October 13th, 2006 | by Derek | published in Local Data, Mapping
Allison Klein and Dan Keating of the Washington Post used local crime data to show that “some of Washington’s most vibrant neighborhoods, destinations for suburbanites, barhoppers and urban professionals, share a lesser-known distinction: They have the highest concentrations of holdups in the city.” On Friday and Saturday nights, up to five robberies an hour occur [...]
September 15th, 2006 | by Derek | published in Mapping, State Data
Tim Nelson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, with CAR assistance from MaryJo Sylwester, mapped the results of the Ramsey County judicial primary on Sept. 12, posting the map and other data on paper’s City Hall Scoop blog. The results showed a broad city-suburban split in the vote.
September 12th, 2006 | by Derek | published in Mapping, State Data
Dan Murtaugh of the Mobile Press-Register used state data to show that Alabama’s sexual offender “law has had little effect in Mobile County, with at least 101 of the county’s 282 registered sex offenders listing home addresses within the restricted zones around schools and day cares.” Some exceptions within the law could permit registered offenders [...]
September 5th, 2006 | by Derek | published in Mapping, State Data
Andrew Tangel and Mike Chalmers of The News Journal mapped the addresses of more than 1,200 Delaware sex offenders, finding that “about 380 moderate- and high-risk sex offenders live within 500 feet of state-licensed child care centers. More than one in five child care centers statewide have a sex offender living that close.” Nearly 40 [...]
July 18th, 2006 | by Derek | published in Local Data, Mapping
Lori Montgomery and Elissa Silverman of the Washington Post, with an assist from your host, used local campaign finance data to find that the front-runners in D.C.’s mayoral race have very different fundraising strategies. “Much of [Linda] Cropp’s money has come from downtown developers, former government officials and other members of the city’s political establishment, [...]