Page 7 - City of Greensboro Data Book

Infrastructure

• Greensboro has the lowest average residential water bill of the top ten cities in North Carolina.
• Although there has been an increase in population, the amount of solid waste collected has decreased
from 2000 to 2017 by 25.8%.
• Greensboro generated almost 27 million tons of recycling in 2017.
• Since 2008, the overall condition of street pavement dropped by 40%.
• Ten bridges in Greensboro are structurally deficient and an additional twelve are functionally obsolete.
• The City owns and maintains over 10,000 acres of land and facilities.

Public Safety

• 220 lives have been saved since 2011 with the help of CPR instruction by Guilford Metro 9-1-1.
• Calls for emergency services have remained relatively stable over the past decade.
• Calls for fire service are concentrated in the central southern and eastern portions of the City.
• Most calls for service from the fire department are for medical service.
• The overall crime rate in Greensboro decreased from 2000 to 2016, as did the rates of property and violent
crimes.

City Services

• Greensboro’s tax rate has remained stable since FY 2011.
• Since 2000, the largest increase in City spending was for Maintenance and Operations.
• Since 2000, the largest increase in City revenue was from User fees/Charges/Licenses.
• Municipal debt per capita is at its lowest since 2000.
• Contact Center usage has steadily risen, with more contacts coming from internet-based communications.
• Library circulation numbers have seen a steady increase since 2000.
• Since 2000, most affordable housing assisted with City funds has been built or rehabbed on the east side of
Greensboro.
• Parks and Recreation facilities and programs have seen a steady increase in usage.
• A third of Parks and Recreation facilities and programs use is at recreation centers.
• GTA annual ridership has more than doubled since 2000, with more than four million riders in 2016, but
ridership has declined in recent years.
• Every $1 of City Economic Development incentive leveraged $147 of private investment.

DRAFT 3 FEBRUARY 23, 2018