This dataset reflects reported incidents of crime (with the exception of murders where data exists for each victim) that have occurred in the City of Chicago over the past year, minus the most recent seven days of data. Data is extracted from the Chicago Police Department's CLEAR (Citizen Law Enforcement Analysis and Reporting) system. In order to protect the privacy of crime victims, addresses are shown at the block level only and specific locations are not identified. Should you have questions about this dataset, you may contact the Research & Development Division of the Chicago Police Department at 312.745.6071 or RandD@chicagopolice.org. Disclaimer: These crimes may be based upon preliminary information supplied to the Police Department by the reporting parties that have not been verified. The preliminary crime classifications may be changed at a later date based upon additional investigation and there is always the possibility of mechanical or human error. Therefore, the Chicago Police Department does not guarantee (either expressed or implied) the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or correct sequencing of the information and the information should not be used for comparison purposes over time. The Chicago Police Department will not be responsible for any error or omission, or for the use of, or the results obtained from the use of this information. All data visualizations on maps should be considered approximate and attempts to derive specific addresses are strictly prohibited.

The Chicago Police Department is not responsible for the content of any off-site pages that are referenced by or that reference this web page other than an official City of Chicago or Chicago Police Department web page. The user specifically acknowledges that the Chicago Police Department is not responsible for any defamatory, offensive, misleading, or illegal conduct of other users, links, or third parties and that the risk of injury from the foregoing rests entirely with the user. The unauthorized use of the words "Chicago Police Department," "Chicago Police," or any colorable imitation of these words or the unauthorized use of the Chicago Police Department logo is unlawful. This web page does not, in any way, authorize such use. Data is updated daily Tuesday through Sunday. The dataset contains more than 65,000 records/rows of data and cannot be viewed in full in Microsoft Excel. Therefore, when downloading the file, select CSV from the Export menu. Open the file in an ASCII text editor, such as Wordpad, to view and search. To access a list of Chicago Police Department - Illinois Uniform Crime Reporting (IUCR) codes, go to http://bit.ly/rk5Tpc.

Records from the Crimes - 2001 to Present dataset for the indicated year.

Please see the description section of the full dataset for further information about the data.

Chicago's public police reports records obtained at https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/dataset/crime.html. Database is actually one year's worth of police reports from 05-05-2023 to 05-03-2024

This dataset reflects reported incidents of crime (with the exception of murders where data exists for each victim) that have occurred in the City of Chicago over the past year, minus the most recent seven days of data. Data is extracted from the Chicago Police Department's CLEAR (Citizen Law Enforcement Analysis and Reporting) system. In order to protect the privacy of crime victims, addresses are shown at the block level only and specific locations are not identified. Should you have questions about this dataset, you may contact the Research & Development Division of the Chicago Police Department at 312.745.6071 or RandD@chicagopolice.org. Disclaimer: These crimes may be based upon preliminary information supplied to the Police Department by the reporting parties that have not been verified. The preliminary crime classifications may be changed at a later date based upon additional investigation and there is always the possibility of mechanical or human error. Therefore, the Chicago Police Department does not guarantee (either expressed or implied) the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or correct sequencing of the information and the information should not be used for comparison purposes over time. The Chicago Police Department will not be responsible for any error or omission, or for the use of, or the results obtained from the use of this information. All data visualizations on maps should be considered approximate and attempts to derive specific addresses are strictly prohibited.

The Chicago Police Department is not responsible for the content of any off-site pages that are referenced by or that reference this web page other than an official City of Chicago or Chicago Police Department web page. The user specifically acknowledges that the Chicago Police Department is not responsible for any defamatory, offensive, misleading, or illegal conduct of other users, links, or third parties and that the risk of injury from the foregoing rests entirely with the user. The unauthorized use of the words "Chicago Police Department," "Chicago Police," or any colorable imitation of these words or the unauthorized use of the Chicago Police Department logo is unlawful. This web page does not, in any way, authorize such use. Data is updated daily Tuesday through Sunday. The dataset contains more than 65,000 records/rows of data and cannot be viewed in full in Microsoft Excel. Therefore, when downloading the file, select CSV from the Export menu. Open the file in an ASCII text editor, such as Wordpad, to view and search. To access a list of Chicago Police Department - Illinois Uniform Crime Reporting (IUCR) codes, go to http://bit.ly/rk5Tpc.

