Resources for Public Safety Reporting
This resource bank was designed to support journalists in the many newsrooms across the country who are moving away from episodic crime coverage in favor of a more robust public safety beat. Below you will find dozens of sources of information about traditionally overlooked public safety issues, like wage theft, housing discrimination, air and water pollution, price fixing, building code violations, tax evasion, and crimes committed by prison guards, prosecutors, and police. Each is tagged by resource type (reports, press releases, databases, etc...), agency/organization type (governmental, non-profit, etc...), and coverage area (national, state, etc...).
Issue | Resource | Resource Type | Agency/Org | Agency/Org Type | Coverage Area |
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Workplace Violations | 10(j) Injunctions | Searchable database | |||
Housing Violations | Austin 311 Service Request Database | Searchable database | |||
Housing Violations | Baltimore City Open Violation Notices | Searchable database | |||
Environmental Hazards | Blood Lead Surveillance Data | Searchable database | |||
Crimes Committed by Police, Prosecutors, and Other Criminal Legal Officials | Board of Corrections Reports | Reports | |||
Housing Violations | Boston 311 Service Request Database | Searchable database | |||
Corporate Crime | CA Reports and statistics | Reports | |||
Wage Theft | CA Wage Claim Search | Searchable database | |||
Environmental Hazards | Workplace Violations | Chemical Exposure Health Data | Searchable database | |||
Housing Violations | Chicago 311 Service Request Database | Searchable database | |||
Housing Violations | Cincinnati 311 Service Request Database | Searchable database | |||
Housing Violations | Cincinnati Code Enforcement Data | Searchable database | |||
Housing Violations | Civil Justice Data Commons | Searchable database | |||
Wage Theft | Community Protection Division | Contact information | |||
Wage Theft | Compliance Action Data | Individual-level data set | |||
Environmental Hazards | Consumer Safety News Releases | Press releases | |||
Housing Violations | Contact Information for Local Public Housing Agencies | Searchable database | |||
Crimes Committed by Police, Prosecutors, and Other Criminal Legal Officials | Correctional Association of New York Press Releases | Press releases | |||
Wage Theft | D.C. Wage Theft Lawsuits | Press releases | |||
Crimes Committed by Police, Prosecutors, and Other Criminal Legal Officials | Detention Facilities Oversight Board | Contact information | Meeting minutes | Press releases | |||
Workplace Violations | EBSA Enforcement Data | Individual-level data set | |||
Workplace Violations | Enforcement Cases with Initial Penalties of $40,000 or Above | Searchable database | |||
Environmental Hazards | Environmental Justice Screening & Mapping Tool | Interactive mapping tool | |||
Environmental Hazards | Environmental Working Group Tap Water Database | Articles | Contact information | Searchable database | |||
Corporate Crime | Environmental Hazards | EPA Civil Cases & Settlements | Searchable database | |||
Environmental Hazards | EPA Enforcement & Compliance History | Searchable database | |||
Workplace Violations | Equal Opportunity Employment Commission News | Press releases | |||
Workplace Violations | Establishment Search | Searchable database | |||
Workplace Violations | Establishment Specific Injury and Illness Data | Individual-level data set | |||
Workplace Violations | Fatality and Catastrophe Investigation Summaries | Searchable database | |||
Workplace Violations | Fatality Inspection Data | Searchable database | |||
Governmental Fraud | Filings & Financial Information of Public Companies & Funds | Searchable database | |||
Environmental Hazards | Georgia Drinking Water | Contact information | Data | Press releases | |||
Workplace Violations | Graphs & Data | Data tables | |||
Housing Violations | Housing Justice League Tenant Associations | Contact information | |||
Housing Violations | Houston 311 Service Request Database | Searchable database | |||
Environmental Hazards | Humane Handling Data | Searchable database | |||
Wage Theft | Illegal Worker Misclassification: Payroll Fraud in the District’s Construction Industry | Reports | |||
Crimes Committed by Police, Prosecutors, and Other Criminal Legal Officials | Jail Oversight Board | Contact information | Press releases | |||
Housing Violations | Kansas City 311 Service Request Database | Searchable database | |||
Environmental Hazards | Meat, Poultry, & Egg Contaminants | Searchable database | |||
Housing Violations | Miami 311 Service Request Database | Searchable database | |||
