Welcome to the knoxnews databases page. This is a place where you can search public records on a variety of topics. New databases will be added and existing databases will be updated periodically. To suggest datasets you would like to see, send an e-mail to Steve Ahillen. Also, view Ahillen's blog at Data View
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Bonnaroo year by year
A look at the entertainers at Bonnaroo through the years. (Updated as of June 5, 2012)
East Tennessee Bridges
A map of East Tennessee bridges that are structurally deficient or structurally obsolete. (updated May 31, 2012, 2012)
Knox County General Fund
A breakdown of the Knox County general fund by category, 2003-2012. (updated May 26, 2012, 2012)
Bills Gov. Haslam has signed into law, 2012
A list of bills Gov. Bill Haslam has signed into law in 2012. (updated May 25, 2012, 2012)
Knox area donors to presidential campaigns
A list of East Tennesseans who have donated to the campaigns of presidential candidates. (updated April 23, 2012)
Recent history of Friday the 13ths
Search this database for what bad things happened in the Knoxville area on Friday the 13ths in the past decade-plus. (Updated as of April 13, 2012)
Recent history of rockslides
An interactive map targeting the recent history of rockslides in East Tennessee. (updated Feb. 1, 2012)
Pay for University of Tennessee employees
A database of University of Tennessee-Knoxville employees and UT system employees based in Knoxville, their job descriptions and salaries. (Updated as of April 8, 2012)
Pay for Knox County schools personnel
Databases listing pay for Knox County Schools personnel. (updated March 9, 2012)
Tennessee PAC donations
A look at political action committee (PAC) donors and candidates receiving PAC money in Tennessee for 2009, 2010 and 2011. (updated March 3, 2012)
Tennessee state parks
A map of Tennessee's state parks. (updated Feb. 14, 2012)
Pay for Knox County employees
A database listing the pay of Knox County employees by job held. (updated Feb. 9, 2012)
Living World War II veterans
An interactive map with total number of living World War II veterans by state. (Updated as of Dec. 6, 2011)
Constables in East Tennessee
An interactive map of constables in East Tennessee by county. (Updated as of Nov. 25, 2011)
Tennessee manufacturing jobs
An interactive map comparing the number of manufacturing jobs by county in Tennessee, 2000-2010. (Updated as of Nov. 12, 2011)
Manufacturing job types nationally
Database of the types of manufacturing jobs by state and how the number employed in each has increased or decreased 2000-2010. (Updated as of Nov. 8, 2011)
East Tennessee war dead
A database of East Tennessee military personnel killed in World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. (Updated as of Nov. 10, 2011)
TennCare fraud
Database of those arrested for TennCare fraud involving prescription drugs in 2010. (Updated as of Oct. 28, 2011)
Knox County law enforcement pension plan
Lists of those covered by the Uniformed Officers Pension Plan (UOPP). (updated Oct. 13, 2011)
Redistricting map
An interactive map showing a suggested redistricting for Tennessee Congressional districts based on the 2010 Census. (updated Oct. 12, 2011)
Knox County demographics
An interactive map of Knox County showing demographic figures for U.S. Census tracts based on the 2010 census. (updated Sept. 2, 2011)
A look at U.S. jobs
A look at jobs: Where they are, how many there are and what they pay. (updated Aug. 31, 2011)
Tennessee unemployment
A look at unemployment in Tennessee's most populous cities. (updated Aug. 31, 2011)
Tennessee population by age, sex
A map of Tennessee's population according the the U.S. Census Summary File 1. (updated Aug. 25, 2011)
Post Offices considered for closure
A map of the 60 post offices in Tennessee that the U.S. Postal Service is considering for closure. (updated July 28, 2011)
Taxpayers moving in
A database of taxpayers moving into Tennessee's counties according to the IRS. (updated July 26, 2011)
Taxpayers moving out
A database of taxpayers moving out of Tennessee's counties according to the IRS. (updated July 26, 2011)
Wind farms
An interactive map showing locations and providing information on wind farms across America. (updated July 26, 2011)
State lobbying costs
A database listing the amounts paid by companies and organizations for lobbyists in Nashville. (updated July 23, 2011)
State lobbying events
A database listing of events sponsored by lobbyists in Nashville and their costs. (updated July 23, 2011)
Restaurant ratings
A database listing Department of Health inspection ratings for the state's eating establishments. (updated July 21, 2011)
Knox area utility districts
A map of utility districts in the Knoxville area, showing water rates, water loss and other information. (Updated as of July 2, 2011)
KUB power outages
