The U.S. Census Bureau conducts field tests (for example, a planned 2026 Census Test) to develop and evaluate methods for obtaining complete and accurate population counts and demographic data.
January 01, 2026
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procedural
Purpose and use of census field tests in preparing for the decennial census.
The Indian River County Sheriff's Office recorded two line-of-duty deaths in its 100-year history.
November 21, 2025
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historical
This is a historical count of line-of-duty deaths reported by the Indian River County Sheriff's Office over its century-long history.
As of 2025-11-21, 13 U.S. states enforce bans on abortion at all stages of pregnancy, and four additional states bar abortion at or around six weeks of gestation.
November 21, 2025
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statistical
Counts of U.S. states with point-of-pregnancy abortion bans and with bans at approximately six weeks as reported in late 2025.
By November 20, 2025, a total of 43 men had died by court-ordered execution in the United States in 2025.
November 20, 2025
high
temporal
Reported cumulative count of court-ordered executions in the United States for the year 2025.
U.S. immigration detention counts reached all-time highs above 60,000 in 2025.
November 20, 2025
high
statistical
Scale of immigration detention in the United States
A 2025 Department of Justice document listing 614 immigrants arrested in Chicago showed 598 (97.4%) had no criminal records at the time of their arrest and 16 (2.6%) had criminal records.
November 17, 2025
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temporal
Statistical breakdown reported in a 2025 DOJ document of individuals arrested in Chicago.
None of the 614 people listed in a 2025 Department of Justice document of immigrants arrested in Chicago were recorded as convicted of or arrested for murder or rape.
November 17, 2025
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temporal
Offense-level information recorded in a 2025 DOJ document listing arrested immigrants in Chicago.
As of 2025-11-13, 40 men had died by court-ordered execution in the United States in 2025.
November 13, 2025
high
temporal
Count of court-ordered executions in the U.S. for the year 2025 up to the stated date.
As of 2025-11-13, at least 18 people were scheduled for execution in the United States in 2025.
November 13, 2025
high
temporal
Number of additional scheduled executions in the U.S. for the year 2025 up to the stated date.
An estimated 24 million people receive health coverage through the insurance exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act.
November 13, 2025
high
temporal
Population estimate of individuals enrolled in ACA-created insurance exchanges.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, there were 122 homicides in Washington, D.C. year-to-date as of 2025-11-10.
November 10, 2025
medium
temporal
Year-to-date homicide total reported by the Metropolitan Police Department for Washington, D.C.
Approximately 42 million Americans received SNAP benefits in 2025.
November 09, 2025
high
statistical
Participation figure for the SNAP program in 2025.
As of 2025-11-04, more than 20 U.S. states had enacted red flag laws that allow courts to temporarily restrict individuals' access to firearms.
November 04, 2025
high
statistical
Count of U.S. states with red flag laws as reported in late 2025.
As of October 30, 2025, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program had canceled federal student loans for more than 1 million Americans.
October 30, 2025
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statistic
Cumulative impact of the PSLF program reported as a milestone figure.
Private-sector economic indicators and nationwide anecdotes provide timely information but are generally less comprehensive than government-produced reports, which are considered the gold standard for economic data.
October 29, 2025
high
methodological
Describes relative strengths and limitations of private vs. government economic data sources.
An Alaska vital statistics report recorded total abortions of 1,229 in 2021, 1,247 in 2022, 1,222 in 2023, and 1,224 in 2024.
October 29, 2025
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statistical
Annual counts of reported abortions in the state of Alaska by year.
Approximately 42 million people nationwide receive benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
October 27, 2025
high
statistical
National participation estimate for SNAP recipients.
The World Bank, the United Nations, and the European Union estimated in 2025 that rebuilding Gaza would cost about $53 billion.
October 23, 2025
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temporal
A multi-institution estimate of the financial requirements for large-scale reconstruction in Gaza after major conflict-related destruction.
