Homicides: Guns once again played a deadly and significant role in the number of homicides in the Albuquerque metro area this year, but this time it was not always the "bad guy" who fired.

Public safety: Police and fire

Soul food: A digital snapshot of how we nurture our spirits.

Growth: Here's a digital snapshot of how the city is growing and changing.

Playtime: What we eat (and how much), how old we are, where we pray, how many of us spend time in jail. Of course, this isn't every number. It could never be. But here's a digital snapshot of how we spend time when we're not working.