Context

Extracted as part of an assignment for the M.Sc. in Data Science at the Athens University of Economics and Business.

Content

This dataset reflects reported incidents of crime (with the exception of murders where data exists for each victim) that occurred in the City of Chicago from 2001 to present, minus the most recent seven days. Data is extracted from the Chicago Police Department's CLEAR (Citizen Law Enforcement Analysis and Reporting) system. In order to protect the privacy of crime victims, addresses are shown at the block level only and specific locations are not identified. Should you have questions about this dataset, you may contact the Research & Development Division of the Chicago Police Department at PSITAdministration@ChicagoPolice.org.

Acknowledgements

City of Chicago Data Portal

This dataset reflects reported incidents of crime (with the exception of murders where data exists for each victim) that occurred in the City of Chicago from 2001 to present, minus the most recent seven days. Data is extracted from the Chicago Police Department's CLEAR (Citizen Law Enforcement Analysis and Reporting) system. In order to protect the privacy of crime victims, addresses are shown at the block level only and specific locations are not identified. Should you have questions about this dataset, you may contact the Data Fulfillment and Analysis Division of the Chicago Police Department at DFA@ChicagoPolice.org. Disclaimer: These crimes may be based upon preliminary information supplied to the Police Department by the reporting parties that have not been verified. The preliminary crime classifications may be changed at a later date based upon additional investigation and there is always the possibility of mechanical or human error. Therefore, the Chicago Police Department does not guarantee (either expressed or implied) the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or correct sequencing of the information and the information should not be used for comparison purposes over time. The Chicago Police Department will not be responsible for any error or omission, or for the use of, or the results obtained from the use of this information. All data visualizations on maps should be considered approximate and attempts to derive specific addresses are strictly prohibited. The Chicago Police Department is not responsible for the content of any off-site pages that are referenced by or that reference this web page other than an official City of Chicago or Chicago Police Department web page. The user specifically acknowledges that the Chicago Police Department is not responsible for any defamatory, offensive, misleading, or illegal conduct of other users, links, or third parties and that the risk of injury from the foregoing rests entirely with the user. The unauthorized use of the words "Chicago Police Department," "Chicago Police," or any colorable imitation of these words or the unauthorized use of the Chicago Police Department logo is unlawful. This web page does not, in any way, authorize such use. Data are updated daily. To access a list of Chicago Police Department - Illinois Uniform Crime Reporting (IUCR) codes, go to http://data.cityofchicago.org/Public-Safety/Chicago-Police-Department-Illinois-Uniform-Crime-R/c7ck-438e

Prelude

This dataset is a cleaned version of the Chicago Crime Dataset, which can be found here. All rights for the dataset go to the original owners. The purpose of this dataset is to display my skills in visualizations and creating dashboards. To be specific, I will attempt to create a dashboard that will allow users to see metrics for a specific crime within a given year using filters and metrics. Due to this, there will not be much of a focus on the analysis of the data, but there will be portions discussing the validity of the dataset, the steps I took to clean the data, and how I organized it. The cleaned datasets can be found below, the Query (which utilized BigQuery) can be found here and the Tableau dashboard can be found here.

About the Dataset

Important Facts

The dataset comes directly from the City of Chicago's website under the page "City Data Catalog." The data is gathered directly from the Chicago Police's CLEAR (Citizen Law Enforcement Analysis and Reporting) and is updated daily to present the information accurately. This means that a crime on a specific date may be changed to better display the case. The dataset represents crimes starting all the way from 2001 to seven days prior to today's date.

Reliability

Using the ROCCC method, we can see that: * The data has high reliability: The data covers the entirety of Chicago from a little over 2 decades. It covers all the wards within Chicago and even gives the street names. While we may not have an idea for how big the sample size is, I do believe that the dataset has high reliability since it geographically covers the entirety of Chicago. * The data has high originality: The dataset was gained directly from the Chicago Police Dept. using their database, so we can say this dataset is original. * The data is somewhat comprehensive: While we do have important information such as the types of crimes committed and their geographic location, I do not think this gives us proper insights as to why these crimes take place. We can pinpoint the location of the crime, but we are limited by the information we have. How hot was the day of the crime? Did the crime take place in a neighborhood with low-income? I believe that these key factors prevent us from getting proper insights as to why these crimes take place, so I would say that this dataset is subpar with how comprehensive it is. * The data is current: The dataset is updated frequently to display crimes that took place seven days prior to today's date and may even update past crimes as more information comes to light. Due to the frequent updates, I do believe the data is current. * The data is cited: As mentioned prior, the data is collected directly from the polices CLEAR system, so we can say that the data is cited.

