assessment #3: GOVERNMENT INFORMATION Now it’s time to go on a scavenger hunt to

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assessment #3: GOVERNMENT INFORMATION

Now it’s time to go on a scavenger hunt to see the wide variety of information that your government has to offer. Using government websites, find the answers to the questions below.

This information may be available through your local city or town’s government web portal, or from national sources like the Census Bureau or other resources linked on USA.gov. You may explore multiple sources to find the information you are looking for - don’t limit yourself to just one government site.

Question 1

This assignment has several steps. In the first step, you'll provide a response to the prompt.

The prompt for this section

Please locate three items of government information:

1. Find a statistic about crime in your area
2. Locate the name of your local congressional representative
3. Find a statistic about weather or climate

Be sure to record your answer for each as well as the name of the source where you found the information.

Explanation / Answer

Region- District 1, New York

Source- Uniform Crime Reporting Statistics - UCR Data Online

Website – “ ucrdatatool.gov –> Search->Crime->State->RunCrimeTrendsInOneVar “

Statistics - available only for the state

2014, Estimated robbery rate per 100,000 population

New York - 121.8

*Rates are the number of reported offenses per 100,000 populations

Source - Official New York State Portal.
Website – “ ny.gov -> new-york-state-congressional-delegation “

Congressional representative

District 1, New York - Zeldin, Lee M.

Source - National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Website – nws.noaa.gov - > om ->hazstats ->state17.pdf

Statistics

2017 Summary of Hazardous Weather Fatalities, Injuries, and Damage Costs

State

Fatalities

Injuries

Property Damage (million $)

Crop Damage (million $)

Total Damage (million $)

NY (New York)

52.19

0.04

52.24