America: The Facts -- Prevalence of Domestic Violence, Family Violence Prevention Fund, San Francisco, CA.
Domestic Violence Statistics by State (13 states listed), Institute for Law and Justice, Alexandria, VA.
Extent,
Nature, and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence:
Findings from the National Violence Against Women
Survey, Patricia Tjaden and Nancy Thoennes, National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC: July 2000.
General Domestic Violence Statistics Packet, National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, Harrisburg, PA: March 2002.
Homicide Trends in the U.S. – Intimate Homicide, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC.
Intimate Partner Violence, 1993-2001, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC.
Intimate Partner Violence and Age of Victim, 1993-1999, Special Report, Callie Marie Rennison, PhD, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC: October 2001.
 NIBRS (National Incident-Based Reporting System): Victims of Domestic Violence, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC.
Prevalence, American
Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence, Washington, DC.
General
Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center maintains the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP) database, which contains information about suspects and defendants processed in the Federal criminal justice system. Using data obtained from Federal agencies, the FJSP compiles comprehensive information describing defendants from each stage of Federal criminal case processing.
Inventory of National Injury Data Systems, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – a list of 43 different federal data systems operated by 16 difference agencies and 3 private injury registry systems that provide nationwide injury-related data. Each data system is listed along with the agency or organization and associated web sites. You can get additional information about survey / surveillance methods and findings by clicking on the URL. Data systems are organized according by topic, Atlanta, GA.
Quick Health Data Online (previously known as the National Women's Health Indicators Database), Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – the system provides state- and county-level data for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories and possessions. Data are available by gender, race and ethnicity and come from a variety of national and state sources. The system is organized into eleven main categories, inlcuding demographics, mortality, natality, reproductive health, violence, prevention, disease and mental health. Within each main category, ther are numerous subcategories.
Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS™), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – an interactive database system that provides customized reports of injury related data, Atlanta, GA.
Sexual Assault
Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences of Violence Against Women: Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey, Research in Brief, Patricia Tjaden and Nancy Thoennes, National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC: November 1998.
Sex Offenses and Offenders, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC: February 1997.
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