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Government datasets for journalists and academics

The Data Liberation Project increases accessibility to government datasets of public interest. These rich datasets contain information on a vast array of topics, including CFPB enforcement, peace corps resignations, and theft/loss of controlled substances reported to the DEA. The project is based on the internet, but with a focus on the United States.
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CFPB Enforcement Relief & Penalties

The CFPB Enforcement Relief & Penalties dataset includes the amounts and dates of court-ordered relief and penalties due to potential violations of federal consumer finance laws.

USA
2012-2022

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Peace Corps Resignation Counts

The Peace Corps Resignation Counts dataset includes the number of resigned Peace Corps volunteers by post and resignation reasons through July 2023.

USA
2023

Theft Loss of Controlled Substances

The Theft Loss of Controlled Substances dataset includes all incidences of theft or loss of any controlled substances reported to the DEA. The data contains aggregate counts of theft/loss incidents, aggregated by state, business activity, type of loss, and year.

USA
2023
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The Data Liberation Project
The Data Liberation Project is an initiative to increase accessibility of government datasets for public interest. Through its own research, as well as through consultations with journalists, community groups, scholars, government-data experts, and others, the Data Liberation Project aims to identify a large number of datasets worth pursuing. The organization uses a wide range of methods to obtain this data, including via Freedom of Information Act requests, intervening in lawsuits, web-scraping, and advanced document parsing. The project is based on the internet, but with a focus on the United States.
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