Montgomery County Arrest Records 2021-2024

Columns

• ID Reference Number: A unique text identifier for each arrest record.
• Subject's race: The recorded race of the individual arrested.
• Subject's gender: The gender of the individual arrested.
• Subject's age: The age of the individual arrested.
• Ethnicity: The recorded ethnicity of the individual arrested (e.g., Hispanic, Non-Hispanic).
• District of occurrence: The police district where the arrest took place.
• Adjacent to School: A binary indicator (1/0) showing if the arrest was within 500 feet of a school.
• Assigned Division: The specific district or division of the arresting officer's assignment.
• Assigned Bureau: The bureau to which the arresting officer was assigned.
• Event Date/Time: The date and time when the arrest event occurred.

Distribution

• Format: The data is available in a single CSV file named Police_Arrests_20240702.csv.
• Size: The file size is approximately 1.59 MB.
• Structure: The dataset is structured with 10 columns and contains approximately 23,500 records.

Usage

• Social Science Research: Studying demographic patterns and trends in law enforcement activities.
• Data Analytics: Performing statistical analysis to identify correlations and trends in arrest data over time.
• Data Visualisation: Creating maps, charts, and dashboards to illustrate arrest patterns across different districts and demographics.
• Exploratory Data Analysis: Investigating the raw data to uncover initial insights and formulate hypotheses for further study.
• Data Storytelling: Developing narratives and reports that explain key findings from the arrest data to a wider audience.

Coverage

• Geographic: The data covers arrests made within Montgomery County, Maryland.
• Time Range: The records span from 1 January 2021 to 1 July 2024.
• Demographic: The dataset includes demographic information such as race, gender, age, and ethnicity. The majority of subjects are identified as Black/African American (49%) or White (48%), male (79%), and non-Hispanic (70%). The age of subjects ranges from 1 to 99, with a mean age of approximately 32.

License

Who Can Use It

• Social Scientists and Criminologists: To analyse arrest trends and their relationship with demographic factors and geographic locations.
• Journalists and Policy Analysts: To investigate law enforcement practices and inform public discourse and policy-making.
• Data Scientists and Analysts: For projects involving trend analysis, predictive modelling, and creating data-driven reports.
• Local Government and Community Organisations: To understand public safety issues and support community-oriented initiatives.

Dataset Name Suggestions

• Montgomery County Arrest Records 2021-2024
• Police Arrest Demographics in Montgomery County, MD
• Law Enforcement Arrest Data: Montgomery County
• Trends in Montgomery County Arrests (2021-2024)

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