A database of KUB power outages since 2000. (Updated as of June 23, 2011)
National Fish Hatcheries
A map of fish hatcheries across the United States. (Updated as of May 31, 2011)
Destination ImagiNation Winners
A list of winners at the Destination ImagiNation competition that concluded Saturday, May 28, in Knoxville. (Updated as of May 28, 2011)
Britton Bridge llc projects
A map of bridge projects awarded to Britton Bridge by the Tennessee Department of Transportation. (Updated as of May 28, 2011)
Animal testing
A state-by-state map of animals used in testing as reported to the USDA. (Updated as of May 27, 2011)
Volkswagen plants
An interactive map of Volkswagen plants around the world. (Updated as of May 24, 2011)
Knoxville still allergy capital
A database of the top 50 allergy cities in the United States according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. (updated May 2011)
Disaster areas
A link to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's database of parts of the country declared disaster areas through the years. (updated May 2011)
Missing Persons
A link to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System database of missing persons. (updated May 2011)
Tennessee athletic complex
An interactive map of University of Tennessee athletic department structures, including those planned. (updated May 2011)
Dogwood Arts Festival through the years
A year-by-year look at the Dogwood Arts Festival. (updated May 2012)
Tracking East Tennessee tornadoes
A link to National Weather Service's interactive map tracking recent tornadoes in East Tennessee. (Updated as of May 2, 2011)
Tracking tornadoes nationally
Data presentation on tornadoes nationally. (Updated as of March 28, 2011)
East Tennessee sewage treatment plants
An interactive map of wastewater/sewage treatment plants in East Tennessee. (Updated as of May 1, 2011)
Pell Grant Dispersal in Tennessee
Database of institutions receiving Pell Grants in Tennessee including number and amount. (Updated as of April 9, 2011)
TennCare recipients
Map and data presentation on TennCare recipients by county. (Updated as of April 2, 2011)
Tennessee health report
Health reports on counties throughout Tennessee. (Updated as of March 30, 2011)
Pothole complaints
A database of 311 complaint calls on potholes on roads in Knox County. (Updated as of March 23, 2011)
Tennessee school districts population
A map showing populations and ethnic breakdowns in all of Tennessee's public school districts. (Updated as of March 19, 2011)
Knox County census tracts
A map showing Knox County housing and population breakdowns by U.S. 2010 census tracts. (Updated as of March 18, 2011)
Tennessee population diversity
A map showing Tennessee county-by-county diversity figures for 2010 and 2000 according to the U.S. Census Bureau. (Updated as of March 17, 2011)
Tennessee census map
A map showing county-by-county population figures according to the 2010 census. (Updated as of March 16, 2011)
Tennessee city population comparison
A database showing city-by-city comparisons of census population figures for 2010 and 2000. (Updated as of March 16, 2011)
Ridgetop map
A link to the MPC Proposed Hillside Protection plan map. (Updated as of March 12, 2011)
Tennessee population estimates
A map of county-by-county population estimates over the past 10 years. (Updated as of March 6, 2011)
Knox flooding
A map of flooding reports to the Knox 911 center. (Updated as of Feb. 28, 2011)
School stimulus funding
A look at stimulus funding for Knox area schools. (Updated as of Feb. 23, 2011)
2010 homicides
An interactive map of homicides occurring in Knoxville and Knox County in 2010 and so far in 2011. (Updated as of Feb. 12, 2011)
Knox County school auto allowances
A database of Knox County school employees who refeive an auto allowance and the annual supplement. (Updated as of Jan. 30, 2011)
Knox County auto reimbursements
A database of recent Knox County auto reimbursements expenses. (Updated as of Jan. 30, 2011)
Tennessee school districts pay
A database comparing school districts compensation throughout Tennessee. (Updated as of Jan. 27, 2011)
Gubernatorial campaign expenditures
A database of campaign expenditures for gubernatorial candidates Bill Haslam and Mike McWherter. (Updated as of Jan. 26, 2011)
Construction fatalities
A database of fatalities in highway, street and bridge construction nationally, 2003-2009. (Updated as of Jan. 25, 2011)
UT trustee donations
A database of members of the University of Tennessee board of trustees with the amounts they have contributed to gubernatorial campaigns. (Updated as of Jan. 22, 2011)
Haslam family timeline
An interactive timeline following the careers of the Haslam family. (Updated as of Jan. 15, 2011)
Meth lab busts in 2010
A database giving a county-by-county breakdown of Tennessee meth lab busts in 2010. (Updated as of Jan. 14, 2011)
East Tennessee ATV injuries
