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For the Record: Feb 14-27, 2014

Street Roots
by Street Roots Staff | 15 Feb 2014
  • Number of chicken wings sold by Fire on the Mountain on Super Bowl Sunday: 25,653
  • Percent drop in Seattle-area 911 calls during the Super Bowl: 31
  • Percent rise in Seattle-area 911 calls after the Super Bowl: 75
  • Dollars per container the Port of Portland will pay Hanjin Shipping to keep calling on Portland: 20
  • Days after a gun-buyer’s background check before the State Police purge the information: 10
  • Number of traffic crashes the Portland Police Bureau responded too during the snowstorm: 302
  • Number of “hazard” calls the Portland Police Bureau responded to: 196
  • Percentage that emergency calls to Fire and Rescue increased during the snowstorm: 50
  • Number of miles of roadway the Portland Transportation Bureau cleared during the snowstorm: 518
  • Number of calls the Portland Water Bureau received for busted pipes during the snowstorm: 904
  • The number of shelter beds available in Multnomah County for people experiencing homelessness: 1,350
  • Number of Street Roots issues published in 2013: 26
  • Number of Street Roots covers featuring a female in 2013: 7
  • Number of Street Roots covers featuring a male in 2013: 7
  • Street newspapers worldwide: 122
  • Street newspapers in North America: 39
  • Number of street newspaper vendors worldwide: 14,000
  • Number of Street Roots vendors in 2013: 460
  • Average number of children conceived in the U.S. on Valentine’s Day: 11,000
  • Average distance roses travel from production to sale: 5,000 miles


Sources: Street Roots; International Network of Street Papers; KGW; AccuWeather.com; Gallup; Fire on the Mountain; City of Portland; Statistic Brain; MSNBC

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Super Bowl, Port of Portland, Portland Police Bureau, snowstorm, Portland Fire & Rescue, Portland Water Bureau, shelters, Multnomah County, International Network of Street Papers, For the Record
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