The Maryland Public Policy Institute
JULY 20, 2011
Raise your hand if you’ve ever heard of Baltimore Data Day. I, for one, had not until I read this brief write-up from Baltimore Brew, even though it has apparently been going on since 2000. The event is this Friday from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm at the University of Baltimore Thumel Business Center. From looking over the data available on the hosting organization’s website, the Baltimore Neighborhood Indications Alliance (BNIA), it seems like it will be a fascinating time.
I will pick out a few items from each category that I found rather interesting. Keep in mind that all these statistics are for Baltimore City alone; not for the state of Maryland as a whole.
· Housing & Community Development: Vacant homes are on the rise, while the median sales price has more than doubled since 2000. Foreclosures have almost doubled from 2008 to 2009.
· Children & Family Health: Median income has risen by over $8,000 since 2000 but still lags behind the national average of approximately $50,000 by over $11,000. In 2000, the number of married families in poverty was half the number of “other” families in poverty. The teen birth rate declined by almost 25% since 2000.
· Crime & Safety: Violent crime and juvenile arrests have both fallen rather dramatically since 2000. Juvenile arrests for violent crimes, however, are on the rise.
· Workforce/Economic Development: Unemployment stands at almost 13% -- that’s almost 4% over the national average. The city has lost 3.5% of all total employees in the past two years. We also lost almost 5,000 small businesses in the past year.
· Sanitation: Without a doubt, Baltimore is getting dirtier. There are far more rats, tons more dirty streets and alleys, and a few more clogged storm drains.
· Urban Environment/Transportation: (This chapter only available in .pdf format.) There are more potential hazardous wastes sites than before, and a slightly higher percentage of people driving (and driving longer). This might explain why the number of days with good air quality has been declining.
· Education & Youth: This is (mostly) encouraging. The dropout rate is falling, high school completion rates are higher than they were a few years ago, chronic absences are decreasing, and suspensions/expulsions are also declining. Still, High School Assessment achievement is also on the slide.
· Neighborhood Action: Pretty much everything in this section stayed pretty stable, so I won’t go into details. See for yourself, if you’re curious.
There is a lot more compelling information on their site, along with brief explanations and summaries of their findings. It is definitely worth checking into, and if anyone attends the event, please be sure to leave a comment telling those of us who cannot go how it was.
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