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crimes data
Description
Data from selected variables in a simple random sample of 5,000 records from the 7,048,107 records with dates between 2001 and 2019 in the City of Chicago database "Crimes-2001 to Present". This file was downloaded on August 11, 2020 from https://data.cityofchicago.org/. These data are provided for pedagogical purposes only. Anyone wishing to publish analyses of Chicago crime data should obtain the most recent data from the website. For a list and map of Community Areas, see https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dgs/supp_info/citywide_maps.html.
Usage
data(crimes)
Format
This data frame contains the following columns:
- year:
year in which crime occurred (between 2001 and 2019)
- crimetype:
type of crime, determined from detailed crime description in database
homicide = homicide
sexualasslt = sexual assault
robbery = robbery
aggasslt = aggravated assault
burglary = burglary
mvtheft = motor vehicle theft
idtheft = identity theft
theft = other type of theft
arson = arson
simpleasslt = simple assault (assaults that are not aggravated)
threat = threat or harassment
fraud = fraud
weapon = weapons violation
trespass = trespassing
vandalism = vandalism
narcotics = narcotics or liquor law violation
other = other
- violent:
-
= 1 if violent crime
= 0 otherwise
- arrest:
-
= 1 if an arrest was made
= 0 otherwise
- domestic:
-
= 1 if crime was domestic-related as defined by the Illinois Domestic Violence Act
= 0 otherwise
- commarea:
number of the Community Area in Chicago where the crime occurred
- location:
type of location where crime occurred (e.g. street, apartment)
References
Lohr (2021), Sampling: Design and Analysis, 3rd Edition. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
Lu and Lohr (2021), R Companion for Sampling: Design and Analysis, 3rd Edition, 1st Edition. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.