Population Health Information Tool , Department of Public Health
Throughout history, government and industries have neglected investments in some neighborhoods, especially communities of color, who are more likely to have fewer resources.
Department of Public Health, Population Health Information Tool
Infectious diseases like tuberculosis, syphilis, and HIV can often be prevented with vaccines and treated with routine preventive care, but White residents are often diagnosed at a much lower rate.
Department of Public Health, Population Health Information Tool
Due to structural racism and social policies that perpetuate inequality, violence disproportionately affects some communities and leads to outcomes that results in higher rates of school bullying, homicides, and firearm death rates.
Bureau of Community Health and Prevention, Department of Public Health, Division of Violence and Injury Prevention
The Injury Surveillance Program gathers, analyzes, and interprets data on injuries in Massachusetts. This data is used to monitor injury trends, identify populations that are most impacted, guide programs and policy development.
The Interactive Master Crime List contains more than 2,600 offenses, each ranked and placed into one of ten levels of seriousness, along with sentencing information. To determine the offense seriousness level of a crime, locate the offense on the Master Crime List using either the offense name or General Law reference. This data is compiled and updated by the staff of the Massachusetts Sentencing Commission.