NEW: Crime in Central Virginia
Statistics on homicides, robberies, and other crimes in our interactive crime database.
NEW: Virginia school dropout and graduation rates
Compare dropout and graduation rates across every high school in Virginia.
NEW: Salaries of your local officials
Top salaries of local government and school officials, including those who make over $100,000 annually.
NEW: Virginia Earmarks
The government watchdog group Taxpayers for Common Sense compiled a list of earmarks included in the 2009 omnibus spending bill. Use this form to search for earmarks that will benefit Virginia.
Alcohol sales violations
Check the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's records on alcohol sales violations. Restaurants, bars and stores that have an ABC license can be penalized by fine, suspension, both, or even have their alcohol license revoked.
Banks Receiving TARP Funds
This database includes all banks (as of Jan. 23) that received funding under the federal government's $700 billion rescue package of financial institutions, the Troubled Assets Relief Program or TARP.
City and county government spending in Virginia
Research local government spending. Find out how much localities spend on jails, mental health and more. (Analysis of state Auditor of Public Accounts data from the Richmond Times-Dispatch.)
The Homicide Report
Research homicides in Richmond and Central Virginia by searching the Homicide Report database and archive. From individual search results, click "Details" for more information about each victim, click "Read more and leave a comment" to read more or post a comment or remembrance.
Foreclosures throughout Central Virginia
An interactive map of foreclosures in Richmond and Central Virginia, plus a database of the zip codes with the most foreclosures.
Golf Finder
Search over 15,000 golf courses.
Green Cars
Search for vehicles by company and type of fuel.
Grocery Prices
Think grocery prices are high? Compare average prices of various grocery items over a 10-year period..
Recipe finder
Search for a favorite or new recipe. Use the search fields below to narrow your yummy results.
State aid for Virginia Schools
Learn more about aid given to schools in Virginia. Search by county or city.
State-by-State Stimulus Funding
Congressional Democrats have pushed through President Barack Obama's economic rescue plan, billed as a multi-faceted approach to jump-starting the economy, including creating or protecting 3.5 million jobs nationally. Search for estimates of what the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will mean for your state in added funding for transportation, Medicaid, state budget needs, and a sampling of other categories.
UPDATED: U.S. population growth
The U.S. Census Bureau released new county population estimates for 2008. Virginia’s Hispanic and Asian populations are growing at a faster rate than the state’s overall growth. See details here.
Virginia layoffs
See where significant layoffs have happened across the Commonwealth since July 2007.
Virginia public school scores
Check the latest status of state public schools by accreditation or adequate yearly progress on reading and math tests. Results are sortable and display in a map for easy viewing. Combine multiple search terms to refine results.

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