Processing the Data

Cleaning the Dataset

The purpose of this step is to clean the dataset such that there are no outliers in the dashboard. To do this, we are going to do the following: * Check for any null values and determine whether we should remove them. * Update any values where there may be typos. * Check for outliers and determine if we should remove them.

The following steps will be explained in the code segments below. (I used BigQuery for this so the coding will follow BigQuery's syntax) ```

Examining the dataset

There are over 7.5 million rows of data

Putting a limit so it does not take a long time to run

SELECT * FROM portfolioproject-350601.ChicagoCrime.Crime LIMIT 1000;

Seeing which points are null

There are 85,000 null points so we can exclude them as it's not a significant amount since it is only ~1.3% of the dataset

Most of the null points are in the lat and long, which we will need later

Because we don't have the full address, we can't estimate the lat and long in SQL so we will have to delete the rows with Null Data

SELECT * FROM portfolioproject-350601.ChicagoCrime.Crime WHERE unique_key IS NULL OR case_number IS NULL OR date IS NULL OR primary_type IS NULL OR location_description IS NULL OR arrest IS NULL OR longitude IS NULL OR latitude IS NULL;

Deleting all null rows

DELETE FROM portfolioproject-350601.ChicagoCrime.Crime WHERE
unique_key IS NULL OR case_number IS NULL OR date IS NULL OR primary_type IS NULL OR location_description IS NULL OR arrest IS NULL OR longitude IS NULL OR latitude IS NULL;

Checking for any duplicates in the unique keys

None to be found

SELECT unique_key, COUNT(unique_key) FROM `portfolioproject-350601.ChicagoCrime....

This dataset reflects reported incidents of crime (with the exception of murders where data exists for each victim) that occurred in the City of Chicago from 2001 to November 29, 2018. Data are extracted from the Chicago Police Department's Citizen Law Enforcement Analysis and Reporting (CLEAR) system. In order to protect the privacy of crime victims, addresses are shown at the block level only and specific locations are not identified. Users with questions about this dataset may contact the Research and Development Division of the Chicago Police Department at PSITAdministration@ChicagoPolice.org. Disclaimer: These crimes may be based upon preliminary information supplied to the Police Department by the reporting parties that have not been verified. The preliminary crime classifications may be changed at a later date based upon additional investigation and there is always the possibility of mechanical or human error. Therefore, the Chicago Police Department does not guarantee (either expressed or implied) the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or correct sequencing of the information and the information should not be used for comparison purposes over time. The Chicago Police Department will not be responsible for any error or omission, or for the use of, or the results obtained from the use of this information. All data visualizations on maps should be considered approximate and attempts to derive specific addresses are strictly prohibited. The Chicago Police Department is not responsible for the content of any off-site pages that are referenced by or that reference this web page other than an official City of Chicago or Chicago Police Department web page. The user specifically acknowledges that the Chicago Police Department is not responsible for any defamatory, offensive, misleading, or illegal conduct of other users, links, or third parties and that the risk of injury from the foregoing rests entirely with the user. The unauthorized use of the words "Chicago Police Department," "Chicago Police," or any colorable imitation of these words or the unauthorized use of the Chicago Police Department logo is unlawful. This web page does not, in any way, authorize such use.

