A CNN video: The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virginia looks like the asylum of nightmares and for many, it was. But it started out as a place of compassion whose massive overcrowding lead to desperate measures by doctors and staff.
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120 residential, commercial and vehicle burglary cases in September 2026, against 333,881 city residents in the ACS 2025 estimate. Civic Forecast calculation from Orlando Police Department case reports (September 2026) over Census ACS 2025 1-year population of the City of Orlando. Reports, not convictions; city limits, not the metro area.
Open in the app647,734 business applications for an employer ID number in 2025, against 19,028,386 Floridians 18 and over. Across all 51 the rate was 21.0; only Wyoming (169.2) and Delaware (70.7) ran higher. West Virginia was lowest, at 11.5. Civic Forecast calculation from Census Business Formation Statistics (2025, not seasonally adjusted) and Census ACS 2025 adults. Applications, not businesses.
Open in the app11,004,209 ballots were cast in the November 2024 general, against a resident population of 23,372,215. Civic Forecast calculation from Florida Division of Elections certified results and U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 population. Not a turnout rate: the denominator is all residents, not eligible voters. Every ballot cast, including any without a vote for president.
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