Sociology

Social Science Research Network (SSRN) is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research and is composed of a number of specialized research networks in each of the social sciences.

The GSS (General Social Survey) is an almost annual, "omnibus," personal interview survey of U.S. households conducted by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC).

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.

Leading source of demographic, social and economic data about the nation's people and economy. For entry into the decennial census information, choose American Fact Finder from the left column, choose Data Sets from the left column, and use Decennial Census, Summary File 3.

U.S. census update by community. Information available by state and sometimes county but not yet by smaller census units such as block groups or zipcodes. (Click on Data Products.)

Analysis of trends for social, economic and other characteristics and projections for population, housing, employment, labor force, and income for Maryland based on the census statistics from the American Community Survey. See http://www.census.gov/sdc/ for data centers in other states.

The Pew Research Center’s Social & Demographic Trends project studies behaviors and attitudes of Americans in key realms of their lives, including family, community, health, finance, work and leisure. The project explores these topics by combining original public opinion survey research with social, economic and demographic data analysis.

Data by US and state on the economic security, poverty statistics by parental income, education, race, and residential area, health, child care, family stability, and well-being of America’s low-income families and children provided by the nation’s leading public policy center dedicated to promoting strategies to improve children’s lives.

Primary federal source for compiling and analyzing data related to education including public schools and private schools, colleges, and libraries.

National measures of the condition and progress of education, including enrollment trends and student characteristics at all levels of the education system, student achievement and the effects of education, student progress, teacher characteristics, and support for learning.

Enables researchers to create statistical tables and graphics on the results of decades of assessment of students' academic performance, as well as information about factors that may be related to their learning.

Volume and rate statistics by type of crime and by state, region, and type of region, voluntarily reported to the FBI by law enforcement agencies nationwide. Statistics include murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, theft, motor vehicle theft, arson, hate crimes, and arrests. Includes special studies and reports.

Primary source of demographic and geographic information on criminal victimization, frequency, characteristics and consequences of criminal victimization for segments of the population such as women, the elderly, members of various racial groups, city dwellers, and other groups, as well as sentencing and incarceration statistics, and statistics on capital punishment.

Crime statistics from all counties in Maryland

Map of crime incidence in Baltimore City