Environmental Hazards | Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, & Energy | Searchable database | Water testing resources | |||
Environmental Hazards | Millions Served by Water Systems Detecting Lead | Searchable map | |||
Crimes Committed by Police, Prosecutors, and Other Criminal Legal Officials | Monthly Outcome Reports | Reports | |||
Crimes Committed by Police, Prosecutors, and Other Criminal Legal Officials | Monthly Reports | Reports | |||
Workplace Violations | MSHA Enforcement Data | Individual-level data set | |||
Environmental Hazards | Multisystem Water Safety Data | Searchable database | |||
Housing Violations | Nashville 311 Service Request Database | Searchable database | |||
Environmental Hazards | Nevada Lead Compliance Data | Contact information | Searchable database | |||
Housing Violations | New York City Eviction Crisis Monitor | Searchable database | |||
Corporate Crime | NY White Collar Crime | Press releases | |||
Housing Violations | NYC 311 Service Request Database | Searchable database | |||
Housing Violations | NYC Eviction Tracker | Searchable database | |||
Housing Violations | NYC Housing Maintenance Code Violations | Searchable database | |||
Workplace Violations | OFCCP Compliance Evaluation and Complaint Investigation Data | Individual-level data set | |||
Housing Violations | Oklahoma Eviction Tracker | Searchable database | |||
Workplace Violations | OSHA Enforcement Data | Individual-level data set | |||
Crimes Committed by Police, Prosecutors, and Other Criminal Legal Officials | Pennsylvania Prison Society News and Resources | Press releases | Searchable database | |||
Crimes Committed by Police, Prosecutors, and Other Criminal Legal Officials | Police Scorecard | Reports | |||
Crimes Committed by Police, Prosecutors, and Other Criminal Legal Officials | Police Shootings Database | Searchable database | |||
Environmental Hazards | Press Releases | Press releases | |||
Workplace Violations | Recent Charges and Petitions Filings | Searchable database | |||
Housing Violations | Recent Press Releases on Federal Housing Policy Change | Press releases | |||
Crimes Committed by Police, Prosecutors, and Other Criminal Legal Officials | Reports | Reports | |||
Crimes Committed by Police, Prosecutors, and Other Criminal Legal Officials | Reports and Inspections | Reports | Searchable database | |||
Housing Violations | San Francisco Eviction Tracker | Searchable database | |||
Housing Violations | San Francisco Housing & Building Violations | Searchable database | |||
Consumer Fraud | Scam Tracker | Searchable database | |||
Housing Violations | Seattle Building & Property Complaints | Searchable database | |||
Workplace Violations | Severe Injury Reports | Individual-level data set | |||
Governmental Fraud | Workplace Violations | State Consumer Protection Offices | Contact information | |||
Workplace Violations | State Occupational Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Data tables | |||
Environmental Hazards | Summary of Criminal Prosecutions | Searchable database | |||
Housing Violations | Tenants Together | Contact information | Press releases | |||
Housing Violations | Tenants Union Washington State | Contact information | |||
Housing Violations | The Cost of Eviction Calculator | Calculator | Searchable database | |||
Environmental Hazards | The Lead Map | Searchable map | Water testing resources | |||
Crimes Committed by Police, Prosecutors, and Other Criminal Legal Officials | The US Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General | Press releases | |||
Crimes Committed by Police, Prosecutors, and Other Criminal Legal Officials | The US Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General | Reports | |||
Housing Violations | Tracking Tenant Unions | Contact information | |||
Environmental Hazards | Violation Tracker | Searchable database | |||
Workplace Violations | Virtual Newsroom | Press releases | |||
Wage Theft | Wage Theft Division | Contact information | |||
Wage Theft | Wage Theft Division | Contact information | |||
Wage Theft | Wage Theft Prevention and Enforcement Commission | Contact information | |||
Wage Theft | Wage Theft Unit | Contact information | |||
Wage Theft | Wage Violations & Penalties | Searchable database | |||
Housing Violations | Weekly Eviction Tracker | Searchable database | |||
Workplace Violations | Worker Issues | Contact information | |||
Workplace Violations | Worker News Updates | Press releases | |||
Workplace Violations | Workplace Injuries, Illnesses, & Fatalities | Searchable database | |||
Workplace Violations | Workplace Justice Division | Contact information |