Performance metrics track the effectiveness and efficiency of city government service delivery against defined strategic objectives. The dataset includes measures, annual targets, projections, and actual results for fiscal years 2022 through 2026. It is published by data.norfolk.gov and was last updated in March 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in service delivery by comparing FY 2024, FY 2023, and FY 2022 values for a specific Measure.
- Assess departmental performance by joining Department with its corresponding Program and Measure results.
- Evaluate goal achievement by correlating a Measure's FY 2026 Adopted value with its FY 2026 Target and Strategic Objective.
- Model future resource Demand Level based on historical performance trends from FY 2022 to FY 2025 Projection.
Strengths
- Contains multi-year time-series data from FY 2022 to FY 2026 projections.
- Each measure is explicitly linked to a high-priority Strategic Objective.
- Includes 14 distinct columns covering targets, results, and organizational structure.
Limitations
- Sample size and total row count are unknown.
- Data is specific to a single city (Norfolk), limiting geographic generalizability.
- Future year data (e.g., FY 2026 Target) represents plans, not actual outcomes.
Provenance
- Source
- data.norfolk.gov
- Collection Method
- Derived from department data tracking systems.
- Time Range
- Fiscal years 2022 to 2026 (including projections and targets).
- Freshness
- Updated annually, with a recent update in March 2026.
- Geography
- City of Norfolk, Virginia, USA.