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Data Resources for All Community Indicators

Organizations and agencies concerned with the well-being of communities and the people within them have determined that certain data sets are useful in describing the well-being of a given community or population.  These data sets are called "community indicators."  They have been categorized in a number of different ways according to the organizations that monitor them.  "Although a number of cities, states, and regions in the United States have comprehensive key indicator systems, there is no such system for the United States as a whole." (www.gao.gov/npi/) In addition to what is listed below, an extensive list of data sources may be found here:

http://www.firstgov.gov/Topics/Reference_Shelf/Data.shtml

 

 

When you click on any of the topics below, you will find links to relevant data sources. Additional links will be added in the future, and suggestions are welcomed. Please send them to Diane.Maxwell@maine.gov.

1. Children, Youth and Family
2. Community Life and Civic Health
3. Cultural Life and the Arts
4. Demographics
5. Economy
6. Education
7. Environment
8. Governance
9. Health and Human Services
10. Housing
11. Media, Communications and Technology
12. Public Safety
13. Seniors
14. Transportation

1. Children, Youth and Family

Annie E. Casey Foundation - KIDSCOUNT
http://www.aecf.org/kidscount

• CLIKS (Community Level Information on Kids) Online Data
  http://www.aecf.org/cgi-bin/cliks.cgi
• KIDS COUNT State-Level Data Online
  http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/sld/databook.jsp

Child Welfare League of America, National Data Analysis System
http://ndas.cwla.org

• Adoption Data
  http://ndas.cwla.org/data_stats/access/predefined/home.asp?MainTopicID=
• Agency Adminstration
  http://ndas.cwla.org/data_stats/access/predefined/home.asp?MainTopicID=
• Data and Statistics
  http://ndas.cwla.org/data_stats/

Childtrends Databank
http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/

• Health Related Behaviors
  http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/behaviors.cfm
• Health Status and Disability
  http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/status.cfm
• Mental Health
  http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/mental.cfm

Fight Crime Invest in Kids
http://www.fightcrime.org/

• Fight Crime Invest in Kids- Polls
  http://www.fightcrime.org/polls.php
• Fight Crime Invest in Kids Reports
  http://www.fightcrime.org/reports.php
• Maine's Childcare Crisis: A Crime Prevention Tragedy
  http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/stateCC/maineCC.pdf

Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Behavioral and Developmental Services (BDS)
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bds/

• Children's Services
  http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bds/children/home.html

Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Behavioral and Developmental Services (BDS), Office of Substance Abuse (OSA)
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bds/osa/

• 1997 Fact Sheet Sheets
  http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bds/osa/data/facts/index.htm
• 2002 OSA Annual Report (pdf)
  http://www.state.me.us/bds/osa/pubs/osa/2003/annual02.pdf
• OneME Archival Indicators
  http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bds/osa/data/
• MYDAUS (Maine Youth Drug and Alcohol Use Survey) reports by county
  http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bds/osa/data/mydaus/index.htm
• MYDAUS summary and technical reports
  http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bds/osa/data/mydaus/index.htm

Maine Department of Corrections
http://www.maine.gov/corrections/

• Juvenile Justice Advisory Group
  http://www.state.me.us/corrections/jjag/index.html
• Resources and Links Page
  http://www.state.me.us/corrections/jjag/Links.htm

Maine Department of Public Safety

• Crime in Maine
  http://www.state.me.us/dps/cim/crime_in_maine/cim.htm

Maine Mark
http://www.mainemarks.org/

Maine State Planning Office
http://www.state.me.us/spo/

• Maine State Planning Office: Economics, Demographics and Census
  http://www.state.me.us/spo/economics
• Town Level Economic and Demographic Data
  http://www.state.me.us/spo/economics/economics/newlist.php

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/index.html

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org

• Census of juveniles in residential placement databook: CJRP
  http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/cjrp/
• Easy Access to state and county juvenile court case counts
  http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/ezaco/
• Juvenile court information by Maine county
  http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/ezapop/asp/age3.asp?linkPercent=&linkType=
• Juvenile Justice clearinghouse page
  http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/about/clearh.html
• Juvenile justice facts and figures
  http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/facts/facts.html
• Statistical briefing book:
  http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/index.html

Also see Education section below.