Government health data indicate that at least 20% of Americans have tried marijuana.
October 20, 2025
high
temporal
Population-level prevalence measure of lifetime marijuana use reported by government health sources.
As of 2025-10-14, approximately 670 people had been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom since its inception, according to the Congressional Research Service.
October 14, 2025
high
temporal
Cumulative count of Medal of Freedom recipients reported by the Congressional Research Service.
There are approximately 7.5 million children with disabilities in the United States who are eligible for special education services, and federal special education funding overseen by OSERS is on the order of roughly $15 billion.
October 13, 2025
high
temporal
Provides scale estimates for the population served by special education and the federal funding involved.
By 2025, the war had displaced about 90% of Gaza's approximately 2 million residents.
October 13, 2025
high
temporal
Scale of internal displacement in Gaza during the conflict as reported in 2025.
In 2025, the United Nations and many independent experts considered Gaza Health Ministry figures to be the most reliable estimates of wartime casualties.
October 13, 2025
high
temporal
Assessment of the perceived reliability of Gaza Health Ministry casualty figures.
As of 2025-10-12, 35 people had been executed in the United States during 2025.
October 12, 2025
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temporal
Cumulative count of federal and state executions reported during the 2025 calendar year up to the given date.
The Gun Violence Archive reported that in 2025 the United States experienced more than 330 mass shootings, defining a mass shooting as an incident in which four or more people were shot.
October 11, 2025
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temporal
Annual count and definition of mass shootings provided by the Gun Violence Archive.
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize had 338 registered candidates, comprising 244 individuals and 94 organizations.
October 10, 2025
high
statistical
Official candidate counts reported for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
Gaza's Health Ministry reports wartime casualty counts without differentiating between civilians and combatants.
October 10, 2025
high
contextual
Describes the ministry's reporting methodology for casualties
Gaza's Health Ministry reported that around half of the reported deaths were women and children.
October 10, 2025
medium
contextual
Breakdown of fatalities as reported by the ministry
The United Nations and a number of independent experts consider Gaza's Health Ministry figures to be the most reliable estimate of wartime casualties in Gaza.
October 10, 2025
medium
contextual
Assessment of the perceived reliability of the ministry's casualty figures by international bodies and analysts
In 2025, the World Food Program (WFP) assisted nearly 150 million people confronting conflicts, disasters, and impacts of climate change.
October 09, 2025
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statistical
Scale of WFP operations reported for 2025
As of 2025, the World Food Program (WFP) was working to serve more than 100 million people across 87 countries.
October 09, 2025
high
statistical
Operational reach and caseload reported for 2025
Rates of violent crime in the United States have been declining for decades, and in many U.S. cities, including Chicago, violent-crime levels are at or near record lows.
October 07, 2025
high
statistical
Long-term national trend in violent crime rates and city-level crime observations.
In 2025, Gaza's Health Ministry reported that more than 67,000 Palestinians had been killed and nearly 170,000 had been wounded in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
October 07, 2025
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temporal
Cumulative casualty figures reported by Gaza's Health Ministry for the conflict.
As of early October 2025, Chicago had nearly 1,200 shootings year-to-date in 2025, a decline of about 35% from 1,778 shootings reported for January–October 2024.
October 04, 2025
high
temporal
City-level shooting counts reported by Chicago authorities, comparing a year-to-date total in 2025 with the same period in 2024.
As of early October 2025, overall crime in Chicago was approximately 35% higher compared with 2021.
October 04, 2025
high
temporal
Year-to-date comparison of total crime levels in Chicago relative to 2021.
As of 2025-09-23, professional boxer Gervonta "Tank" Davis had a career record of 30 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw (30-0-1).
September 23, 2025
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temporal
Boxing career record reported in news coverage.
By mid-September 2025, approximately 60,000 people were being held in immigration detention in the United States, a 51% increase since January 2025, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC).
September 15, 2025
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temporal
TRAC estimate of U.S. immigration detention population and recent growth.
