City Data

Our city data dashboard is a unique dataset comparing cities across more than 120 living conditions and health factors that shape residents’ lives, from smoking rates, to sexually transmitted diseases, to chronic diseases, to housing status.

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Visit the dashboard to gain unique insights into how cities are faring on a number of health measures. Data are updated annually in the spring.

This project is part of an innovative partnership with Drexel University’s Urban Health Collaborative.

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Data

Gun deaths in cities – our analysis

Over the past decade, nearly 67,000 gun deaths occurred in BCHC cities.
About 22 gun deaths occur each day. Two-thirds of these deaths were homicides, and nearly a third were suicides.

Learn more about how these data break down by race and ethnicity, city, and age.

Gun deaths in cities – our analysis See the data
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Frontline Blog

Drug overdose deaths in cities – our analysis

The most recent city-level data show that the alarming increases in drug overdose deaths from 2020 and 2021 have slowed and may be reversing. Big city health departments need stronger support to continue this positive trend by saving lives, addressing racial inequities, and bolstering our communities’ overall well-being and resilience.

Drug overdose deaths in cities – our analysis See the data

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