contains eleven major sections: Population, Economy, State Government Finance, Human Services, Criminal Justice, Education, Natural Resources, Environment, Energy, Transportation and local government

estimates of state and local population, monitors changes in the state economy and labor force, and conducts research on a variety of issues affecting the state budget and public policy

A compilation of statistics on gross income, taxable retail sales and accrued tax liability as reported by Washington State excise taxpayers.

Monthly employment rates and also tract changes in employment, average hourly earnings and CPI. Data can be narrowed to state and local. Good source for quick information.

PSRC maintains a regional data development and research program in support of transportation, growth management and economic development planning in the central Puget Sound region.

Maps parks, permits, safety are among the 65 variables in this mapping/statistical site. Choose one of the broad categories of neighborhoods and then map services. There are two other tabs: Statistics and Impacts. A new website, as of 3/2010 limited to homicide/police beat. Impacts show active/inactive crime, accidents and medics in an neighborhood with the date and time noted

Based on "My Neighborhood" launched in 2010, the data sets initially include " information on crime statistics, alternative schools, public toilets, public art and numerous other metrics on Seattle life." Plans are to expand the data as city agencies "build an inventory of data sets."By Andy Opsahlr, Digital Communities. Mar 1, 2010, Retrieved from http://www.govtech.com