Dataset

This dataset was created by JAYAPRAKASHPONDY

Released under CC0: Public Domain

Contents

This dataset reflects reported incidents of crime that have occurred in the City of Chicago over the past year, minus the most recent seven days of data. Data is extracted from the Chicago Police Department's CLEAR (Citizen Law Enforcement Analysis and Reporting) system. In order to protect the privacy of crime victims, addresses are shown at the block level only and specific locations are not identified. Should you have questions about this dataset, you may contact the Research & Development Division of the Chicago Police Department at 312.745.6071 or RandD@chicagopolice.org. Disclaimer: These crimes may be based upon preliminary information supplied to the Police Department by the reporting parties that have not been verified. The preliminary crime classifications may be changed at a later date based upon additional investigation and there is always the possibility of mechanical or human error. Therefore, the Chicago Police Department does not guarantee (either expressed or implied) the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or correct sequencing of the information and the information should not be used for comparison purposes over time. The Chicago Police Department will not be responsible for any error or omission, or for the use of, or the results obtained from the use of this information. All data visualizations on maps should be considered approximate and attempts to derive specific addresses are strictly prohibited.

The Chicago Police Department is not responsible for the content of any off-site pages that are referenced by or that reference this web page other than an official City of Chicago or Chicago Police Department web page. The user specifically acknowledges that the Chicago Police Department is not responsible for any defamatory, offensive, misleading, or illegal conduct of other users, links, or third parties and that the risk of injury from the foregoing rests entirely with the user. Any use of the information for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited. The unauthorized use of the words "Chicago Police Department," "Chicago Police," or any colorable imitation of these words or the unauthorized use of the Chicago Police Department logo is unlawful. This web page does not, in any way, authorize such use. Data is updated daily.

This dataset contains reported crime incidents in Chicago from 2001 to the present, excluding the most recent seven days, sourced from the Chicago Police Department's CLEAR system. To protect victim privacy, locations are generalized to the block level, and the data includes disclaimers about its preliminary nature, potential inaccuracies, and restrictions on its use for comparisons or specific address identification. The dataset is updated daily, and users are advised to contact the Chicago Police Department for further clarification or access related crime codes.

Source Data: https://data.cityofchicago.org/Public-Safety/Crimes-2001-to-Present/ijzp-q8t2/about_data

This dataset shows reported crimes that happened in the City of Chicago from 2001 to the present, excluding the most recent seven days, with the exception of murders, for which data is available for each victim. Data is taken from the CLEAR (Citizen Law Enforcement Analysis and Reporting) system of the Chicago Police Department. Addresses are only displayed at the block level and exact locations are not specified to preserve the anonymity of crime victims. This information includes reports that were given to the Police Department but were not validated. There is always a chance of human or technological error, and the initial categories of crimes could alter later based on further research. Therefore, the Chicago Police Department does not guarantee (either expressed or implied) the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or correct sequencing of the information and the information should not be used for comparison purposes over time.

The dataset is part of the Chicago Crimes records, selecting values of two years (2018 and 2019). The original data was downloaded from the Open Data portal of the City of Chicago, on May 29, 2020. The dataset was dowloaded from: https://data.cityofchicago.org/Public-Safety/Crimes-2001-to-present/ijzp-q8t2

This Dataset contains all of the data released by the city of Chicago for public use, pertaining to all crime data which occurred between 2001 and 2023. The data contains the date of the crime, where it was committed as well as the type of crime committed.

This dataset reflects reported incidents of crime (with the exception of murders where data exists for each victim) that occurred in the City of Chicago from 2001 to present, minus the most recent seven days. Data is extracted from the Chicago Police Department's CLEAR (Citizen Law Enforcement Analysis and Reporting) system. In order to protect the privacy of crime victims, addresses are shown at the block level only and specific locations are not identified. Should you have questions about this dataset, you may contact the Research & Development Division of the Chicago Police Department at 312.745.6071 or RandD@chicagopolice.org. Disclaimer: These crimes may be based upon preliminary information supplied to the Police Department by the reporting parties that have not been verified. The preliminary crime classifications may be changed at a later date based upon additional investigation and there is always the possibility of mechanical or human error. Therefore, the Chicago Police Department does not guarantee (either expressed or implied) the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or correct sequencing of the information and the information should not be used for comparison purposes over time. The Chicago Police Department will not be responsible for any error or omission, or for the use of, or the results obtained from the use of this information. All data visualizations on maps should be considered approximate and attempts to derive specific addresses are strictly prohibited. The Chicago Police Department is not responsible for the content of any off-site pages that are referenced by or that reference this web page other than an official City of Chicago or Chicago Police Department web page. The user specifically acknowledges that the Chicago Police Department is not responsible for any defamatory, offensive, misleading, or illegal conduct of other users, links, or third parties and that the risk of injury from the foregoing rests entirely with the user. The unauthorized use of the words "Chicago Police Department," "Chicago Police," or any colorable imitation of these words or the unauthorized use of the Chicago Police Department logo is unlawful. This web page does not, in any way, authorize such use. Data is updated daily Tuesday through Sunday. The dataset contains more than 65,000 records/rows of data and cannot be viewed in full in Microsoft Excel. Therefore, when downloading the file, select CSV from the Export menu. Open the file in an ASCII text editor, such as Wordpad, to view and search. To access a list of Chicago Police Department - Illinois Uniform Crime Reporting (IUCR) codes, go to http://data.cityofchicago.org/Public-Safety/Chicago-Police-Department-Illinois-Uniform-Crime-R/c7ck-438e

