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As the COVID-19 situation is rapidly changing, the Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS) is working with providers to help identify the needs of the people we serve. We cannot predict what the future of the outbreak might be, but we are striving to continue to help people who need it most.
Allegheny County Department of Human Services Key Performance Indicators – Covid-19
This dashboard shows changes to key DHS and other county indicators since the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic.
Allegheny County COVID-19 Data: Detailed Dashboard
This dashboard allows users to explore detailed data about COVID-19 testing, cases and outcomes and to filter by race, ethnicity, gender and age. Problems viewing the dashboard? You can view it directly in Tableau Server.
Allegheny County Jail Population Decreased During COVID-19 Without Increased Risk to Public Safety
April 23, 2021
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many jurisdictions across the country took measures to reduce their jail populations as a way of lessening the risk of disease spread. This included Allegheny County, which decreased the Allegheny County Jail (AC...
Police Use of Force in the City of Pittsburgh
March 17, 2021
The City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Police (PBP) tracks each incident in which an officer uses force with a subject. The two reports below provide an overview of use of force incidents in Pittsburgh by describing trends, circumstances of incidents, cont...
Allegheny County Jail Population Management: Interactive Dashboards
March 4, 2021
New data recently added. These dashboards provide an overview of the population incarcerated in the Allegheny County Jail....
Allegheny County Department of Human Services’ Strategic Initiatives: 2019-2020 Final Report
February 19, 2021
The Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS) helps more than 200,000 people each year through well-established programs and innovations that advance its mission. In addition to these day-to-day programs, DHS developed a set of “strategic...
Safety and Justice Challenge: Allegheny County Year Two Report
February 11, 2021
Allegheny County was awarded a Safety and Justice Challenge grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in 2018 with the goal of reducing the Allegheny County Jail population by 20%. During the second year of the project, the grant p...
Allegheny County Continuum of Care for the Homeless: Housing Program Performance
February 9, 2021
The dashboard below displays information about the performance of homeless system providers in Allegheny County. Dashboard users can select a system-level view or explore particular program types to see how providers are meeting performance benchmark...
All Hands on a Remote Deck: The Allegheny County Department of Human Services’ Early Response to COVID-19
February 2, 2021
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Allegheny County, PA, the Department of Human Services (DHS) responded with a tireless focus on the needs of providers, staff and County residents. From establishing remote work policies to creating a mechanism for dail...
Community Feedback on Helping Allegheny County Residents During COVID-19 and Beyond
January 18, 2021
Input from community members is vital to the work that Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS) does. One way that DHS is learning about the community’s needs is by posing questions on a public online feedback platform called Neighborlan...
Child Welfare Placement: Interactive Dashboard
January 7, 2021
Updated data now available. This interactive dashboard provides information about out-of-home placements in Allegheny County from 2008 through 2019....