NICAR

NICAR

 

Welcome to NICAR

The National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting is a program of Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. and the Missouri School of Journalism. Since 1989, NICAR has trained thousands of journalists in the practical skills of getting and analyzing electronic information and also maintains a library of databases containing government data on a wide array of subjects, available for purchase by IRE members. See the Database Library FAQ for more info.

Search our data below or filter to see databases by agency or by topic. Click "updated" to see which databases are updated weekly, monthly and quarterly, and click it again to see which annual updates we've most recently completed. For each database, a record layout is available, as well as code sheets, when they are required. You can also download a 100-record data sample from each database.

 

DATABASE AGENCY TOPIC UPDATED DATES SIZE (MB)
FAA Accidents and Incidents FAA Transportation Weekly 1973-current 518
FAA Service Difficulty Reports FAA Transportation Weekly 1990-current 2048
FAA Airmen Directory FAA Transportation Monthly current 355
FAA Aircraft Registry FAA Transportation Monthly 1974-current 290
IRS Exempt Orgs IRS Business Monthly Current 510
SBA Disaster Loans SBA Business Annually 1980-2012 180
Boat Registration USCG Transportation Annually 2009 3594
IRS Migration IRS Other Annually 1992-2008 666
Storm Events NOAA Public Safety Annually
 1950-2009 675
Federal Grants (FAADS) Census
 Federal Spending Annually 1983-2008 997
NHTSA Vehicle Recalls and Complaints NHTSA Transportation Annually 1977-2007 1146
National Bridge Inventory DOT Public Safety Annually 1994-2012 438
SBA 7A Business Loans SBA Business Annually 1953-2012 1157
DOT Fatality Analysis Reporting System DOT Transportation Annually 1975-2008 3921
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) FFIEC Business Annually 1992-2011 2621
OSHA Workplace Safety Data DOL Public Safety Annually 1972-2011 6440
Comprehensive Environmental Response (CERCLIS) EPA Environment Annually 2007 590
Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) DOT Transportation Annually 1970-2007 933
National Practitioner Data Bank HHS Health Annually 1990-2011 262
FAA Enforcements FAA Transportation Annually 1999-2008 1126
Federal Firearms/Explosives Licensees ATF Public Safety Annually
 2012 33
Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC Public Safety Annually 1990-2010 1617
SBA 8A Business List SBA Business Annually 2006 152
Social Security Administration Death Master File SSA Other Annually 1937-2011 9216
Nuclear Materials Events Database NRC Public Safety Annually 1990-2011 38
Boat Accidents USCG Transportation Annually 1969-2011 465
DOE Campus Crime DOE Public Safety Annually 2001-2009 1433
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System FDA Health Annually 1969-2012 2048
FBI Uniform Crime Reports FBI Public Safety Annually 1993-2010 1024
Federal Contracts GSA Business Annually 1979-2011 6041
Consolidated Federal Funds Report Census
 Federal Spending Annually 1983-2007 77
Federal Campaign Contributions FEC Election Campaigns Weekly current 142
IRS-527 Political Organizations IRS Election Campaigns Annually 2011 40
Medical Device Reports (MAUDE) FDA Health Annually 1984-2006 2867
Mortality Multiple Cause-of-Death Database CDC No longer updated Annually 1988-2005 1147
NAFTA Trade Adjustment Assistance DOL Business Annually 1979-2005 46
NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System NASA Transportation Annually 1988-2011 1843
National Inventory of Dams USACE Public Safety Annually 1993-2002 135
National Endowment for the Arts Grants NEA Federal Spending Annually 1987-2006 41
Federal Audit Clearinghouse Census
 Federal Spending Annually 1997-current 1024
AJC School Test Scores Other Other
2003-2011 220
SEC Administrative Proceedings SEC Business Annually 1989-2008 17
Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) EPA Environment Annually 1987-2007 921
DOT Truck Accidents DOT Transportation Annually 1988-2007 1393
DOT Truck Census DOT Transportation Annually 2008 1853
DOT Truck Inspections DOT Transportation Annually 2003-2008 2765
Wage and Hour Enforcement DOL Business Annually 1980-2010 3154