Interactive data analysis

State Socioeconomic & Crime Overview

Explore how economic, housing, demographic and public-safety indicators vary across U.S. states and over time.

Interactive dashboard

Select a state or use the dashboard filters to explore the data.

Objective

Explore associations between violent crime and socioeconomic, housing and demographic conditions at the state level.

Data

U.S. Census ACS, U.S. Census 2020 structural data and FBI Crime Data Explorer data, prepared for interactive analysis in Tableau.

Methodology

Income is presented in constant 2024 dollars. Crime is expressed as violent-crime incidents per 100,000 people. Correlation should not be interpreted as proof of causation.