A database giving a county-by-county look at ATV accidents resulting in injuries for age group 0-18 for years 2007-09 in East Tennessee. (Updated as of Jan. 13, 2011)
Tennessee food stamps
A database giving a county-by-county look at food stamp dispersal in Tennessee for the month of December 2010. (Updated as of Jan. 7, 2011)
Tennessee traffic fatalities
A database comparing 2009 and 2010 Tennessee traffic fatalities county-by-county. (Updated as of Jan. 1, 2011)
Tennessee's oldest bridges
A database of the oldest bridges in Tennessee. (Updated as of Dec. 28, 2010)
Bridges of Tennessee
A link to the Tennessee Department of Transportation listing of 9,000-plus bridges in Tennessee. (updated December 2010)
Ash spill clean-up contracts
A database of TVA contracts with suppliers concerning the Kingston ash spill clean-up. (Updated as of Dec. 22, 2010)
Knox County household income
A map and database of census tracts in Knox County showing the estimated household income for each tract. (Updated as of Dec. 16, 2010)
Knox County ethnically breakdown
A map and database of census tracts in Knox County showing the breakdown of white, black and Hispanic populations. (Updated as of Dec. 15, 2010)
American Community Survey for East Tennessee
Links to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 18 East Tennessee counties. (Updated as of Dec. 14, 2010)
Road sign replacement costs
Database of county-by-county estimates of the cost of replacing road signs in Tennessee to meet new Federal Highway Administration requirements. (Updated as of Dec. 14, 2010)
Code violations map
An interactive map of Knoxville code violations between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010. (Updated as of Nov. 27, 2010)
Code violations
A database of Knoxville property owners notified of code violations between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010. (Updated as of Nov. 27, 2010)
311 dirty lot complaints
A database of dirty lot complaints to Knoxville's 311 call center between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010. (Updated as of Nov. 27, 2010)
Delinquent taxes
A database of Knoxville properties with delinquent taxes of three years or more as of September 2010. (Updated as of Nov. 27, 2010)
Serial killers
A database of convicted serial killers nationally. (Updated as of Nov. 21, 2010)
Looking for serial killers
A Scripps Howard News Service database of unsolved homicides nationally involving women. (Updated as of Nov. 21, 2010)
Absconded sex offenders map
Interactive map of sex offenders arrested for not registering. (updated Nov. 6, 2010)
Absconded sex offenders database
Database of sex offenders arrested for not registering. (updated Nov. 6, 2010)
Voting in governor's race by county
An interactive map breaking down votes by county for the two major candidates for Tennessee governor. (updated Nov. 3, 2010)
Pay for Knoxville employees
A database listing the pay of Knoxville city employees by job held. (updated Nov. 2, 2010)
Knox County finances
A link to Knox County's database of county finances. (posted Oct. 28, 2010)
Pay for Tennessee state employees
A database listing the pay of state of Tennessee employees. (posted Oct. 28, 2010)
Tennessee gubernatorial campaign contributions
Search this database of campaign contributions to candidates running for governor. (Updated as of Oct. 27, 2010)
Political Action Committees in Tennessee
A database that lists the Political Action Committees registered in Tennessee. (posted Oct. 22, 2010)
Unwed mothers in Tennessee
A database that shows a county-by-county breakdown of births by unwed mothers in Tennessee in 2009, the most recent year figures have been disclosed. (posted October 2010)
Tennessee's game animals
This is a link to Tennessee Wildlife Resources Department's list of the state's game animals. (Updated as of Oct. 15, 2010)
Tennessee public transportation
This is a link to Tennessee Department of Transportation information on public transportation statewide. (Updated as of Oct. 14, 2010)
Knoxville home foreclosures
This is a link to the most recent home foreclosures in the Knoxville area. (Updated as of Oct. 14, 2010)
Stimulus money at UT
Two databases and an interactive map showing how stimulus money is distributed and spent in the University of Tennessee system. (Updated as of Oct. 1, 2010)
Tennessee Congressional war chests
Databases of campaign contributions and expenditures for Tennessee's congressional delegation. (Updated as of Sept. 26, 2010)
Meth in East Tennessee
An interactive map and two databases that show the 4,000-plus busted meth labs and dump sites in East Tennessee. (Updated as of Sept. 11, 2010)
Coal-burning units
A database of all coal-burning units in the United States. (Updated as of Aug. 30, 2010)
National Parks map
An interactive map displaying all of the national parks. (Updated as of Aug. 18, 2010)
Personal Income
