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Interactive: The challenges of Detroit's vacant homes

Explore a Detroit map that shows vacant parcels; state-, county- and city-owned land; targeted areas from the 2008 Neighborhood Stabilization Plan; average age of homes; and locations of public schools, police districts, fire stations and roads. - 03/09/2010

• Detroit's desolate middle makes downsizing tough

Search the database: Find Michigan felons eligible for parole

Over the last year, nearly 16,000 felons have been eligible for parole in Michigan and the state says it is releasing felons at a faster rate to lower corrections costs. - 02/26/2010

• Prosecutors fight Michigan's freeing of violent offenders

Police property seizures ensnare even the innocent

Local law enforcement agencies are raising millions by seizing private property suspected in crimes, but often without charges being filed -- and sometimes even when authorities admit no offense was committed. - 11/12/2009

Search for population changes since 2000 in any community

Detroit lost more people from 2007 to 2008 than any other city in the country, with the city losing another 4,900 people, according to estimates released Wednesday by the U.S. Census. - 07/01/2009

Interactive: Why Michiganians are leaving the state and where they're going

See which counties lost the most this decade, where Michiganians went and how they are coping with their new lives - 04/02/2009

• Michigan's population drops below 10M
• Half of university grads flee Michigan
• North Carolina reaps talent with high-tech jobs
• Michigan efforts fail to slow population exodus
• Leaving Michigan Behind: Eight-year population exodus staggers state
• Economic woes follow Michigan workers out of state
• More might go -- if they could

Search FBI crime numbers by state

Preliminary figures indicate that, as a whole, U.S. law enforcement agencies in cities with a resident population of 100,000 or more reported a 3. - 01/12/2009

Metro Detroit job, population growth projections

Use this database to browse job and population growth estimates for communities in Southeast Michigan. - 04/28/2008

Interactive maps: Incarcerations in U.S., Michigan

Bulging prisons are draining Michigan's budget. See a comparison of incarceration rates, violent crime rates and per inmate costs for any state, plus a detailed look at Michigan's prisons. - 04/14/2008

Population change in Metro Detroit

This interactive feature looks at the movement of African-Americans in the region from 1940 to 2000. - 07/19/2007

Interactive: Find how many doctors are in your county

Much of Michigan has experienced an increase in the number of family practice doctors, but any surge in new patients could further strain a doctor population bracing for a shortage in crucial specialties. - 08/31/2009

• Next health crisis: Family doc shortage

Interactive: Cancer rates in Michigan counties

Find the incidence and death rates for lung, breast and prostate cancer across Michigan. - 07/30/2009

• Special report: Researchers tackle cancer's complex inequities

Interactive: State-by-state numbers for the 'cash for clunkers' program

Michigan car buyers were far more likely to buy American under the "cash for clunkers" program. But states far from the Motor City were less inclined to buy a GM, Ford or Chrysler. - 11/09/2009

• 'Clunkers' sales point to challenges for Detroit's Big 3

Graduated tax calculator

Figure out if a potentially new Michigan tax plan would cost you more. - 04/13/2009

How Michigan counties voted in the presidential election

See which counties went for Barack Obama and which for John McCain in the 2008 election. - 11/05/2008