Research Methods Pt. 2

1. Based on the 2009 census, there are 5,024,748 people living in the state of Colorado. Of these there are 99,834 Asians and Native Pacific Islanders.

2. This site links sex offender registries in the U.S.
http://www.nsopw.gov/Core/PublicRegistrySites.aspx

There are four sex offenders in the immediate vicinity of my house on the 900 block of 11th avenue. David BaldEagle Dakota of 973 5th st was convicted of attempted 2nd degree rape in 1995. Patrick Leo Green of 1600 Hillside road apartment 4 was convicted of a felony sex offense. Andrew Robert Doel of 1137 Pleasant Street. apartment 5 was convicted of a felony sex offense. Christopher Edward Lucero, a homeless man, was convicted with attempted 2nd degree sexual assault.

You can find the interactive map for sex offenders in Maryland at http://www.socem.info/. On this map you can find the names, addresses, charges, offender categories and the occasional picture of sex offenders in the area.

3. The University of Colorado Police Department and the U.S. Dept. of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education break the campus crime statistics up into different criteria however the statistics are very similar. Of the major offense listed there is only a discrepancy concerning the number of arsons with one source reporting 7 in 2008 and the other reporting 6 cases of arson, and the number of burglaries. The Colorado Police Department's statistics show 44 burglaries on campus in 2008 while the U.S. Department of Education's stats show 59 burglaries.

There were 7 forcible sex offenses on campus in 2008.

4. The latest totals show that Senator Michael F. Bennett received $3,661,380 and Senator Mark Udall received $12,015,829.

5. In the latest campaign, our governor received $4,365,457 in contributions. The limit on personal contributions to a campaign in Colorado is $525 for a gubernatorial candidate, $525 for other statewide candidates and $200 for a legislative candidate.

6. The average tuition, fees, room and board at four-year public institutions in 2008 was $13,424. The average tuition, fees, room and board at private four-year institutions in 2008 was $30,393.

7. http://www.colorado.gov/

8. http://ci.boulder.co.us/