Local Government
Racial equity tools for cities and counties
Racial equity and inclusion in local government services
- Apply a racial equity lens
- Healthy and affordable food
- Quality education for all
- Transparency in policing
Guide racial equity in programs and services
Apply a racial equity lens to city and county programs, services, and initiatives by using maps, spatial analysis, and dashboards to ensure equitable experiences and outcomes for communities of color. Measure results, set targets, and engage communities for maximum impact.
Ensure access to healthy and affordable food
Reveal gaps in access to affordable, healthy food for communities of color. Use maps and spatial analysis to visualize racial inequities where supermarkets and convenience stores lack produce and other nutritious food, and employ ground truth data to engage communities. Explore the potential impact of policy changes, and track progress in your city or county.
Address racial inequities in education
Identify racial inequities in access to broadband, pre-K, and high-quality K–12 education and design more equitable experiences. Maps and spatially enabled tools for community engagement can provide insight into disparities and inform better decisions. Use map-centric dashboards to assess the impact of your efforts to ensure that all families in your community are thriving.
Create transparency in policing
Maps and spatially enabled tools can help bring together police agencies and the communities they serve to better understand, communicate, and engage on community-wide issues. Their use also allows agencies to increase trust within the community by providing greater transparency of activities, data collection, and how police-community initiatives are designed and performing.
Datasets to help local governments further racial equity and social justice
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Home ownership
Explore homeownership rates by race to drive action based on equitable housing opportunity.View maps and data -
Child poverty
Compare overall child poverty rates with the child poverty rate for Black children to guide action based on equitable investments.View maps and data -
Life expectancy
Explore maps of life expectancy by race to identify inequities and drive action to promote health equity.View maps and data -
Environmental pollution
Explore where communities of color may be unduly burdened by environmental pollution to help guide policy making.View maps and data
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Resources
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Social Equity Analysis Solution Released
Organizations can use this solution to understand community conditions and evaluate actions for more equitable outcomes.Explore the solution -
Census redistricting data and maps available
US, individual states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico redistricting data and maps are available in ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World.Read the article -
2020 Census Demographic Data Map Viewer
View maps of the United States’ 2020 Census data that provide a new snapshot of the racial and ethnic diversity across the country.Explore the 2020 Census maps -
Creating an environment for racial equity
Explore geographic approaches that state and local governments can use to address systemic racism and social injustices in their communities.Access the ebook -
Getting started with Police Transparency
Explore the functionality and use cases of the Police Transparency solution in ArcGIS.Explore the learning path -
Examine racial inequities in unsolved murder cases
In this lesson, identify American cities where unsolved homicides are most prevalent and learn strategies for analyzing social and racial equity.Explore the learning path -
Business Inclusion Solution Released
The Business Inclusion solution can help support businesses owned by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), women, and veterans.Explore the solution -
Racial Equity Community solution
Local governments can use this solution to communicate progress on racial equity initiatives to the general public and other stakeholders.Explore the equity solution -
Police Transparency solution
The Police Transparency solution shares information and communicates engagement to build trust with the public and community stakeholders.Read about the solution -
Advancing racial equity
In this three-part webinar series, Esri professionals address how governments can leverage GIS for a more equitable world.Access the webinar series
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