New Orleans City Council
Organizations across all sectors are collecting and operationalizing increasingly large amounts of data, and local governments are no exception. As more data is collected, local governments have a duty to share this information with their constituents. The New Orleans City Council demonstrates how public-facing dashboards can be used to inform policy and increase transparency, accountability, and public-reporting with the community.
“Public-facing dashboards like this one give constituents and inter-agency partners a close to real-time picture of the state of public safety city-wide and in their respective neighborhoods. That knowledge and access are invaluable to a fully informed citizenry.”
– Former City Council President Jason Williams
Criminal Justice Dashboards
The New Orleans City Council’s Criminal Justice Dashboards provide citizens with a unique look into crime and the criminal justice system in New Orleans. The Consent Decree, Crime, Jail Population, and Bond Paid Dashboards all offer easily digestible formats for the user and current data.
Using open data provided by the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), the crime tracker dashboard offers crime figures and developing trends in the area. The jail population snapshot dashboard, meanwhile, provides a one-of-a-kind look into who is currently in custody in New Orleans using data from the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office. Such information is critical to showing New Orleans’ shrinking jail population and highlighting ways the system is succeeding and needs work. This information provides a way that people both inside and out of New Orleans can use to remain informed about the community.
Using open data provided by the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), the crime tracker dashboard offers crime figures and developing trends in the area. The jail population snapshot dashboard, meanwhile, provides a one-of-a-kind look into who is currently in custody in New Orleans using data from the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office. Such information is critical to showing New Orleans’ shrinking jail population and highlighting ways the system is succeeding and needs work. This information provides a way that people both inside and out of New Orleans can use to remain informed about the community.
Expert Analyses and Data-Driven Policy
Crucial data that is accessible and communicable offers policy makers with the insights they need to practice data-driven policymaking. The New Orleans City Council uses actionable insights to understand problems facing the community and help identify potential solutions.
