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Posts Tagged ‘Database Library’
Updated inspection data available on the nation’s bridges
Now updated for 2014, the National Bridge Inventory database can help you assess the soundness of bridges in your area. Journalists can use the data to investigate bridges by identifying those with structural problems, or that haven’t been recently inspected. Other key fields include average daily traffic and overall sufficiency rating. The records represent information from the…
Read MoreUpdated data on small business loans now available
This week we posted updated data on loans backed by the Small Business Administration. The SBA 7a database has loan records going back to 1990 (prior years available on request); fields include the name and address of the business getting the loan, franchise and industry codes, the bank lending the money, the amount loaned, and (where…
Read MoreUpdated data on home mortgage applications now available from NICAR
The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) database has just been updated in the NICAR Data Library. Loan application records for 2013 are now available. What’s in it? This Act requires all banks, savings and loans, savings banks and credit unions with assets of more than $33 million and offices in metropolitan areas to report mortgage…
Read MoreSuggest a database and help expand the NICAR Data Library
NICAR is looking to add new data sets to its collection, and we’re interested in your suggestions. We’re looking for national, multi-state, or multi-country data sets that are potentially valuable to reporters and are not easily accessible. Our goal is to enable access to and use of important data, and we need help identifying targets…
Read MoreNICAR Data Library releases updated DOE campus crime data
The NICAR Database Library has updated the Department of Education’s Campus Crime data to include the most recent reports on alleged crime, arrests and discipline reported for 2012. Buy it here. What’s in it? The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act is a federal law that requires colleges…
Read MoreUpdated FBI Uniform Crime Reports now available
The NICAR Database Library has updated the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports, one of the best resources for national crime statistics. The most current reports are for 2012. WHAT’S IN IT? Law enforcement agencies around the country voluntarily* submit reports to the FBI on what are known as “index” crimes: Murder, nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery,…
Read MoreThe beginning of NICAR talk
Welcome to the inauguration of the NICAR talk blog. Here we will discuss all things NICAR: data, FOIA requests, tools, skills, tactics, tips, and anything else that relates to CAR. Join in the discussion by leaving a thoughtful comment.
Read MoreNICAR releases updated Death Master File, for cheap
The NICAR Database Library has just updated the Social Security Administration’s Death Master File (DMF), which is now current as of Nov. 30, 2013. We purchased the last full copy of the data available before the Social Security Administration changed the rule around access, limiting the most recent three years of data (and most likely…
Read MoreTwo Small Business Administration databases updated at NICAR
The NICAR database library has updated data from two Small Business Administration loan programs: The 7a loans program provides loans to small business owners who can’t obtain financing through traditional channels. The database covers loans from 1950 – Sept. 30, 2013. See below for more details. The disaster loans program is the primary form of…
Read MoreIRE welcomes new Google Journalism Fellow
This summer IRE will welcome Aram Chung, a student at Columbia University in New York, as its Google Journalism Fellow. Chung is working on a dual graduate degree in journalism and computer science. She is focusing on computational journalism, data visualization, news design and social media. Chung has participated in the ProPublica Pair Programming Project,…
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