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Could Your Police Department Be Inflating Rape Clearance Rates?
Look up more than 100 of the largest police jurisdictions in the country to see their clearance rates broken down.
How North Carolina’s Early Voting Changes Affect Voters
Residents of poor and rural counties have to drive farther than others to get to the polls during early balloting. Our map lets you explore the data.
The Informed Voter’s Guide to Making Sure Your Vote Counts
Worried about voting? Here’s what to know before you go.
Miseducation
Is there racial inequality at your school? Look up more than 96,000 individual public and charter schools and 17,000 school districts to see how they compare.
Meet the Data Institute Class of 2018
We’re thrilled to announce the 12 outstanding journalists who will be joining us for the Data Institute this year.
How Well Are Your Elections Run?
Election Day is only weeks away. Find out how — and how well — your county or town handles election administration.
New in Trump Town: Staffer Resumes
After discovering that the resumes of political appointees include information not revealed on their financial disclosure forms, Property of the People used data from Trump Town and Freedom of Information Act requests to obtain as many staff resumes as possible.
How We Compared Clinical Trial and Cancer Incidence Data
An in-depth look at newly approved cancer drugs, who participates in their clinical trials and who is affected by those cancers.
How the Army Corps’ Hesitation Nearly Destroyed a City
When the worst flood in nearly a century hit Cairo, Illinois, in 2011, the Army Corps waited before following an emergency plan designed to save a city of 2,800 people. See how that week unfolded and the delays and indecision that cost millions in avoidable damage.
To See How Levees Increase Flooding, We Built Our Own
We ran water through a room-sized river model to show how levees can make flooding worse. Try it yourself.
Updated: Facebook Political Ad Collector
See how political advertisers target you. Use this database to search for political ads based on who was meant to see them.
The Immigrant Children’s Shelters Near You
We found 100 facilities holding immigrant children and have mapped 88 of them. Help us find out more about the facilities and the children being held there.
We’ve Added 2016 Data to Dollars for Docs
Is your doctor taking money from drug or device companies? Check with our newly updated app.
Estos son los centros con niños inmigrantes que están cerca de ti
Hemos encontrado 100 instalaciones donde están los menores inmigrantes y hemos mapeado 79 de ellas. Ayúdanos a descubrir más sobre los centros y albergues y sobre los niños que están en ellos.
Paying the President
Track the money that goes into the president’s pocket from political campaigns and taxpayers.
How Voting Laws Have Changed Since 2016
See the new legislation and legal cases in your state that have the potential to change how you vote this November.
Has Your School Been Investigated for Civil Rights Violations?
For the first time ever, ProPublica is making available the status of all of the civil rights cases that have been resolved during the past three years, as well as pending investigations. See if your school district or college is being investigated for civil rights violations and why.
Every Day, a Child is Held Beyond Medical Necessity in Illinois
Hundreds of children and teens in state care are held each year in psychiatric hospitals for weeks or months at a time — even though they have been cleared to leave.
Electionland 2018
There is no act more central to a democracy than voting. Electionland is a project that is covering access to the ballot and problems that prevent eligible voters from casting their ballots during the 2018 elections.
