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Interactive Population Map

The first set of 2010 Census Demographic Profiles are ready for viewing. These profiles provide more subject detail than the recently released 2010 Census redistricting data files. These profiles provide details about race and Hispanic groups, age, sex and housing status. The profiles will be released on a state-by-state basis for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Use this map to explore 2010 Census Demographic Profile data.

Learn more about the demographic profiles and which states are next.

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via 2010.census.gov

current term statistics

SCOTUSblog - A new Stat Pack analyzing the current Term is now available, and you can download it in its entirety here.

• Opinions by Sitting
• Cases by Vote Split
• Circuit Scorecard
• Makeup of the Merits Docket
• Opinion Authorship
• Frequency in the Majority
• Justice Agreement
• Days Between Grant and Oral Argument
• Days Between Oral Argument and Opinion
• Term Index
• Pace of Opinions
• Pace of Grants
• Petitions to Watch

"where the executions are"

"Where the executions are" - Frank R. Baumgartner, Richard J. Richardson Distinguished Professor of Political Science. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Arms-Producing Companies

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI): "The SIPRI Top 100 lists the world’s 100 largest arms-producing companies (excluding Chinese companies), ranked by their arms sales. The list is based on the comprehensive SIPRI Arms Industry Database, which contains financial and employment data on the world’s major arms-producing companies. The SIPRI Top 100 for 2009 is the 22nd edition of the SIPRI Top 100—earlier versions are available here.... Of the SIPRI Top 100 arms-producing companies, 78 are based in the United States and Western Europe. These companies generated $368 billion in total arms sales, which is 91.7 per cent of the total arms sales of the SIPRI Top 100 arms producers in 2009...."

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Prosecutions for November 2010

The latest available data from the Justice Department show that during November 2010 the government reported 12494 new prosecutions. According to the case-by-case information analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), this number is up 2.1% over the previous month.

The comparisons of the number of defendants charged are based on case-by-case information obtained by TRAC under the Freedom of Information Act from the Executive Office for United States Attorneys. (See Table 1)

When monthly 2010 prosecutions of this type are compared with those of the same period in the previous year, the number of filings was down (-4.8 percent). Prosecutions over the past year are still much higher than they were five years ago. Overall, the data show that prosecutions of this type are up 34.7 percent from levels reported in 2005.

via trac.syr.edu

1790-1930 U.S. Census Records Available Free | Internet Archive Blogs

With the U.S. Census Bureau beginning to release statistics from the 2010 census. It seems a good time to mention that Internet Archive has a complete set of the available U.S. Census back to the first one in 1790:

From the press release of the completion of the most recent census: _________________________________________________

San Francisco, CA –Internet Archive has announced that a publicly accessible digital copy  of the complete 1930 United States Census – the largest, most detailed census released to date – is available free of charge at www.archive.org/details/1930_census. Previously, 1930 Census records were accessible only through microfilm, or subscription services in which select portions of data are provided for a fee.

via blog.archive.org

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) - Prisoners in 2009

William J. Sabol, Ph.D., Heather C. West, Ph.D.

December 21, 2010    NCJ 231675

This annual report presents data on prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities on December 31, 2009, collected from the National Prisoner Statistics series.

via bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov

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Capital Punishment in U.S. Down Again - NYTimes.com

Year-end figures compiled by a group opposed to the death penalty show a 12 percent drop in 2010, to 46 executions, from 52 the previous year.

States are continuing a trend of executing fewer prisoners and juries are wary of sentencing criminal defendants to die, according to year-end figures compiled by a group that opposes the death penalty.

The 46 executions in 2010 constituted a nearly 12 percent drop from the previous year’s total of 52, according to the group, Death Penalty Information Center, which produces an annual report on execution trends. The overall trend shows a marked drop when compared with the 85 executions in 2000.

via www.nytimes.com

JURIST - Paper Chase: US violent crime rate drops for fourth straight year: FBI

[JURIST] The FBI's preliminary annual crime statistics for 2010, released on Monday, show a decrease in violent crime [press release] for the fourth year in a row

Paper Chase is JURIST's real-time legal news service, powered by a team of 30 law student reporters and editors led by law professor Bernard Hibbitts at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. As an educational service, Paper Chase is dedicated to presenting important legal news and materials rapidly, objectively and intelligibly in an accessible, ad-free format.

via jurist.org

Veritas Initiative

The American Bar Association states the prosecutor has a duty different from other advocates- not to simply convict, but to seek justice. While many prosecutors conscientiously do their job with the integrity, there are some that commit misconduct. Ways in which a prosecutor can commit misconduct include improperly examining witnesses, making improper arguments to a [...]

Those who have served time in prison for crimes they did not commit deserve to be compensated for their ordeal. The impact of incarceration is devastating; defendants lose much more than their freedom. In addition to the pain of separation from friends and family, imprisonment can result in loss of education, employment, job skills, earnings [...]

Over 250 people have been exonerated through the use of DNA testing. While DNA has become the golden standard, experts estimate that only 5-10% of all criminal cases involve biological evidence that could be subjected to DNA testing. This means that in 90-95% of all criminal cases, DNA testing is not an option. Therefore, law [...]

via www.veritasinitiative.org

nfl stats "spike chart" visualization - juice analytics

Juice Analytics presents Football data (click on the headings [passing, rushing, receiving, tackling, team offense, team defense] then mouse over the NFL logos below)

Juice Analytics NFL spike stats  ... @ http://www.juiceanalytics.com/nfl_stats/

"Geeking out on NFL data shouldn't be left only to the stats junkies at Football Outsiders. Our NFL stats "spike chart" is an easy way to see who's leading the league in passing, rushing, receiving, tackles, team offense, and team defense.  By showing key metrics side by side, you get the full picture of a player or team performance--not just the highlights. Enjoy and please send suggestions for new features to info@juiceanalytics.com."

violent death ...

Surveillance for Violent Deaths --- National Violent Death Reporting System, 16 States, 2007

Surveillance Summaries

May 14, 2010 / 59(SS04);1-50

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

An estimated 50,000 persons die annually in the United States as a result of violence-related injuries. This report summarizes data from CDC's National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) regarding violent deaths from 16 states for 2007. Results are reported by sex, age group, race/ethnicity, marital status, location of injury, method of injury, circumstances of injury, and other selected characteristics.

who owns public crime data? (udo)

Who Owns Public Crime Data? (via TECHDIRT) http://bit.ly/aW9A17

supermax data: where from?

An interesting bit of point / counter point regarding supermax confinement data.  More broadly -- The issue of information verification is kicked like a can --  It's an object lesson in close examination of statements -- looking "questioningly" at perhaps lightly cited data in order to weaken the others' position.