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269 interactive charts on 30 topics, from egg prices to asteroids. Each answers a question in plain words and shows where the numbers came from.
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Today's chart · Crime
Police reported about 4.3 murders per 100,000 people in 2025, the lowest since at least 1985, and down from a peak of about 10.3 in 1991.
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Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Uniform Crime Reporting Program · Data as of Dec 31, 2025 · See the numbers →
Today's chart · Baby names
Mary was the top girls' name for eight straight decades, given to about 7% of girls in the 1880s.
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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025 · See the numbers →
Daily chart quiz · #29
How much has a gallon of gas cost in the US since 1990?
The figure for Oct 2026 · Dollars per gallon, regular gasoline
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Interest rates
5.5%
Highest: 20 yr · Treasury rate, % a year
What does the Treasury yield curve look like today?
Energy
17.2%
U.S. overall · Share of the state's electricity generation (%)
Which states get the most electricity from wind and solar?
College
46.3%
Highest: Teacher education · Typical federal loan debt as a percent of a year's earnings
How big is student debt compared with pay, by major?
Space
9.89
Highest: 2026 VB13 (Nov 17, 2026) · Distance from Earth, in Moon distances
Which asteroids will pass closest to Earth next?
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