Statistics on the weather, environment, health, crime, and other areas can be used by attorneys to strengthen the credibility of their clients' cases. For example, Abraham Lincoln once successfully defended a client in a murder trial by using an almanac to show that there was not enough moonlight for the key witness to have seen anything. Much statistical information can be found online and in print resources such as scientific reports, scholarly journals, newspapers and periodicals, and almanacs.  For example, the World Almanac (AY67 .N5 - Reference Desk) provides information on everything from sports to historical anniversaries, awards, health, nations, presidents, religion, sex, statistics, and weather.

ONLINE RESOURCES

Department of Health & Human Services - Reference Collections

The HHS Reference Collections page includes links to numerous statistical sources on health-related topics.

EPA Information Sources:  Databases & Software

This page contains links to several sources of environmental data.

FBI Uniform Crime Reports

The UCR page includes statistical reports (as PDF files) from the FBI, including Crime in the United States (1995 - present), Hate Crime Statistics (1995 - present), and Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (1996 - present).  The page also contains several publications of the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The NOAA is a science-based federal agency that predicts changes in the oceanic and atmospheric environments and living marine resources, and provides related data, information, and services to the public, industry, the research community, and other government agencies.

Statistical Resources on the Web

Created by the University of Michigan Library, Statistical Resources on the Web provides links to U.S. and international statistical sources on a wide range of topics, arranged by category.

Weather Channel

The Weather Channel features current conditions and forecasts for over 77,000 locations worldwide, along with local and regional radars, and provides many maps, weather-related news, seasonal features, educational material, a weather glossary, a storm encyclopedia, and other features.

 

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