The Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance - Jacob France Institute

07/21/2025

A hearty thank you to everyone that came to Baltimore Dara Day 2025!

Whether you joined us at the main event on Friday, Data on Tap with our friends , or the State of the Neighborhoods webinar, we hope you learned something new, made some friends and new connections, and felt energized to work together to improve our neighborhoods!

We had record attendance and once our staff gets some rest we’re ready to start planning for 2026!

What was your favorite part? Drop us a note!

We’re grateful to our sponsors, T. Rowe Price Foundation, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, and the Baltimore Development Corporation for supporting us in 2025.

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06/23/2025

Registration for Baltimore Data Day 2025 is now open! Join us for this free conference at the University of Baltimore on Friday, July 18 from 8:30-4:30 and check out our event programming, including our new event, Data on Tap. Space is limited - so register today at https://www.bniajfi.org/data_day

06/06/2025

This year’s report demonstrates the local impact of broader national trends that were cornerstones of the COVID-19 pandemic recovery. But, for many neighborhoods, recovery means diverging trends and contradictory data. 
 
2023 marked the first time in nearly a decade that the city recorded fewer than 300 homicides in a calendar year. Simultaneously, the city saw a rise in the overall Part I crime rate that far surpassed pre-pandemic levels. A similar divide emerged in economic and workforce development data. While the unemployment rate in Baltimore reached record lows, the percentage of residents not in the labor force rose dramatically. In another example, as schools in the city made measurable progress in reducing absenteeism, the dropout rate increased. Data in Vital Signs 23 puts these divergent stories into their community context. 
 
The report also showcases unequivocal signs of Baltimore’s recovery. Programs and funding that aimed to reduce disparities exacerbated by the pandemic made a mark. Many neighborhoods saw a sizeable increase in the rate of homeowners receiving the Homeowners Tax Credit, a state program ensuring that a tax bill does not exceed a percentage of a household’s gross income. Enrolling households in this program is a strategy to prevent home loss among vulnerable residents. Additionally, the rate of homes without internet declined substantially, a testament to the efforts of Baltimore City, local advocates, and philanthropy.

This year, Vital Signs reintroduces the economic diversity index, a measure of the likelihood of two households, selected at random, of being of a different income level. The return of this indicator comes at the request of community partners as the city turns greater attention to developing affordable housing and sustainable neighborhood change.

Read more at bniajfi.org

05/13/2025

Remember to join us at 3PM for the 2025 Baltimore Data Day Community Planning Session!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/baltimore-data-day-2025-planning-session-tickets-896569913747?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwY2xjawKQX71leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETBadk54MDRMQWR0d1RKVFljAR6ptQVA6PjvgWco3RJBfYym74HTxGHE79i6TMX0HsRKzMijRxV7hrGk0JCH3w_aem_2ZDXHQySXz90rNbYIO_RUQ

Join us for the Baltimore Data Day Community Planning Session, where we'll come together virtually to workshop components of the event.

05/08/2025

Have an idea for Baltimore Data Day 2025? Join us NEXT TUESDAY, May 13th at 3PM for the Baltimore Data Day Community Planning Session!

Since 2010, the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance-Jacob France Institute (BNIA-JFI) has brought community leaders, non-profits, city agencies, and researchers together at Baltimore Data Day to share their knowledge about data availability, accessibility, and how data can be actionable for communities.

This community planning session is an opportunity for Baltimore residents, community leaders, civic officials, and many others to have their voices heard by helping to shape the programming for the event. During this session, BNIA-JFI staff will provide a brief overview of our organization before brainstorm topics, datasets, learning goals, or experts you'd like to hear from at the event.

Join us for the Baltimore Data Day Community Planning Session, where we'll come together virtually to workshop components of the event.

04/18/2025

Save the date! will be held at the University of Baltimore on Friday, July 18, 2025! More details coming soon.

BNIA - Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance, Providing reliable, actionable quality of life indicators for Baltimore’s neighborhoods

07/21/2024

Thank you to all of our attendees, speakers, volunteers, and sponsors for making a huge success!

07/16/2024

Join us for the State of our Neighborhoods Webinar this Thursday, July 18th at noon!

https://ubalt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAtd-GtqTssG9MiB-FZkz4CmaqDTI_8d2so #/registration

07/08/2024

Have you registered yet? Join us for on 7/19!

BNIA - Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance, Providing reliable, actionable quality of life indicators for Baltimore’s neighborhoods

06/10/2024

Event permits issued for block parties declined 43% between 2018 and 2022 in Baltimore. Four adjoining CSAs in West Baltimore lost more than 8 block parties each during that time. This clear spatial pattern suggests that the loss of block parties was not just an effect of the pandemic.

Visit the report to learn more about event permit declines https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/3c53dc5531f645c6b292f432830a18a8

06/04/2024

Registration for Baltimore Data Day is now open!
Use the link below to reserve your spot at this year's event.
https://forms.office.com/r/gkP7Xefp69

To learn more about Baltimore Data Day, visit our website, https://bniajfi.org/data_day/

05/29/2024

Now that is in here, we want to share some key takeaways from this year's report and trends we've spotted in some of our data sources.

Known undercounts for children under 5 years old in the Census and American Community Survey (ACS) estimates could potentially impact the accuracy of our indicators. Both Lauraville and Pigtown/Carroll Park show large declines in the under-five population that need to be investigated further

Visit the 'Vital Signs 22 Full Report' to learn more about the percent population under 5 years old indicator: https://bniajfi.org/homepage/fullreport/

See the census demographics chapter for more population-related indicators.