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2017 MUNICIPAL EQUALITY INDEX SCORECARD 2017 MUNICIPAL EQUALITY INDEX SCORECARD
I. Non-Discrimination Laws STATE COUNTY CITY AVAILABLE IV. Law Enforcement CITY AVAILABLE
This category evaluates whether Employment Fair enforcement of the law includes LGBTQ Police Liaison or Task Force
discrimination on the basis of sexual 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 responsible reporting of hate crimes and 10 10
orientation and gender identity is engaging with the LGBTQ community in a
Housing Reported 2015 Hate Crimes Statistics
prohibited by the city, county, or state in 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 thoughtful and respectful way. 12 12
to the FBI
areas of employment, housing, and
public accommodations. Public Accommodations
0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 SCORE 22 out of 22
SCORE 0 out of 30
SCORE 11 out of 16
BONUS E
nforcement Mechanism in Human
+0 +0 +2
Rights Commission
BONUS C
ity Provides Services to LGBTQ
+2 +2
Youth
BONUS C
ity Provides Services to LGBTQ
+2 +2
Homeless
BONUS C
ity Provides Services to LGBTQ
+2 +2
Elders
BONUS C
ity Provides Services to people
+2 +2
Living with HIV/AIDS PTS FOR SEXUAL ORIENTATION PTS FOR GENDER IDENTITY + BONUS PTS for criteria not accessible to all cities at this time.
BONUS C
ity Provides Services to the
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