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Los Angeles Public Safety Records
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Documents incidents of crime reported by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), spanning from 2020 up to 2024. This data provides detailed insights into the date, time, location, victim demographics, and type of crime recorded across the City of Los Angeles. As the information is transcribed from original paper reports, users should be aware that some minor inaccuracies may exist within the records. To protect individual privacy, sensitive address fields are generalised to the nearest hundred block.
Columns
- DR_NO: The unique Crime Number assigned to the incident.
- Date_Reported: The date when the crime was reported to the authorities.
- Date_occured: The actual date on which the incident occurred.
- Time_occured: The time of day (in military time format, 24-hour clock) when the incident occurred.
- Area: The specific LAPD area where the crime took place.
- Crime_Code: The classification or type of crime committed, with examples being VEHICLE - STOLEN and BATTERY - SIMPLE ASSAULT.
- Victim_age: The age of the victim, which can range from -4 to 120.
- Victim_sex: The recorded gender of the victim (M, F, or Other). Approximately 14% of these records are missing.
- Victim_descent: The ethnic descent of the victim, such as H (Hispanic) or W (White). Approximately 14% of these records are missing.
- Premis: The type of location or premise where the crime occurred, commonly being STREET or SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING.
- Weapon: Details regarding the weapon used in the incident. Note that 67% of these records indicate no weapon was used or the field is null.
- Status: The current status of the criminal investigation, with "Invest Cont" (Investigation Continued) being the most frequent status (80%).
- LOCATION: The physical address detail of the crime, generalised for privacy.
- LAT: Latitude coordinate.
- LON: Longitude coordinate.
Distribution
The data file, typically offered in CSV format, has a size of 193.51 MB. It features 15 distinct columns. Most core fields contain 974,000 valid records, detailing crime incidents across the specified period.
Usage
This resource is suitable for statistical analysis of public safety trends and patterns in an urban environment. It can be used for geographical mapping of high-crime areas, developing predictive models using techniques like Graph Neural Networks, informing local policy decisions, and supporting urban planning initiatives related to safety and security.
Coverage
The dataset is geographically focused entirely on the City of Los Angeles. It covers a temporal scope starting from 1 January 2020 and extends through to 2 September 2024. Data regarding the location is restricted to the nearest hundred block to safeguard personal privacy.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
Intended users include data scientists and analysts focusing on urban crime statistics, researchers studying law enforcement effectiveness, public safety officials for resource allocation, and journalists seeking quantitative data on evolving crime narratives in LA.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- LAPD Crime Incident Data 2020-2024
- Los Angeles Public Safety Records
- LA Crime Statistics (2020-Present)
Attributes
Original Data Source: Los Angeles Public Safety Records
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