By mid-September 2025, about 70% of people held in immigration detention in the United States had no criminal record, and many others had convictions for minor offenses such as traffic violations, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC).
September 15, 2025
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temporal
TRAC data on criminal history prevalence among those in immigration detention.
California commercial driver's license holders had a fatal accident rate nearly 40% lower than the U.S. national average, according to California officials in 2025.
August 16, 2025
medium
temporal
Statistical comparison of fatal accident rates for commercial driver's license holders reported by California officials.
Texas, identified as the only state with more commercial driver's license holders than California, had a fatal accident rate for commercial driver's license holders nearly 50% higher than California's, according to California officials in 2025.
August 16, 2025
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temporal
Comparative statistic describing fatal accident rates for commercial driver's license holders between Texas and California.
A congressional report produced in August 2025 estimated that 705 Somali migrants were covered nationwide by the Temporary Protected Status program.
August 01, 2025
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statistical
Estimated count of Somali nationals covered by TPS according to a congressional report
The United Nations estimated in July 2025 that the Israel-Hamas war generated approximately 61 million tons of debris in Gaza.
July 01, 2025
high
temporal
An estimate of physical destruction in Gaza used for planning debris removal and reconstruction efforts.
A 2025 Brown University School of Public Health analysis reported that more than 4 million Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries used telehealth in the first half of 2025.
June 30, 2025
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temporal
Usage statistic quantifying Medicare fee-for-service telehealth uptake in early 2025.
Open Doors International's 2025 World Watch List reports that of 4,476 Christians reported killed worldwide in its reporting period, 3,100 (69%) of those deaths were in Nigeria.
January 01, 2025
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statistical
Fatality figures for Christians reported by Open Doors International in its 2025 World Watch List reporting period.
The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2025 was 2.5%.
January 01, 2025
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temporal
Historical statistic reporting the percentage increase applied to Social Security benefits in 2025.
Every county in New Jersey shifted further to the left in the 2025 New Jersey gubernatorial election compared to the 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election, according to post-election data.
January 01, 2025
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temporal
Comparison of county-level vote orientation between the 2021 and 2025 New Jersey gubernatorial elections based on post-election data.
In the 2025 New Jersey gubernatorial election, Mikie Sherrill received 56.5% of the total 3,256,410 votes cast and Jack Ciattarelli received 42.8%.
January 01, 2025
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temporal
Statewide vote shares and total votes reported for the 2025 New Jersey gubernatorial election.
Sussex County, New Jersey experienced a 16.2-point shift toward Democratic candidates between the 2021 and 2025 New Jersey gubernatorial elections, with Jack Ciattarelli's share falling from 66.8% in 2021 to 59.2% in 2025.
January 01, 2025
high
temporal
County-level change in Republican vote share between the 2021 and 2025 New Jersey gubernatorial elections.
The Baltimore Police Department reported that by year-end 2024 homicides fell 23%, with 201 homicides in 2024 compared with 261 homicides in 2023, and non-fatal shootings fell 34%, with 414 non-fatal shootings in 2024 compared with 635 in 2023.
December 31, 2024
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statistical
Year-over-year crime statistics reported by the municipal police department.
The Anti-Defamation League reported 860 antisemitic acts at non-Jewish K-12 schools in the United States in 2024, a 26% decrease from 2023 but higher than the 494 acts reported in 2022.
December 31, 2024
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temporal
Nationwide tracking of antisemitic incidents at K-12 schools by the Anti-Defamation League.
By the end of 2024, the City of Baltimore recorded 201 homicides, a 23% decrease from 261 homicides in 2023, according to Baltimore Police Department data.
December 31, 2024
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temporal
Year-over-year homicide counts reported by the Baltimore Police Department.
The Anti-Defamation League reported 860 antisemitic incidents at non-Jewish U.S. K-12 schools in 2024, which the ADL described as a 26% decrease from 2023 and higher than the 494 incidents it reported for 2022.
