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You need to divide crime counts by population density. Otherwise you're just plotting population density.
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I just don't buy that it evens out. For example, go here: https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crim... Look at Florida: "The 2022 estimated Crime statistics for Florida are based on data received from 403 of 758 participating law enforcement agencies in the state that year." That's 54% participation. Look at Oregon: "The 2022 estimated Crime statistics for Oregon are based on data received from 215…
That might be a problem for state-level reporting but I'm not sure it really maps on to the city of San Francisco very well, tbf
Great work! - The maps are pretty and scale nicely. The clarity and granularity of text is appreciated. - The controls are excellent. I might put the copy and help in the same single title/menu panel (without "viewing:" as obvious) Some other features I found myself wanting: - Visually bound the map so you can see when it can't be moved in a direction. Think about what to do when the control panel is open and the use…
This is very cool. I turned on all the types of crime and a weird set of diagonal darker regions appeared in the avenues. Either this is some weird artifact of the geocoding or there's some really strange magnetic fields or something affecting crime.
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There is an app called Citizen that notifies you about crime happening near you in real time
Damn, the police should start using that app!