Over the course of the Violence Data Landscape (VDL) project, SCY worked to engage interested individuals and organizations in the VDL work and continued to foster the learning environment established during the VDL’s formative phase. In that phase, four broad categories of data users were identified: researchers, agencies, media and the public. To understand these data users and their needs, staff conducted semi-structured interviews with 2-3 key informants from each of these categories.
SCY also led a review of the opportunities provided or limitations imposed by stakeholders beyond the groups involved in the VDL, with a particular focus on how data sharing is affected by federal requirements for the protection of data. Staff reviewed definitions of “violence data” used in various contexts and facilitated a process by which the core group would determine a definition of “violence data” that is most relevant to the VDL project. SCY then compiled a catalog of violence-related data systems in Illinois and developed brief descriptions of the systems, along with tips on how to access the data.
The VDL site has been created to share the catalog of violence data systems. Availability of these resources will be promoted through the list of VDL stakeholders, the relevant Lurie Children’s networks (Illinois Violent Death Reporting System, SCY, and Child Health Data Lab), and other networks suggested by the core group.
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Self-report surveys of adult health risk factors including: health care access/coverage, substance use, and chronic health indicators. Data can be sorted by state and demographics. Illinois data collected in 2013.
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Chicago Community Area Data
Rob Paral and Associates: Their work offers data and insight into the Midwest and Illinois, with special emphasis on issues impacting health and disability. The extensive publications on immigration-related topics cover demographics, immigration and the economy, voting and civic participation/integration, the undocumented and other issues.
Chicago Health Atlas
Explore and compare health-related data over time and across Chicago community areas. Data indicators include social and economic factors, environment, and health care quality. Users may review this data to identify opportunities to improve health and well-being in Chicago.
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Child Health Data Lab, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
CHDL performs epidemiological research to identify risks to healthy youth development and to evaluate programs to strengthen youth-serving organizations.
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Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning Community Data Snapshots
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning’s (CMAP) Community Data Snapshots summarize demographic, housing, employment, transportation, land use, revenue, and water data in northeastern Illinois. Each year, CMAP updates these snapshots for the region’s seven counties (Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will), 284 communities, and 77 Chicago neighborhoods.
Chicago Public Schools
School progress report cards that provide information on schools’ academic performance, school culture and climate, overall performance rating, and student demographics for each Chicago Public School.
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City of Chicago Data Portal
City datasets include Chicago crime, food inspections, 311 service requests, city boundaries, and performance metrics. Categories include public safety, community & economic development, and health services.
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Chicago Police Department – CLEARMAP
Allows users to search for maps and tables of reported community concerns (categorized by type of crime). Provides summaries by beat, district, ward, community area, and census tract.
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Diversity Data Kids
Users may explore measures of child well-being and policy analysis with interactive visualizations. This data source documents diversity, opportunity, and equity among US children
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Easy access to Juvenile Populations
Access national, state, and county level population data and create detailed population profiles for single jurisdictions or compare across states and counties
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Heartland Alliance Reports, Publications, and Data
Heartland’s data dashboards are created to help researchers, program managers, community members, government leaders and all leaders learn about the well-being of their communities and those that they serve. Reports include an annual Signature Report focusing on poverty and other reports on topical issues related to inequality in Illinois.
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Research & Analysis Unit
Clearinghouse of criminal justice and risk factor datasets collected by other state agencies. Access the most current available data, including associated rates that are calculated with census data and county-level estimates.
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Illinois Poverty Report
Annual report with county-level poverty and well-being data. Allows users to understand poverty in their communities and use the data to gain insights into specific populations and learn about poverty-related issues.
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Illinois State Police Uniform Crime Reports
Access annual reports and datasets on topics that include: index crimes, crime rates, hate crimes, domestic offenses, and school incidents on state- and county-wide levels and by police department.
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Illinois Violent Death Reporting System
Part of the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS), which pools information from multiple sources (primarily death certificate, coroner/medical examiner, and law enforcement data) about the “who, when, where, and how” of violent deaths.
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Illinois Youth Survey
Self-report survey administered in school settings and designed to gather information about a variety of health and social risk factors. Survey content includes questions about demographic information, activity participation, substance use/perceptions, home environment, safety, school experiences, and nutrition/exercise.
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MapChicago
Interactive map of Chicago displaying facilities, transit routes, political boundaries, street closures, TIF districts, liquor licenses and other data of general interest.
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Miseducation
Interactive map of racial disparities in educational opportunities and school discipline. Contains data for nearly 100,000 schools in the nation, with fields that can be broken down by ethnicity to provide a snapshot of inequities across schools and districts. This database was last updated in October 2018, and it is not currently being updated. Researchers can find more recent data at the U.S. Department of Education’s Civil Rights Data Collection site.
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National Neighborhood Indicators Project
Biannual report that provides summary information on the local neighborhood-level data that partners hold (partners serve as local data intermediaries). Summary reports include the following characteristics: data sources, geographic level, record type, most recent year of data, and number of years of data.
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OpenGrid
Open source platform that allows users to learn more about their communities based on the queries they enter. Users can build datasets that encompass real-time or historical events (i.e. crimes, graffiti removal, alley lights out, and potholes).
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Opioid Misuse Tool
Interactive map displays overdose hotspots from 2008-2017 and overlays them with data that provide additional context to opioid addiction and death. Users can create county-level maps illustrating the relationship between community demographics and fatal drug overdoses.
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Places: Local Data for Better Health
Provides small area estimates for chronic disease risk factors, health outcomes, and clinical preventive service use for the largest 500 cities in the U.S. Interactive maps allow users to explore the geographic distribution of health-related variables in their community.
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PolicyMap
User-friendly online mapping with demographic, health, and employment data. Users can create data tables, maps, and reports. Sign up to access the complete data warehouse and PolicyMap’s full analytical abilities.
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United States Census Bureau American Community Survey
Survey that collects information on employment, educational attainment, veteran status, etc. Data is collected on an ongoing basis and findings are relayed in the form of estimates, tables, tools, and analytical reports. Users may also request a custom tabulation.
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United States Census Bureau: Explore Census Data
Users may build datasets and review information based on: topics of interest (including demographics, healthcare coverage, education, employment, etc), geographies, race and ethnic groups, industry codes, and EEO occupation codes.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention WISQARS
Database that provides fatal and nonfatal injury (including assault, sexual assault, legal intervention and self-harm), violent death, and cost of injury data from a variety sources.
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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
National, state, and local Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) middle and high school survey data from 1991 – 2013. Topics include behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries, violence, alcohol/drug use, sexual risk behaviors, and additional health-risk behaviors.
