Jobs & Unemployment
Who has access to paid sick and medical leave?
When the government releases new data—or when we go digging for hard-to-find, interesting information—you’ll find the resulting reports here. The Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Congressional Budget Office, and more: we provide bias-free context and visuals to help you understand the latest from these agencies. USAFacts is always digging into data, so check back often for new reports.
Police & Law Enforcement
The candidates discussed the pandemic and economic recovery, climate change, voting, and more — but what does the data show on these issues?
Police & Law Enforcement
From COVID-19 and the economy to race and policing in America, take a look at nonpartisan data on topics covered in the first debate.
Police & Law Enforcement
There are roughly 18,000 police departments in the United States. Here is how many people police departments employ, how those departments share policing duties, and what kind of oversight exists.
Police & Law Enforcement
There were 10 federal executions in 2020, more than triple the number completed in the previous 42 years. Meanwhile, state executions of death row inmates have decreased.
Police & Law Enforcement
Local governments spent on average $340 per person on law enforcement in 2017. That represents 9.2% of all spending. But a closer look at budgets shows how policing priorities differ in counties with different demographics.
Police & Law Enforcement
The 54,771 apprehensions in September are 238% higher than the 16,182 in April.
