Crime – Visual-Detroit

Data Visualization from the Motor City

Crime, Detroit, Geography, mapsJanuary 20, 2023January 20, 2023

Detroit 911 Calls, Part 1

Having some fun analyzing and visualizing 911 calls in the city of Detroit, using data from the city’s open data portal. This is a rich data set with very detailed timestamps, geo locations, and call descriptions for each event. ThisContinue readingDetroit 911 Calls, Part 1

Crime, Detroit, mapsMay 10, 2020May 10, 2020

Crime in the D: Mapping Hotspots

In this episode of our continuing series on crime in Detroit, we’re going to use a new dataset from the Detroit Open Data Portal to view the data through a slightly different lens. Once again, I’ll employ two of myContinue readingCrime in the D: Mapping Hotspots

Crime, DetroitApril 27, 2020April 27, 2020

Crime in the D: Stolen Vehicles

As part of our continuing series on crime in Detroit, I decided to focus on one of the most universal of all Detroit crimes – the stolen vehicle. This is arguably the most egalitarian criminal activity in the city, coveringContinue readingCrime in the D: Stolen Vehicles

Crime, DetroitApril 23, 2020April 26, 2020

Crime in the D: The Shape of Crime

Crime patterns are an interesting study, because they don’t always conform to expectations. The conventional wisdom suggests that crime is likely to be heavier in the late evening and early morning hours, when the cover of darkness provides some levelContinue readingCrime in the D: The Shape of Crime

Crime, DetroitApril 17, 2020April 26, 2020

Crime in the D: Intro

No story about Detroit would be complete without a look at the criminal activities that so frequently mark life in the city. Detroit is not unique in this respect, by any means, and has in fact looked relatively good inContinue readingCrime in the D: Intro