2. Community Life and Civic Health

Maine Community Foundation

• Social Capital Survey
  http://www.mainecf.org/html/initiatives/socialcapital.html

Maine Department of Public Safety

• Hate Crime in Maine
  http://www.state.me.us/dps/cim/crime_in_maine/2004contents.htm

Maine Department of the Secretary of State

• Registered Voters
  http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/enr/enr04g.htm

US Census

• Voting Rates, Nov. 2000
  www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/p20-542.pdf

3. Cultural Life and the Arts

Maine Arts Commission
www.maineculture.org

• Maine Arts Commission Cultural Network Website
  www.maineculture.org

Urban Institute
http://www.urban.org/

• Data from "The National Survey of America's Families provides a comprehensive look at the well-being of children and non-elderly adults. (Free registration.)
  http://anfdata.urban.org/drsurvey/login.cfm

4. Demographics (General)

United States Census Bureau, American Factfinder           
http://factfinder.census.gov

5. Economy

Maine Department of Economic and Community Development
http://www.econdevmaine.com/

Maine Department of Labor
http://www.maine.gov/labor/

• Labor Statistics
  http://www.maine.gov/labor/labor_stats/index.html

Maine State Planning Office
http://www.state.me.us/spo/

• Economics, Demographics and Census
  http://www.state.me.us/spo/economics
• Town Level Economic and Demographic Data
  http://www.state.me.us/spo/economics/economics/newlist.php

6. Education

Great Schools.Net
School Information for public, private and charter schools nationwide
http://www.greatschools.net/

Hamilton Fish Institute
A national resource for the research and development of school violence prevention strategies
http://www.hamfish.org/

• Maine Data Summary
  http://www.hamfish.org/data/state/me/
• State Level Data Trends
  http://www.hamfish.org/data/state/

Maine Department of Education
http://www.state.me.us/education/index.html

Data Center

• Maine Department of Education Data
  http://www.maine.gov/education/datalist.htm
• Student Enrollment and Demographics
  http://www.maine.gov/education/data/studentdata.htm
• Maine Educational Assessment Scores
  http://www.state.me.us/education/mea/edmea.htm
• Maine Department of Education - Special Education Child Count Reports
  http://www.state.me.us/education/speced/EFS05/public_reports

Coordinated School Health Programs
Data page containing links to health related data archives
http://www.mainecshp.com/data.html

National Center for Education Statistics

• Education statistics
  http://nces.ed.gov/edstats/
• Indicators of School Safety Report
  http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2003/2003009.pdf
• The Common Core of Data (CCD), a program of the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics, is a comprehensive, annual, national statistical database of information concerning all public elementary and secondary schools
  http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/
• Great school district maps! http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/

• The Nation's Report Card: State Reading 2002 Report
  http://www.nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2003526

7. Environment

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
http://www.epa.gov

Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP)
http://www.maine.gov/dep/

8. Governance

Maine Municipal Association
http://www.memun.org/

• Tax Data/Statistics
  http://www.memun.org/Public/Local_Govt/tax_data.htm

Maine State Planning Office
http://www.state.me.us/spo/

• Governance & Resource Links
  http://www.state.me.us/spo/links.php

9. Health and Human Services

Maine Department of Health & Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (formerly Bureau of Health)
Links to various data collection programs.
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bohodr/

• Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
  http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bohodr/brfsspge.htm

Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Behavioral and Developmental Services (BDS)
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bds/

• Children's Services
  http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bds/children/home.html

Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Behavioral and Developmental Services (BDS), Office of Substance Abuse (OSA)
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bds/osa/