The "Crimes - 2001 to Present" dataset is a dynamic record that provides a comprehensive view of reported crime incidents in the City of Chicago. Encompassing incidents ranging from 2001 to the present, with the exception of the most recent seven days, this dataset extracts data from the Chicago Police Department's CLEAR (Citizen Law Enforcement Analysis and Reporting) system. While maintaining the privacy of crime victims, the dataset offers insights into crime patterns, types, and locations at a block level without revealing specific addresses. It's essential to note that preliminary information and classifications are subject to change based on further investigations, emphasizing that the data's accuracy and interpretation require careful consideration.

Uses and Applications: The "Crimes - 2001 to Present" dataset holds significance across various domains, from law enforcement and urban planning to journalism, research, and public safety advocacy. Law enforcement agencies can employ this dataset to identify crime trends, allocate resources efficiently, and devise crime prevention strategies tailored to specific neighborhoods or crime types. Urban planners can integrate crime incident data into their decision-making processes, aiming to enhance public spaces' safety and designing neighborhoods with crime prevention measures in mind. Researchers and data analysts can delve into this dataset to uncover underlying patterns, contributing to the field of criminology and sociological research. Journalists can utilize the data to provide accurate, up-to-date crime reports to the public, fostering informed discussions on public safety issues. Moreover, community organizations can use this data to advocate for targeted interventions, promote neighborhood watch programs, and collaborate with law enforcement to address local concerns. Through transparency and data-driven insights, the "Crimes - 2001 to Present" dataset empowers stakeholders to contribute to safer, more informed, and collaborative urban environments in Chicago.

CSV file of Homicide Crimes in Chicago for the year 2007.For use with the Chicago Crime NCEA Level 2 Geography assessment.Downloaded from the City of Chicago data portal July 2023.

Chicago Crime Dataset

This dataset contains reported crime incidents in Chicago from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2023. It includes 4,033 sequences with 202,333 events across 20 crime types. The data is sourced from the Chicago Data Portal under the Terms of Use. The detailed data preprocessing steps used to create this dataset can be found in the TPP-LLM paper and TPP-Embedding paper. Update (2025-10-28): Added three timestamp fields (timestamp_event, timestamp_since_start… See the full description on the dataset page: https://huggingface.co/datasets/tppllm/chicago-crime.

This StoryMap is designed to help teachers guide students through applying spatial analysis to prepare a report for the City of Chicago Mayor that: shows and explains the changing patterns, both spatial and temporal (over time), of the homicide rate in Chicago provides an analysis of whether the location of police stations and police beats appear to be having an effect on homicide rates recommends solutions related to urban development which could address the problem. Students have their own assessment materials to work through, you should not give them access to this Story Map. Click the link below to open the student assessment materials.Student Materials

This data set is a subset of the Chicago Police Department's CLEAR (Citizen Law Enforcement Analysis and Reporting) system. The full dataset contains reported incidents of crime (with the exception of murders) from 2001 to the present. For privacy, the addresses are shown at the block level only and specific locations are not identified. Longitudes and latidues have also been shifted slightly, although they remain within the same block.

This subset of data contains records of 231,962 crimes committed across Chicago between 01/01/2017 and 31/12/2017.

The data set in full (2001 - present) can be found at https://data.cityofchicago.org/Public-Safety/Crimes-2001-to-Present/ijzp-q8t2