The City of Galveston is scheduled to issue $32 million in Capital Improvement Bonds to finance capital projects related to the city’s infrastructure and maintenance. The bond is scheduled for sale as a single series on the week of October 7th with Raymond James as...
Public Safety
U.S. State Crime Rates – Comparing Types of Crimes Across the States
Report - U.S. State Crime Rates by Type for All 50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico This report gives researchers and citizens an opportunity to look at U.S. state crime rates, what crimes are being committed and in what frequency, for all 50 states plus Puerto Rico and...
Police, Prisoners, and Crimes: A Look at the Numbers
MuniNet Takes a Look at Public Criminal Justice Data Available to Answer Questions Criminal justice and public safety are some of the most frequently discussed and scrutinized government functions. One of the reasons for its persistent importance is that crime is...
New Chicago Survey Takes the Pulse of Resident Views of City
Chicago Resident's Views Both Reinforce and Surprise Earlier this month, the New York Times and the Kaiser Family Foundation conducted a survey of 1,123 Chicago residents aged 18 and over, randomly selected, to gather information of their current views toward their...
Mining the Web: U.S. Prison Population on the Decline
The Pew Public Safety Performance Project (PSPP) recently released a project updated entitled, “U.S. Prison Count Continues to Drop.” The update says that after nearly four decades of “explosive growth,” the U.S. prison population declined for two years in a row (from...
U.S. Immigration Trends: Numbers Continue to Rise
by guest contributor, Peter Fugiel, Ph.D. Legal Immigration Rate Held Steady during the Recession U.S. population to reach 420 million mid-century; 600 million possible by 2100? It is seldom that the sheer metrics of a trend are too big to comprehend. While everyone...
Illinois Tollway Drivers Help Finance Roadway Improvements
On January 1, 2012, drivers using the Illinois Tollway system began digging a little deeper into their pockets to pay for the use of the highways. The toll rate increase was approved by the Illinois State Toll Highway Board in conjunction with its $12 billion Move...