• 1997 Fact Sheet Sheets
   http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bds/osa/data/facts/index.htm
• 2002 OSA Annual Report (pdf)
  http://www.state.me.us/bds/osa/pubs/osa/2003/annual02.pdf
• OneME Archival Indicators
  http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bds/osa/data/
• MYDAUS (Maine Youth Drug and Alcohol Use Survey) reports by county
  http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bds/osa/data/mydaus/index.htm
  MYDAUS summary and technical reports
  http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bds/osa/data/mydaus/index.htm

Coordinated School Health Programs
Data page containing links to health related data archives
http://www.mainecshp.com/data.html

National Center for Health Statistics (CDC)
Data Warehouse for CDC; Mostly national statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/datawh.htm

• Home page
  http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
• Survey and Data Collection Systems
  http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/express.htm

National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

• NIAAA Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Science Database (ETOH)
  http://etoh.niaaa.nih.gov/
• NIAAA Database links
  http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/databases/databases.htm
• NIAAA Quick Facts
  http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/databases/qf.htm

United States Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA)

• National Mental Health Information Center, Mental Health Services Locator
  http://www.mentalhealth.org/databases/kdata.asp?D1=ME&B1=Search

10. Housing

Maine State Housing Authority (MSHA)
http://www.mainehousing.org/

11. Media, Communications/Technology

Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC)
http://www.maine.gov/mpuc/industries/telecom/

12. Public Safety

Fight Crime Invest in Kids
http://www.fightcrime.org/

• Fight Crime Invest in Kids- Polls
  http://www.fightcrime.org/polls.php
• Fight Crime Invest in Kids Reports
  http://www.fightcrime.org/reports.php
• Maine's Childcare Crisis: A Crime Prevention Tragedy
  http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/stateCC/maineCC.pdf

Hamilton Fish Institute
A national resource for the research and development of school violence prevention strategies
http://www.hamfish.org/

• Maine Data Summary
  http://www.hamfish.org/data/state/me/
• State Level Data Trends
  http://www.hamfish.org/data/state/

Maine Department of Corrections
http://www.maine.gov/corrections/

• Juvenile Justice Advisory Group
  http://www.state.me.us/corrections/jjag/index.html
• Resources and Links Page
  http://www.state.me.us/corrections/jjag/Links.htm

Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Behavioral and Developmental Services (BDS), Office of Substance Abuse (OSA)
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bds/osa/

• 1997 Fact Sheet Sheets
  http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bds/osa/data/facts/index.htm
• 2002 OSA Annual Report (pdf)
  http://www.state.me.us/bds/osa/pubs/osa/2003/annual02.pdf
• OneME Archival Indicators
  http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bds/osa/data/
• MYDAUS (Maine Youth Drug and Alcohol Use Survey) reports by county
  http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bds/osa/data/mydaus/index.htm
• MYDAUS summary and technical reports
  http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bds/osa/data/mydaus/index.htm

Maine Department of Public Safety

• Crime in Maine
  http://www.state.me.us/dps/cim/crime_in_maine/cim.htm

Maine Statistical Analysis Center

• Criminal Justice Research
  http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/justiceresearch/

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/index.html

National Criminal Justice Reference
http://www.ncjrs.org/

• Juvenile justice reports
  http://virlib.ncjrs.org/JuvenileJustice.asp

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org

• Census of juveniles in residential placement databook: CJRP
  http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/cjrp/
• Easy Access to state and county juvenile court case counts
  http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/ezaco/
• Juvenile court information by Maine county
  http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/ezapop/asp/age3.asp?linkPercent=&linkType=
• Juvenile Justice clearinghouse page
  http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/about/clearh.html
• Juvenile justice facts and figures
  http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/facts/facts.html
• Statistical briefing book:
  http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/index.html

U.S. Department of Justice · Office of  Justice Programs

• Bureau of Justice Statistics
  http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/

13. Senior Citizens

Maine Senior Citizen Resources                 
http://www.maine.gov/portal/living/seniors.html

14. Transportation

Bureau of Transportation Statistics (US)
http://www.bts.gov/

Maine Dept. of Transportation
http://www.maine.gov/mdot/index.php

Research Division
http://www.state.me.us/mdot/transportation-research/transportation-research-div.php

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