Search this database for a listing of personal income by metropolitan area including Knoxville. (Updated as of Aug. 16, 2010)
East Tennesseans casualties in Korea
A database of East Tennesseans who died in the Korean War and a timeline on the war itself. (updated July 2010)
SCAAP in Tennessee
A database of local government agencies in Tennessee participating in the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program. (updated July 2010)
Top exporting municipalities
A database showing municipalities on the Brookings Institute list of top 100 exporters. (updated July 2010)
Tennessee's Kids Count ranking
A database showing the Kids Count ranking of Tennessee and other states through the years. (updated July 2010)
Tennessee state pensioners
A database of former Tennessee state employees receiving pensions. (updated July 2010)
Gas pumps with problems
A database of Knox County gas pumps that have been found in violation of state regulations. (updated July 2010)
Knox County library branches
A database and interactive map of Knox County library branches. (Updated as of July 2, 2010)
Knox County schools map
An interactive map of Knox County schools. (Updated as of July 1, 2010)
Tennessee coal mines
A database of coal mines with NPDES permits in Tennessee. (Updated as of June 30, 2010)
State obesity rankings
A state-by-state ranking on obesity. (Updated as of June 29, 2010)
Metro population figures
A database of population figures for cities in towns in the United States based on U.S. Census information. (Updated as of June 24, 2010)
Tennessee housing units
A database looking at housing units in Tennessee on county-by-county basis according to U.S. Census figures. (Updated as of June 18, 2010)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park visitations
A link to National Park Service information on visitation at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. (Updated as of June 16, 2010)
Tracking animal cruelty
A web site called Pet-Abuse.com tracks animal cruelty cases internationally. This is a link to an interactive map showing documented animal cruelty cases in Tennessee through 2009. (Updated as of June 10, 2011)
Knox County School projects
An interactive map of building and renovation projects in Knox County schools since 1992. (Updated as of June 10, 2010)
New inmates in Knox County jail
A link to the Knox County Sheriff's Office list of those placed in the county jail in the past 24 hours. (Updated as of Dec. 2, 2010)
Knox County jail inmates list
A link to the Knox County Sheriff's Office list of all inmates in county jail. (Updated as of Dec. 2, 2010)
Knox-area nursing homes
Information on nursing homes in Knox area from Medicare.gov. (Updated as of June 8, 2010)
East Tennessee population
U.S. Census charts estimating the populations of nine counties in East Tennessee. (Updated as of June 7, 2010)
TVA facilities
Search this database of facilities operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (Updated as of June 4, 2010)
Gubernatorial campaign contributions by profession
Search this database of campaign contributions to candidates running for governor by the donor's profession. (Updated as of June 4, 2010)
Unpaid redlight camera violations
This database lists violators whose redlight camera citations, incurred between March 2009 and January 2010, were listed as unpaid as of May 17, 2010. (posted May 2010)
Red-light camera citations, map
A database of red-light camera citations in Knoxville and an interactive map of red-light camera locations in Knoxville. (posted March 2010)
Tennessee accident report
This database details car accidents throughout the state on a county-by-county basis 2005-09. (posted May 2010)
Murder Mysteries: Unsolved homicides
This database summarizes details of unsolved homicides reported through the FBI's Supplementary Homicide Report. (posted May 2010)
Murder Mysteries: Homicides in Knoxville
A database listing the homicides in Knoxville in the past seven years. (posted March 2010)
Murder Mysteries: Homicides in Knox County
A database listing the homicides in Knox County in the past 10 years. (posted March 2010)
Wind power
A list of wind-energy projects as compiled by the American Wind Energy Association. (posted May 2010)
Rarity timeline
A timeline of the history of Mike Ross's Rarity communities endeavors. (posted May 2010)
College presidents' pay
A database of total compensation packages for college presidents nationwide according to a survey by The Chronicle for Higher Education. (posted May 2010)
Knox County survey
Charts showing the results of a Knox County Health Department survey on Community Themes and Strengths. (posted May 2010)
UT presidents
Listing of presidents of the University of Tennessee through the years. (posted May 2010)
Gore through the years
A time line of former Vice President Al Gore's career. (posted May 2010)
Magnet schools map
