Provides data from the city of Norfolk’s Human Resources regarding census demographic information for employees. The Department of Human Resources provides a comprehensive human resources management program by developing and implementing policies, programs and services to support the City of Norfolk's priority of being a Well-Managed Government.

The Community Appearance Index, also known as the Litter Index, is a tool designed by Keep America Beautiful to visually evaluate the overall appearance of a community using litter as an indicator. Every year, 60 routes throughout the 5 wards of Norfolk are analyzed to determine the cleanliness of the city. After a brief training, a team of volunteers conduct the analysis using a scoring system ranging from 1-4 with “1” indicating minimal to no litter and “4” indicating extremely littered.

Recreation, Parks and Open Space’s Bureau of Parks and Urban Forestry plants hundreds of trees each year along city streets, within city parks, and on other city properties. This dataset gives pertinent tree species information, shows important geographic information about which parts of Norfolk are receiving trees in a given year, and historical data about planting date. City staff utilizes Microsoft excel to track tree planting information. This dataset will show where the City of Norfolk plants its trees on city owned properties.

Recreation, Parks and Open Space’s Bureau of Parks and Urban Forestry plants hundreds of trees each year along city streets, within city parks, and on other city properties. This dataset gives pertinent tree species information, shows important geographic information about which parts of Norfolk are receiving trees in a given year, and historical data about planting date. City staff utilizes Microsoft excel to track tree planting information. This dataset will show where the City of Norfolk plants its trees on city owned properties.

Norfolk Master Gardeners' Significant Trees volunteers gather data (diameter, height, canopy spread, location, species, and general information) about trees of interest in Norfolk. The data is put in the Norfolk Significant Trees website to be shared with others who have an interest in the local environment.

A geographical representation of the City of Norfolk's Significant Tree Species.

This dataset contains information from the City’s Towing database program. It provides a list of current vehicles on City’s impound lot to include VINs and address towed from. The information will provide number of vehicles currently on lot, where and why vehicles were towed, disposition of vehicle such as sold at auction, released to owner and or interested parties and or demolished. This information could also be used to establish any trends in certain areas.
**Data in this set contains fees that are only accurate for vehicles released from city custody. Fees for vehicles still held by the City will be calculated at the time of release and are not considered accurate till that time.

This is a direct link to the Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Authority's searchable page for active ABC Licenses in the state

Public art is artwork in public locations where everyone can see and enjoy it.
Norfolk is among the great cities that use public art to inspire, educate, beautify and give character to public places. The Public Arts Commission together with city staff, developed policies for the development of artwork that creates a unique image and sense of place for Norfolk. This dataset is a compiled list of existing public art recorded by Norfolk.
*Please note this dataset does not include the Mermaid Statues, which will be added later in 2019 once a complete cataloging of all locations has occurred.