December 31, 2024
high
statistical
Yearly incident counts and year-over-year comparisons reported by a nonprofit monitoring antisemitic acts in schools.
Annual executions in the United States were 11 in 2021, 18 in 2022, 24 in 2023, and 25 in 2024.
December 31, 2024
high
temporal
Year-to-year counts of capital punishment executions indicating an increase after the pandemic low.
In fiscal year 2024, U.S. refugee admissions exceeded 100,000, representing the highest annual total since the 1990s.
September 30, 2024
high
statistical
Recent peak in U.S. refugee admissions
A relative increase in disease risk can correspond to a small absolute increase when baseline incidence is low; for example, a 24% relative increase on a baseline of 54 cases per 100,000 per year yields about 67 cases per 100,000 per year (an absolute increase of ~13 cases per 100,000 per year, or roughly one extra case per 7,800 people per year).
October 30, 2023
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temporal
Interpreting relative risk requires translating it into absolute terms using baseline incidence to understand real-world impact.
The Anti-Defamation League reported 494 antisemitic acts, including harassment, vandalism, and assault, at non-Jewish K-12 schools nationwide in 2022.
January 01, 2022
high
statistical
Annual incident count reported by the Anti-Defamation League for antisemitic acts in schools.
U.S. refugee admissions fell to a record low of about 11,000 in fiscal year 2021.
September 30, 2021
high
statistical
Historical refugee admission level for the United States
In the 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election, Phil Murphy received 51.2% of the vote and Jack Ciattarelli received 48.0%.
January 01, 2021
high
temporal
Statewide vote shares reported for the 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election.
In the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Maine, the Democratic nominee lost to incumbent Susan Collins by eight percentage points.
January 01, 2020
high
temporal
Outcome and margin of the 2020 U.S. Senate race in Maine.
In the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Joe Biden carried Maine by nine percentage points.
January 01, 2020
high
temporal
State-level result and margin for the 2020 U.S. presidential election in Maine.
Airbnb reported a 50% decrease in the rate of reported parties at its listings since 2020.
January 01, 2020
high
statistical
Company-reported change in incidents of reported parties following its 2020 global party ban.
The previous record for executions in a single year in the state of Florida was eight executions in 2014.
January 01, 2014
high
temporal
State-level annual execution total serving as Florida's prior single-year high.
The highest previous annual total of executions in Florida was eight in 2014.
January 01, 2014
high
temporal
Historical annual execution counts for the state of Florida.
Since the U.S. Supreme Court restored the death penalty in 1976, Florida's highest annual execution tally on record was eight people in 2014.
January 01, 2014
high
historical
Historical comparison of annual execution totals in Florida following the 1976 restoration of the death penalty.
From 2003 through 2011, Chauncey Billups averaged 17.3 points and 6.2 assists per game in the NBA.
December 31, 2011
high
temporal
Multi-year per-game scoring and assists averages for an NBA player's career segment.
The United States executed 98 people in 1999, a record high in the modern history of the death penalty.
January 01, 1999
high
temporal
Annual execution totals in recent U.S. history.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Death Penalty Information Center have tracked a dramatic decrease in new death sentences imposed by American juries since an annual peak of 316 death sentences in 1996.
January 01, 1996
high
temporal
Long-term trend in death sentences imposed by juries in the United States.
Large publicly available public-health data sets tend to contain a very large number of variables, enabling many different analytical comparisons and increasing the risk of identifying chance correlations (false-positive findings) through data dredging or p-hacking.
high
descriptive
High-dimensional public-health data sets offer many opportunities for exploratory analyses, which can produce spurious associations if not properly controlled or validated.
Sixteen U.S. states accept and will count a mail-in ballot that arrives after Election Day if the ballot is postmarked on or before Election Day, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
high
statistical
Scope of state policies that allow counting of late-arriving mail-in ballots when timely postmarked.