Some Interesting Numbers
Oct 5th, 2009 • Category: NewsThe Fitzsimon File. August 31, 2009
Monday numbers
Here are some numbers to consider this last day of August from the public policy world in North Carolina.
350—the number of people that a Raleigh News & Observer headline said attended a weekend rally for health care reform at the State Capitol
2,000—the number of people at the rally according to a State Capital Police officer at the event.
1,000—the number of programs distributed at the rally.
600—the number of letters to Senator Kay Hagan collected at the event by the N.C. Justice Center
0—the amount of times in recent memory that a newspaper headline provided a specific number of participants at a public event
3,524—the number of complaints made to Local Management Entities (LMEs) in the first three quarters of state fiscal year 2008-2009. LMEs manage services for people with a mental illness, developmental disability, or addiction disorder.
4,569—number of complaints to LMEs in the 2007-2008 fiscal year.
58—percentage of patients discharged from state mental hospitals who are not contacted by mental health officials within seven days of their discharge to set up community services
of patients not contacted within 30 days
30—percentage never contacted
41,165—number of inmates in the North Carolina prison system
202,942—number of drug-related charges in North Carolina courts in 2008.
27,310—average amount in dollars it cost per year to keep an inmate in prison
2,500—estimated cost per inmate per year in North Carolina’s Drug Treatment Court
80—percent of offenders involved with drug and/or alcohol
72—number of North Carolina counties out of 100 that do not have a Drug Treatment Court
