What data are available about crime?

• what crimes happen (eg murder v theft)
  • type of crime
• location of each crime
• use of weapons
• response by police (what happens after)
• crime by repeat offender (or not)
• date and time
• information about person arrested (demographics / race)

What information can we get out of the data?

• recidivism rate
• predict where crimes take place
• density of crimes in various location
  • separate by particular types of crimes
• changes of particular crime rates over time
• how response by police is impacting crime

What information do you see in the Providence data?

• relative and absolute numbers of each crime
• numbers of each crime by month (change over time)
• maybe plot by location (need a way to put on a map or group by neighborhood)
• who (officer) is doing more or less arrests and which crimes
• crimes happening by time or daylight

What information can you not see from the Providence data?

• information about police response
• information about the person arrested
• results from investigation / case after the initial response