seattledmi {microsynth}

Data for a crime intervention in Seattle, Washington

Description

The dataset contains information used to evaluate a Drug Market Intervention (DMI) occurring in parts of Seattle, Washington in 2013. The data include 2010 block-level Census data and counts of crime reported by the Seattle Police, by crime type. Crime data are available for one year prior to the intervention and two years after. DMIs are an intervention intended to disrupt drug markets by targeting enforcement priorities at specific market participants. The intervention was applied to 39 blocks in Seattle's International District.

Usage

seattledmi

Format

A data frame with 154,272 rows and 22 columns, consisting of 9,642 unique blocks with 16 (quarterly) observations each. It contains the following variables:

ID

unique Census block ID

time

time unit (in quarters)

Intervention

time-variant binary indicator; all treated units receive 0 pre-intervention and 1 from the start of the intervention onward, while untreated cases receive 0s throughout

i_robbery

number of robberies reported in that block-quarter (time-variant)

i_aggassau

number of aggravated assaults reported

i_burglary

number of burglaries reported

i_larceny

number of larcenies reported

i_felony

number of felony crimes reported

i_misdemea

number of misdemeanor crimes reported

i_drugsale

number of drug sales reported

i_drugposs

number of drug possession incidents reported

i_drugs

number of drug sale or possession incidents reported

any_crime

number of all crimes reported

TotalPop

number of residents

BLACK

number of African American residents

HISPANIC

number of Hispanic residents

Males_1521

number of male residents aged 15-21

HOUSEHOLDS

number of households

FAMILYHOUS

number of family households

FEMALE_HOU

number of female-headed households

RENTER_HOU

number of households occupied by renters

VACANT_HOU

number of vacant housing units

Source

Demographic data obtained from the 2010 Census, and administrative crime data from the Seattle Police Department.