LibGuides: Public Policy Subject Guide: Data and Statistics

Finding Federal Data

The University of Minnesota Libraries has developed a LibGuide entitled Finding Government Information during the 2025 Administration Transition, Data & Website Rescue Efforts to help researchers during the 2025 transition between presidential administrations.

CT Open Data Portal
Datasets from all Connecticut administrative agencies, organized by topic.
CT Office of Policy and Management
Provides a centralized list for data and policy analytics, budget resources and data, criminal justice resources and data, municipal data, and databases OPM uses or manages.
CT Data Collaborative
Includes data topics such as the census, business and economy, children and families, civic engagement, criminal justice, demographics and population, education, Hartford, health and healthcare, housing, migration, and regional/town.
AdvanceCT Town Profiles
Provides two-page summaries of demographic and economic information for each of Connecticut's 169 municipalities that contain information about population, major employers, education, fiscal issues, labor force and housing.
CT Racial Profiling Prohibition Project
Much of the data provided on this website is also include in the CT Data Collaborative, but more current information can be found directly through the CT Racial Profiling Prohibition Project website.
CT Judicial Branch Statistics
Statistics and reports on criminal, motor vehicle, and juvenile cases; arrest warrants; juvenile detention; and adult probation.

American Community Survey
The American Community Survey is the best source of demographic and socioeconomic data for small areas, including CT towns, congressional districts, state legislative districts, school districts, Census tracts, and more.

Examples among thousands of data tables for CT include

ICPSR
Access to a vast archive of social science data for research and instruction covering political science, demographics, history, economics, and international relations. UConn users only.
Statista
Provides statistics on media, the environment, business and industry, sports, communication, politics, health care and more. Geographic coverage is worldwide, with particular emphasis on the United States, China, and European Union countries. UConn users only.
OECD iLibrary
Includes ebooks, papers and statistics produced by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
UNdata
Offers statistical data for over 300 data series from numerous specialized international data sources for over 270 countries and areas. UConn users only.
World Bank Open Data
Access to global development data covering agriculture, manufacturing, health indicators, education, natural resources, and foreign investment in the economies of over 200 developing nations. UConn users only.

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Provides demographic data as well as statistics on industry, business costs, occupation and geography.
FBI Crime Data Explorer (CDE)
CDE arrest datasets are derived from National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) voluntary reports. In 2021, the FBI reports that all 107 law enforcement agencies in CT submitted reports. The datasets include detailed information on drug arrests among others.
International Statistical Agencies
The US Census Bureau maintains a list of statistical agencies from countries around the world.
National Center for Education Statistics
NCES is is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
Prison Policy Initiative
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Search the Prison Policy Initiative Research Library for Connecticut for available studies based on empirical research.