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Final Project Washington DC Crime Analysis

This document is a report analyzing crime rates in Washington DC in 2016. It establishes criteria for assessing crime rates, such as near police stations, banks, shopping areas, and by time of day. Maps show the boundaries of Washington DC and locations of police stations and banks. The report finds that 10% of crimes in 2016 occurred in the police station buffer zones at night. It concludes that crime analysis is an effective method for crime prevention and apprehension when combined with police work.

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Final Project Washington DC Crime Analysis

This document is a report analyzing crime rates in Washington DC in 2016. It establishes criteria for assessing crime rates, such as near police stations, banks, shopping areas, and by time of day. Maps show the boundaries of Washington DC and locations of police stations and banks. The report finds that 10% of crimes in 2016 occurred in the police station buffer zones at night. It concludes that crime analysis is an effective method for crime prevention and apprehension when combined with police work.

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American College of Commerce and Technology

BUS 580 - GIS


Kannan Veerapathiran
&
Arun Kanth Buddolu
Professor: Ms. Sara
Title Washington DC Crime Rate Analysis
Date: 06/11/2016

WASHINGTON DC CRIME RATE


ANALYSIS
2016

CRITERIA FOR ASSESSING CRIME RATE


The crime rate near to police station.
The crime rate away from police station
The crime rate in bank location
The crime rate in the shopping center/residential area
The crime rate at the city level/county level/community level
The Crime rate timings Day/Night.
The Criteria could be explained thru GIS map.

WASHINGTON DC BOUNDARY (MAP)

Crime analysis
Problem solving
The identification of the problem in the crime
area
Using the information ,gained from the analysis
to reduce the problem

POLICE STATION AND BANK LOCATION

Time , Space and Crime

Resulting from its proximity to a location


Having to do with a certain time period

POLICE STATION BUFFER LOCATION (0.5


MILES)

Incapacitation
Most crime is committed by the very small
percentage of a community
The police should be targeting their effort on
those individuals
If an offender is arrested instead of being
displaced incapacitation

DAY/NIGHT CRIME INCIDENTS IN 2016

CRIME INCIDENTS
Begins with look at average occurrences as
compared as compared to another period
This can indicate a rise in crime
After initial statistical analysis that indicates a
rise the search for patterns begins
A search for patterns - Time ,date, method of
operation , etc can lead to potential solutions

CRIME RATE POLICE STATION


BUFFER LOCATION
NIGHT TIME

CRIME RATE ANALYSIS IN 2016


In 2016 there were X number of crimes
Among this X number of crimes, 10% of crimes
were in the Police station buffer location at Night
time.

CONCLUSION
crime analysis is gradually

In conclusion,
making its way up
the ladder as a very effective method of crime prevention,
reduction and apprehension. Crime analysts on the other hand
are having a harder time with this process and although there
are various ways to make their journey easier, more ways
need to be looked into and implemented to ensure that their
importance and the need for the roles they play in crime
prevention, reduction and apprehension is relayed to police
departments and agencies. More training and education is
required for both police officers and crime analysts on how to
combine both methods of working to create one very strong
and effective system. It has already been established that
crime analysis is very important and useful to police
departments and agencies. It needs to be established that
without crime analysis, there

Thank you

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