Catalog of Administrative Data Sets

Administrative data are information collected, used, and stored primarily for administrative (i.e., operational), rather than research, purposes. These data can be an excellent source of information for use in research and impact evaluation. Specific requirements and processes for obtaining data vary by data source. To assist researchers in screening potential data sources, J-PAL North America has cataloged a number of key US data sets. The catalog documents procedures on how to access data based on information provided by the originating agencies.

For further information, view all of J-PAL North America's current resources related to administrative data. 

Used by a J-PAL affiliate for a randomized evaluation.
First year for which the data set is available.
State or province
Personally identifiable information is available such that data may be linked to external data sources.
9 result(s)
  • Crime, Violence, and Conflict
  • Education
  • Health

Allegheny County Data Warehouse

Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS) Allegheny County Jail Allegheny County Adult Probation Allegheny County Juvenile Probation Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Allegheny County Housing Authority Pittsburgh Public School District Clairton City School District Duquesne School District Penn Hills School District Propel Charter Schools Magisterial District Courts and the Court of Common Pleas in Allegheny County Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Client-level demographic, service, and provider information across multiple DHS service areas e.g., aging, child welfare, intellectual disabilities, mental health, and homelessness.
  • Crime, Violence, and Conflict

Chicago Police Department Data

Chicago Police Department (CPD)
Data collected by the Chicago Police Department (CPD) include arrests and crime incidents reported to CPD.
  • Crime, Violence, and Conflict

Criminal Justice Administrative Records System (CJARS) Data

University of Michigan U.S. Census Bureau law enforcement departments, criminal court systems, correctional departments, and state repositories at the state, county, and municipal level
Nationally harmonized database that tracks criminal justice episode(s) across 24 states for an individual including arrests, court charges and dispositions, probation terms, incarceration terms, and parole terms.
  • Crime, Violence, and Conflict

Illinois Criminal History Record Information

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) Research & Analysis Unit, Illinois State Police (ISP)
Individual-level data on the arrest cycle, including misdemeanors and subsequent formal events in the criminal justice system, since the 1960s.
  • Crime, Violence, and Conflict

Indiana Judicial Branch Court Data

Indiana Office of Court Services (IOCS)
Court records for the Indiana Office of Court Services . This includes charge-level, case-level and defendant-level information from any court in Indiana, including the Indiana Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals of Indiana, the Indiana Tax Court, circuit, superior, probate, county, city, town, and...
  • Crime, Violence, and Conflict

Miami-Dade Court Records

Miami-Dade County Clerk of Courts Technical Services Division
Court records for the Miami-Dade County Criminal Court and Circuit Criminal Court. This includes charge-level, case-level and defendant-level information going back to 1980.
  • Crime, Violence, and Conflict

New York State Incarceration Data

New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS)
Information on individuals over the age of 18 who are or have been incarcerated in a New York State prison.
  • Crime, Violence, and Conflict

South Carolina Child and Vulnerable Adult Abuse and Neglect Data

South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office (RFA)
Information about child and vulnerable adult abuse reports, including victims, perpetrators, and reporters, as well as status of claim substantiation and foster care placement. DSS defines “vulnerable adults” to include anyone 18 or older who has a “physical or mental condition which prevents them...
  • Crime, Violence, and Conflict

Wisconsin Department of Corrections Data

Wisconsin Department of Corrections (WI DOC)
Demographics, recidivism and reincarceration information, release data, and sentence data on youth and adults incarcerated, and offenders under community supervision in the state of Wisconsin.