Resources for Researchers

Crime Statistics

We regularly publish a series of statistical crime reports and publications, detailing specific offenses and outlining trends that can help you better understand crime threats both nationally and locally.

Visit our Crime Statistics webpage for details.

FBI Records/Freedom of Information Act

Our FBI Records/Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) website is a gateway to FBI records on cases, people, and organizations that can be found or requested online.

For Students

Doing a paper on the FBI or looking for specific information about us?

We suggest you start with our About Us webpage for an overview of the FBI.
If you need material on a specific subject, try What We Investigate.
See our Reports & Publications webpage for in-depth information on terrorism and other subjects.

Other Research Sources

Our Counterterrorism webpage has details on our efforts to stop terrorism.
Interested in the work of the FBI Lab? See our Laboratory Division webpage.
Our FBI History webpage has details on historic cases and events, past Directors, and more, as well as academic essays on various topics.
Request fingerprint records by visiting this webpage. And see our overview of fingerprints and how we take them.
Our Press Room has national and local press releases on many major cases, speeches, testimony, top stories, FBI radio shows, videos, and more.

09.08.10

New Releases

Today’s FBI: Facts & Figures
This newly-revised publication provides an in-depth look at the FBI and its operations today. Details

	Preliminary Crime Stats 2012 Preliminary statistics from the first six months of 2012 show a slight uptick in crime. Details

Hate Crimes 2011
U.S. law enforcement agencies reported 6,222 hate crime incidents involving 7,254 offenses in 2011. Details

	In the Line of Duty The latest edition of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted provides national statistics on lives lost in 2011. Details

Crime Stats 2011
Our final report for 2011 shows a continuing drop in the rates of violent crime and property crime. Details