An interactive map of Knox County's magnet schools. (posted May 2010)
Executive compensation
Associated Press database on financial compensation for heads of top companies. (posted May 2010)
2009 TBI crime statistics
Databases on 2009 crime statistics from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. (posted May 2010)
Parks map
An interactive map of Knox County and Knoxville parks. (posted May 2010)
Dams map
An interactive map of TVA and ALCOA dams. (posted May 2010)
Fire hydrants
A database of fire hydrant locations in the Knoxville Utilities Board service area. (posted May 2010)
Fire stations
An interactive map of fire stations in Knoxville and Knox County. (posted April 2010)
School listings
Database listing area public and non-public schools. (posted April 2010)
Campaign finances
Database of funds raises and expenditures among candidates for Knox County offices. (posted April 2010)
Water treatment facilities
This interactive map shows water treatment facilities in East Tennessee covered under the Environmental Protection Agency's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. (posted April 2010)
CT scans, MRIs and money
This database examines cost and number of CT scans and MRIs by facilities in the Greater Knoxville area for 2008, the most recent year for which figures are available. (posted April 2010)
Meth lab busts
A database listing meth lab seizures in a seven-county area of East Tennessee and an interactive map of meth lab seizures. (posted April 2010)
Restaurant ratings
A database listing Department of Health inspection ratings for Knoxville eating establishments. Updated May 25, 2010. (posted May 2010)
Civil War sites in Knoxville
An interactive map of Civil War sites in the Knoxville area. (posted March 2010)
Dollywood through the years
Database looks at additions and events at Dollywood year-by-year. (posted March 2010)
Tennessee's uninsured
A database comparing the uninsured and insured in Tennessee and the United States. (posted March 2010)
Private college presidents' pay
A database that shows the pay that heads of many private schools in Tennessee receive. (posted March 2010)
Unemployment, poverty in Tennessee
A database that shows a county-by-county breakdown on unemployment, poverty and stimulus money in Tennessee. (posted March 2010)
Tennesseans on TennCare
A database that shows the number of Tennesseans on TennCare by county. (posted March 2010)
Monthly wind speed averages
A database that shows average monthly wind speeds in cities throughout the United States. (posted Feb. 2010)
Pothole problem reports
A database that shows pothole problems reported to city of Knoxville in January and February 2010. (posted Feb. 2010)
Pedestrian fatalities
A database that provides number of pedestrian deaths in Tennessee's larger cities in 2007 and 2008, the most recent years for which data has been provided. (posted Feb. 2010)
University of Tennessee football coaches' salaries
A database that shows the 2010 salaries of UT head football coach Derek Dooley and his staff. (posted Feb. 2010)
University of Tennessee endowments
A database that shows annual value, return on investment and other details of the UT endowment fund for 2005-2009 (posted Feb. 2010)
Knoxville crime map
A map that shows recent crime activity in Knoxville and Knox County.
Transportation stimulus projects
Use this database to see transportation projects in Tennessee from the federal stimulus package.
Home reappraisal database
Search our home reappraisal database to see how much your appraisal has changed since 2008.
Stimulus Funding for Knox County
Use this database to see how much of the federal stimulus funding is going to Knox County and what projects are being worked on (a http://projects.propublica.org/ Web site feature)
Compare the Tennessee gubernatorial candidates (posted Jan. 2010)
See where each gubernatorial candidate stands on the topics that matter to Tennesseans. Each month, The Tennessean, Memphis Commercial Appeal, Knoxville News Sentinel, and Chattanooga Times Free Press will profile a key issue driving this year's race for governor of Tennessee.
State tax lien releases (Added Jan. 2010)
State tax liens (Added Jan. 2010)
Complaints against debt collection agencies
This database summarizes complaints against third-party debt collection agencies received by the Federal Trade Commission from January 1, 2007 through July 10, 2009. These complaints are unproven allegations. Records are sorted by the geographic locations of complainants.
Tourism economic impact in Tennessee by county
Each year, millions of tourists visit Tennessee. See how much visitors spent in each county in 2007 and 2006 as well as tourism-related employment and state and local tax revenue generated.
Tennessee Clean Water Network…
Cummin Falls State Park
Knox County Amateur
Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group