Research Guides: Race, Ethnicity, Racial Relations, &amp; Racism: Investigate the Data

Data at a Glance

2018 Crime in the United States
FBI's homicide data, by race, ethnicity, and sex of victim & offender.
Abortions Reach Highest Percentage among Black Women since 2000 (2019)
CDC data analyzed by Live Action News, a pro-life organization.
Bureau of Justice Statistics: Race/Ethnicity
Information on victimization characteristics, including race and ethnicity, from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).
Demographic Differences in Sentencing (2017)
Data from the US Sentencing Commission.
Domestic Violence Statistics & Facts
CDC data reported in an easy-to-read format by the nonprofit organization, Safe Horizon.
NCHS Data by Race & Ethnicity
Data from the National Center for Health Statistics; scroll down for the data on different groups.
Number of Violent Crime Victims in the United States from 2014 to 2018, by Ethnicity
Data from Statista's research department.
Reported Importance and Access to Health Care Providers who Understand or Share Cultural Characteristics with their patients among adults, by Race and Ethnicity (2019)
Part of the National Health Statistics Reports series, from the US Dept. of Health & Human Services

National Data:

Sage Data
Sage Stats is a database that provides state, local, & business stats.

Global Data:

Ethnicity & Race by Country
Data collected by staff from Infoplease, based on surveys.
Our World in Data: Human Rights
Data gathered on human rights scores, protection, abuses globally in charts, comparative graphs, & tables.

Additional data sources are available from our Quick Reference: Stats & Demographics.