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Vancouver Neighbourhood Crime and Temporal Analysis Data
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Enhancing community awareness of policing activity in Vancouver, Canada, is the primary objective of this historical record collection. Provided by the Vancouver Police Department (VPD), the data offers a window into various crime categories and their temporal patterns over nearly two decades. To maintain the privacy of all involved parties, the records for offences against persons are deliberately randomised to several blocks and offset to intersections, while property-related incidents are pinpointed to the hundred-block level. This resource serves as a foundation for understanding urban safety trends without identifying specific individuals or properties.
Columns
- TYPE: The specific classification of the reported crime activity, such as theft from vehicle or other theft.
- YEAR: The calendar year in which the reported incident occurred.
- MONTH: The month of the year when the activity was recorded.
- DAY: The specific day of the month the incident took place.
- HOUR: The hour of the day in 24-hour format representing when the crime occurred.
- MINUTE: The precise minute within the hour of the reported activity.
- HUNDRED_BLOCK: The generalised geographic location of the incident, often offset to protect privacy.
- NEIGHBOURHOOD: The specific area or district within Vancouver where the event was recorded.
- X: The horizontal coordinate value projected in UTM zone 10.
- Y: The vertical coordinate value projected in UTM zone 10.
Distribution
The information is delivered in a CSV file titled
crimedata_csv_all_years.csv with a file size of 73.89 MB. It contains approximately 794,000 records across 10 distinct columns. The data exhibits a high degree of integrity, with 100% validity across most fields and very few missing entries, primarily restricted to location-based columns. It has earned a usability score of 10.00 and is updated on an annual basis.Usage
This collection is highly suited for training predictive models to forecast potential crime levels in future years. It can be utilised by researchers to perform seasonal trend analysis or by urban planners to study the distribution of different crime types across specific neighbourhoods. It also serves as a valuable tool for data science students to practice geographic data visualisation and time-series analysis while navigating the ethical considerations of handling public safety records.
Coverage
The geographic scope is limited to the city of Vancouver, Canada. Temporally, the records provide a deep historical view spanning from 2003 to early 2021. While it covers a wide array of offences against both persons and property, the information represents a filtered subset of the VPD Records Management System and does not reflect the total number of all calls or complaints made to the department.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
Public safety analysts can leverage these figures to identify long-term shifts in urban crime patterns. Criminology students and academic researchers may use the data to study the impact of socio-economic changes on neighbourhood safety. Additionally, software developers can integrate these records into community safety applications to help residents stay informed about local policing activity.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Vancouver Historical Crime and Public Safety Registry
- VPD Annual Crime Activity and Location Data (2003-2021)
- Vancouver Urban Crime Trends and Statistical Archive
- Canada Public Safety: Vancouver Historical Incident Logs
- Vancouver Neighbourhood Crime and Temporal Analysis Data
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Original Data Source: Vancouver Neighbourhood Crime and Temporal Analysis Data
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