Collection: Criminal Justice Author: Mia Tschan, Sydney Mitchell, Yiselle Olivas Ruiz, Dre Boyd-Weatherly, Olivia K. Cheche, Kristian Thymianos, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents 1976-2024 data on the death penalty and state executions in the five Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada鈥
Collection: Criminal Justice Author: Isabelle G. Graham, Olivia K. Cheche, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents 2026 data on domestic violence in the five Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The World Population Review report, 鈥淒omestic Violence by State 2026,鈥 reports data on the percentage of women and men in鈥
Collection: Criminal Justice Author: Sydney Mitchell, Kian Parikh, Kristian Thymianos, Olivia K. Cheche, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents 2024-2025 violent and property crime data for the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. Crime data are sourced from the Real-Time Crime Index (RTCI) created by AH Datalytics.鈥
Collection: Criminal Justice Author: Isabelle G. Graham, Olivia K. Cheche, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents data on police killings between 2013 and 2023 for the five Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The Brookings Institution report, 鈥淭he state of police reform: measuring progress in each state,鈥 tracks the鈥
Collection: Criminal Justice Author: Sydney Mitchell, Olivia K. Cheche, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet reveals data on the total Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests and daily average of ICE arrests between January 20, 2025 and June 10, 2025 for the five Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. Originally鈥
Collection: Criminal Justice Author: Taylor Volk, Madison Dwyer, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr Abstract: This fact sheet presents data on complaints of fraud affecting individuals over the age of 60 and associated financial losses reported by elderly individuals in the Mountain West. The 2023 Elder Fraud Report serves to illuminate trends in elder fraud reports throughout the 50鈥
Collection: Criminal Justice Author: Mohit Pande, Nicole Diaz Del Valle, Olivia K. Cheche, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents data on the link between social and demographic metrics of principal cities in four Mountain West metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs): Phoenix, AZ; Tucson, AZ; Denver, CO; and Las Vegas, NV. This fact sheet also reports鈥
Collection: Criminal Justice Author: Riley Ruff, Vanessa M. Booth, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet focuses on investment fraud data in the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. The original report includes data from 鈥淭he 2023 State of Investment Fraud鈥 study conducted by Carlson Law. Read the Publication
Collection: Criminal Justice Author: Lana Kojoian, Annie Vong, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet examines data from the RAND Corporation report 鈥淯nderstanding Firearm Deaths by State鈥攁nd How to Reduce Them,鈥 which provides data on state and national rates of firearm related deaths, including suicides and homicides for 2020 This fact sheet includes firearm鈥
Collection: Criminal Justice Author: Lana Kojoian, Miguel Soriano Ralston, Annie Vong, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet examines data from Third Way鈥檚 report 鈥淭he Red City Defund Police Problem鈥 which provides information on police funding and other metrics on police forces. The original report offers a review of police funding and operating budgets鈥
Publication Date: July 2022 Author: Corryn Richardson, Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio, Kristian Thymianos, Saha Salahi, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: The National Human Trafficking Hotline (鈥淣HTH鈥) maintains one of the largest human trafficking datasets in the nation. This fact sheet reports on the number of tips the hotline received鈥-
Publication Date: May 2022 Author: Dielle T. Telada, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: Due to overcrowding, inadequate healthcare, systemic neglect, and violence in U.S. carceral (i.e. jails or prisons) and immigration detention centers, these facilities are a hot spot for the spread of COVID-19. In March 2020, the UCLA Law 鈥淐ovid Behind Bars Data Project鈥 began鈥