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Stay-at-Home Order May Have Increased Domestic Violence in Louisville
As Kentucky begins its gradual reopening from the COVID-19 shutdown, many of the consequences of sheltering in place become more...
Austin Dillon
May 19, 20203 min read
As COVID-19 Lockdowns Persist, So Does Deadly Violence
As we approach the end of the second month of the Great Pause, a clearer picture has emerged of violent crime during this period....
Josh Crawford
May 1, 20203 min read
NEW REPORT: The Case for COPS 3.0
This January, we debuted our District Data Dashboard. The Dashboard tracks six county-level data points that we feel must be improved for...
Josh Crawford
Apr 23, 20202 min read
Tennessee has Tested 3x as Many Residents as Kentucky and has 40% Fewer Deaths Per Capita
Comparisons to Tennessee are commonplace in Kentucky and the state government response to the coronavirus has been no different. In the...
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Apr 22, 20203 min read
Research Continues to Show Lingering Impact of Violence
Jersey signed by 17 year old homicide victim Devin Sesay's teammates and presented to his mother Eleven months ago, we released our...
Josh Crawford
Nov 14, 20192 min read
Lexington's Unemployment Rate is Below 3 Percent. How Do Other Metro Areas Compare?
Every month the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases area specific wage and employment data for metro areas. Kentucky is in a unique...
Jordan Harris
Jun 24, 20193 min read
Research Shows Fewer Police Officers Means More Crime. Cutting Them Could Cost Louisville Much More.
With the bipartisan rejection of an insurance tax hike, Louisville Metro Government must redirect $35 million to pension obligations for...
Josh Crawford
Mar 28, 20194 min read
Decreases in Homicide Continue to Correspond with Increases in LMPD Self-Initiated Policing
Eight months ago, after meaningful drops in homicides and shootings in Louisville, we first examined the role that self-initiated...
Josh Crawford
Mar 4, 20191 min read
Drop in Homicides and Shootings a Step in Right Direction
As cities like Baltimore and St. Louis continue to struggle with rising homicides and non-fatal shootings, the release of the LMPD UCR...
Josh Crawford
Jul 24, 20183 min read
A Look Back at JCPS Testing Performance
The Kentucky Department of Education is phasing out its accountability standards and scores that have been in place for over a decade....
Dasha Kolyaskina
Jul 16, 20184 min read
Lowest K-12 Achievement Scores in Louisville are West of 3rd Street and South of Watterson Expresswa
Every year, the Kentucky Department of Education releases report cards to assess the performance of the schools and school districts in...
Dasha Kolyaskina
May 9, 20182 min read
Enough is Enough
Louisville’s first football game last season was a dazzling performance by Lamar Jackson. I was lucky enough to be there in person. Sure,...
Jordan Harris
Apr 15, 20172 min read
Mayor Fischer is Right. Urban Charter Schools Work.
To the dismay of some members of the Jefferson County Public School board, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer has voiced his support for...
Jordan Harris
Mar 7, 20172 min read
Could Cincinnati's CIRV Program Help Louisville Address Gang Violence?
In 2015, the US experienced a 3.9% increase in violent crime nation-wide, and while national data isn’t yet available for all of 2016,...
Josh Crawford
Feb 28, 20173 min read
Survey Results Illustrate a Divided Louisville
Do the people of Louisville love their city? New survey results suggest that this answer is not so easy to come by. While overall it...
Jared Crawford
Feb 8, 20173 min read
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