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Latest update--Oct. 29, 2013
Support for the death penalty falls to 3-decade low
Half of those surveyed believe it is applied fairly in the U.S.
Oct. 24, 2013
Support for marijuana legalization takes unprecedented leap
Oct. 10, 2013
Alcohol arrests, trend and in each State
Federal prisoners, offenses and sex, race, citizenship
Sept. 12, 2013
Antitrust cases in Federal courts--30+ year trend
Terrorism cases in Federal courts since 9/11
August 28, 2013
Death sentences--time between imposition of sentence and execution, 30+ year trend
Death sentences--outcome of sentences (i.e., execution, other death, court action, etc.), 35+ year trend
Prisoners--number and rate by sex, trend data back to 1925
Prisoners--incarceration rates by State, 30+ year trend
August 14, 2013
--State governments' expenditures for correctional functions
July 24, 2013
--Black persons' perceptions of unfair treatment by police
--Public approval levels of U.S. Supreme Court
July 12, 2013
--Jail inmates: population counts, characteristcs, and type of supervision program.
--More on jail inmates
June 19, 2013
--State prisoners: current offense by sex, race, and Hispanic origin
--See these data for earlier years
June 12, 2013
--Law enforcement officers killed by circumstances at the scene
--Suspects identified in the killing of law enforcement officers
--Law enforcement officers assaulted and weapons used
--Federal officers assaulted
June 5, 2013
--Law enforcement officers killed feloniously and accidentally
--Trend data: 50 years of officer deaths
May 30, 2013
--Public views of honesty and ethics of police officers and lawyers
--and compared to other occupations
May 22, 2013
--Outcomes of juveniles taken into police custody
--Weapons used in robberies and aggravated assaults
--Place of occurrence of robbery incidents
May 15, 2013
--Attitudes toward the death penalty: trends and by characteristics
--Persons arrested: age group and sex
May 8, 2013
Public opinion on terrorism:
--Confidence in government to protect citizens
--Worries that there will soon be another terrorist attack in the U.S
May 1, 2013
--Under-custody population: State and Federal prisoners and local jail inmates
--Juveniles (under 18) in State prisones
--Non-citizens in State prisones
--Prisoners held under military authorities
Apr. 10, 2013
--Aliens apprehended and deported
Apr. 4, 2013
--25-year favorabilty rating of U.S. Supreme Court
--Background checks and reasons for rejection
--Laws to protect the environment
Mar. 28, 2013
--Law enforcement--total employees (civilian and sworn), sworn officers, percent male and female
--Murder victims by age, race, and sex
Mar. 20, 2013
FBI offenses known, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter:
-- by region, and age of victim
-- victim-offender relationship
-- sex, race, and age of victim
-- sex and race of victim vs. sex and race of offender
Mar. 13, 2013
FBI arrest data:
--offenses cleared by arrest
--offenses cleared by arrest of persons under age 18
Mar. 7, 2013
Public attitudes toward:
--illegal immigration policies: main priority and importance of timely action
--the U.S. Supreme Court: overall opinion, trends
More on immigration and the U.S. Supreme Court
Feb. 27, 2013
Public attitudes toward:
--dealing with illegal immigration, trend data and this year
--which is more important, protecting right to own guns or controlling gun ownership
More on guns and immigration
Feb. 20, 2013
Gun ownership rates--a 50-year trend
Public attitudes toward:
--better enforcement of current gun laws vs. creating new gun laws
--restricting handgun possession
--requiring background checks at gun shows and banning high-capacity clips
More on guns
Feb. 13, 2013
Beliefs about future acts of terrorism and nuclear terrorism
Opinions about civil liberties and terrorists
More on terrorism and public opinion
Feb. 6, 2013
Criminal aliens removed from the U.S.
Jan. 31, 2013
Salaries of State court judges
See judges' salary data for earlier years
Jan. 24, 2013
Public opinion on the legality of abortion spanning nearly 40 years
And see how these opinions differ across demographic characteristics
Jan. 2, 2013
Parents and children reporting safety concerns at schools
Public attitudes toward the legality of gay and lesbian relations