Community Information
Government
United States Census
- United States Census Datahttp://data.census.gov
Explore census data, learn about America’s people, places, and economy - CensusQuickFactsQuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more
Other Resources
- USA.govThe "Google" of U.S. government websites. Use this search engine to find information published on .gov sites.
- Freedom for Immigrants: Mapping U.S. Immigration DetentionInteractive map of U.S. immigration detention.
- How Diverse are US Newsrooms?From the American Society of News Editors, in partnership with Google News Initiative
- Not My Tax DollarsNot My Tax Dollars is a project of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR). Find out how much money people in your city spend on Israel, and what could be funded instead.
Newspapers
- ProQuest Newspapers This link opens in a new window
National and international news sources, including major titles like the Boston Globe, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, USA Today, and LA Times.
- Worcester Telegram & Gazette Current This link opens in a new window
Date(s):1989-present
Articles from the Worcester Telegram & Gazette; all pictures and advertisements are included 2018-present. - ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Journal articles, magazines, and news in almost every subject area.
- Search for Public SchoolsUse the Search For Public Schools locator to retrieve information on all U.S. public schools. This data is collected annually directly from State Education Agencies (SEAs).
- Civil Rights Data CollectionThe Department of Education's Civil Rights Data Collection includes data about: enrollment demographics, discipline, school expenditures, teacher experience, and more.
- See CRDC video tutorial:See video tutorial: https://holycross.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=39017efa-305c-4f8f-9b6d-af16015a6f63
- State Unemployment by Racehttps://www.epi.org/indicators/state-unemployment-race-ethnicity/
Economic Policy Institute - United States CensusStart with the main search function and type in your city.
- Family wait times for public housingThis is a report that *contains* data sets. Scroll down to find your state and the 2020 wait times for public housing.
- Federal Reserve's data on median net worthNote: This information does not list median net worth by state and by race.
- Health insurance tables from census.govSee the bottom of the table for health insurance coverage. You can change the filters by geography for state or county level. This is the ACS (American Community Survey) from the Census.
- County Health RankingsThe annual County Health Rankings measure vital health factors, including high school graduation rates, obesity, smoking, unemployment, access to healthy foods, the quality of air and water, income inequality, and teen births in nearly every county in America.
- Massachusetts Environmental Public Health Tracking"Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) is the ongoing collection, integration, analysis, and interpretation of data about: environmental hazards (e.g., air pollutants), exposure to environmental hazards (e.g., childhood blood lead levels), health effects potentially related to exposure (e.g., asthma, cancer)."
- Population Health Statistics: Race and Ethnicity Reports"The Health Status Indicators by Race and Ethnicity contains charts and graphs depicting a comparison of health status indicators for Asians, Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Whites in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The following health status areas are represented: demographic data, maternal and infant health, mortality patterns, health status and risk behaviors, indicators of health care access, hospital discharge data, and AIDS incidence data."
- Mass.gov - Vital Records and Data Publications"The Registry of Vital Records and Statistics (RVRS) provides data about Massachusetts births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and fetal deaths for use by government agencies, researchers, and the public. RVRS also publishes annual birth and death reports that present the most frequently requested data including leading causes of death, teen birth rates, quality of prenatal care and infant mortality."
- Mass.gov - Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions StatisticsScroll down to find the reports based on geographic location.
To find the number of supermarkets / liquor stores:
STEP ONE
To find out information about businesses in your town or city, first learn the NACIS code for the business you are looking for.
What is a NACIS code?
"A NAICS (pronounced NAKES) Code is a classification within the North American Industry Classification System. The NAICS System was developed for use by Federal Statistical Agencies for the collection, analysis and publication of statistical data related to the US Economy." source: https://www.naics.com/what-is-a-naics-code-why-do-i-need-one/
- SEARCH NAICS CODES BY INDUSTRY
Search for a specific type of business. For example- "grocery store" or "liquor store."
STEP TWO
Use the "Advanced Search" feature of data.census.gov to add "filters" for the industry code and the city you are researching.
STEP THREE
Select a table to view
View the report, the number of establishments should be available. If it is not, try another recent report.
Crime
- Crime Data ExplorerThe CDE is an interactive tool, which enables law enforcement and the public to more easily use and understand the massive amounts of Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) data currently collected and published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) UCR Program managed by the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division.
- Uniform Crime Reporting Program"The UCR Program consists of four data collections: The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), the Summary Reporting System (SRS), the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA) Program, and the Hate Crime Statistics Program. The UCR Program publishes annual reports for each of these data collections and a preliminary semiannual report of summary data each winter, as well as special compilations on cargo theft, human trafficking, and NIBRS topical studies."
- Bureau of Justice StatisticsThe Mission of the Bureau of Justice Statistics is "to collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government. These data are critical to federal, state, and local policymakers in combating crime and ensuring that justice is both efficient and evenhanded."
- Arrest Data Analysis ToolFrom the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
1) Select Agency Level Counts
2) Select Annual Tables
3) Select Offense by Age and Race
Police
- Mapping Police ViolenceMapping Police Violence is a research collaborative collecting comprehensive data on police killings nationwide to quantify the impact of police violence in communities.
- The Washington Post - UPDATED database of fatal shootings by a police officer"This database contains records of every person shot by an on-duty police officer since Jan. 1, 2015, as well as the agencies involved in each event. It is updated regularly as fatal shootings are reported and as facts emerge about individual cases."
Laws
- US Protest Law Tracker"The US Protest Law Tracker, part of ICNL’s US Program, follows initiatives at the state and federal level since November 2016 that restrict the right to peaceful assembly. "
- Anti-CRT Law TrackingThe CRT Forward Tracking Project (FTP) identifies, tracks, and analyzes local, state, and federal activity that attempts to restrict access to truthful information about Critical Race Theory (CRT), race, and systemic racism. T