About Carolina Atlas
Our mission, data sources, and commitment to public transparency.
Our Mission
Carolina Atlas is a civic technology platform dedicated to making North Carolina's public data accessible, understandable, and useful for every resident. We believe that transparent access to government data strengthens communities, holds institutions accountable, and enables informed civic participation.
By aggregating public datasets on crime, education, demographics, and community trends, Carolina Atlas gives residents, journalists, researchers, and public officials a single place to explore the data that shapes their communities.
Data Sources
Raleigh Police Department — Daily Incidents
LiveReal-time police incident data published by the City of Raleigh via their ArcGIS open data portal. Updated daily.
https://services.arcgis.com/v400IkDOw1ad7Yad/arcgis/rest/services/Daily_Police_Incidents/FeatureServer/0NC Department of Public Instruction
Coming SoonSchool performance ratings, test scores, and enrollment data for all NC public schools.
US Census Bureau / American Community Survey
Coming SoonDemographic, income, housing, and population data for every NC county and municipality.
NC SBI — Statewide Crime Statistics
Coming SoonStatewide crime statistics from the NC State Bureau of Investigation annual reports.
Privacy & Data Ethics
Block-level addresses only: We never display full street addresses or precise coordinates that could identify individuals.
No personal information: Carolina Atlas does not display names, ages, or other personally identifiable information from any dataset.
Public data only: Every dataset on Carolina Atlas comes from publicly available government sources that are already accessible to any citizen.
Transparency in methodology: We document how data is collected, filtered, and displayed so users can understand any limitations or caveats.
Technology
Carolina Atlas is built with modern open-source technologies including Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and is deployed on AWS Amplify. The source code reflects our commitment to open and transparent software.
The platform architecture is designed to scale across all 100 North Carolina counties and support multiple dataset types including crime, education, demographics, and community indicators.