Civilytics Consulting 
Social science for the public good

Public data infrastructure, freely available.

Open APIs and bulk downloads for developers and researchers, interactive tools for everyone else. No account, no key. Thank you to the clients who have sponsored this work and agreed to make it available.

APIs & Data

Programmatic access to Civilytics' public datasets — for developers, researchers, and AI agents.

CRDC School Arrest Rate API

Bayesian small-area estimates of school-based arrest rates (CRDC 2015-16 / 2017-18 / 2021-22).
Read more, CRDC School Arrest Rate APILive API, CRDC School Arrest Rate APIDocs, CRDC School Arrest Rate APIBulk Download (HF), CRDC School Arrest Rate API

US Census of Governments Finance API

Government spending, revenue, and cash & security holdings from the US Census of Governments (FY1967-FY2024; no source data FY1968-69), by category, inflation-adjusted and per-capita.
Read more, US Census of Governments Finance APILive API, US Census of Governments Finance APIDocs, US Census of Governments Finance APIBulk Download (HF), US Census of Governments Finance API

Live apps

Interactive data tools for public use. Apps sleep when nobody is using them, so the first visit shows a short starting-up screen.

Public Finance

Education

Criminal Justice & Policing

Prison Gerrymandering

Methods & Tools