State of the Facts
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State of the Facts
Here's why we believe it's critical to give Americans a site where the data is 100% sourced from the government itself.
The federal government spent over $1.3 billion to clear the rape kit backlog since 2011, but a USAFacts analysis uncovered thousands of rape kits awaiting testing in 2022.
The sources, gaps, and limitations of existing data on the national rape kit backlog.
The FBI relied heavily on estimates for 2021 crime statistics due to low response rates from law enforcement agencies.
US charter school enrollment more than doubled since 2010.
The White House has invested in an ambitious plan of deploying nuclear fusion on the electrical grid in the 2030s. While the science is still developing, fusion has the potential to dramatically alter the clean energy landscape.