Data/design folks, what is your favorite visual that focuses on the human cost of violence, tragedies and disasters? The most emotionally impactful visualization? The most visually striking? Please share! I'd like to get as many examples as possible.

I wasn’t either until just now! I’ll forgive you if you forgive me

I apparently forgot to update my bio for a long time, so here's the scoop: I'm now a data reporter at City Cast DC! I write + report about everything numeric and hyperlocal. So far that is the U.S. Park Police, the suicide lifeline, streateries, paid leave, a really really big dome, + more

Wait, did you watch it already???

Thank you so much, Andy!

My answers to these questions are personal and deeply subjective. Your answers might be different! I hope we get a chance to talk about them soon.

I am holding on to my mini until someone pries it from my hands. This has certainly not caused any problems for me!

WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT ISN'T A TIME SERIES

Crashing out about non-economic adjustments to the QCEW press release. Please respect my privacy at this difficult time.

If a call isn't picked up locally within a certain time (no one could tell me how long), it's rerouted to a national backup call center. But for that to work, the caller has to stay on the line. In July, most people who didn't reach a local operator hung up before reaching the national center.

But the pickup rate never fully recovered--and it fell again for most of 2026, after multiple employees left the Department of Behavioral Health at the same time. Local pickup rates hovered around 60% for *five months* before returning to 70% or so. The national average is 88%.

The local pickup rate first fell off a cliff in November 2024, when suicide and mental health crisis calls from DC reached a record high. Calls stayed elevated through spring 2025 before falling back to a more-normal level.

His ride came

There is a whole owl just sitting in the right lane on Connecticut Ave??? (Someone set up an ebike as a barrier to traffic; we’re calling a wildlife rescue and keeping our distance)

I'm kicking myself for taking their word that it was a revenue figure instead of asking for the math right off the bat, but I appreciate you + others raising it!