U.S. City Open Data Census
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Open crime data helps communities make informed judgements about public safety, as well as providing transparency into how local police power is being exercised. For U.S. City Open Data Census purposes, crime report data should include at a minimum the following elements: date, time, location, incident type, and narrative information — best would be exact date, location, and type of crime, but per day per street or postal/zip code are acceptable for Census purposes. (More info)
| Question | Answer | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Openly licensed | Yes | |
| Available in bulk | No | |
| Up-to-date | No | |
| Available free online | Yes | |
| Available free of charge | Yes | |
| In an open format | CSV, XLS | PDF also |
| findable | 2 | |
| findable_steps | google search, search within government open data website, have to click each set though so time consuming | |
| licence_url | https://opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by/ | Creative Commons link goes directly to OpenDefinition.Org |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| usability | 2 | |
| collector_name | FBI, Police | |
| characteristics | Date and time, Location (may be coordinates or addresses; addresses may be at the block level, such as “5XX Main Street”), Incident type | |
| location | https://data.birminghamal.gov/dataset/homicide-data-ann - Homicide, https://data.birminghamal.gov/dataset/west-precinct-cri - West Precinct, https://data.birminghamal.gov/dataset/east-precinct-cri - East Precinct, https://data.birminghamal.gov/dataset/south-precinct-cr - South Precinct, https://data.birminghamal.gov/dataset/north-precinct-cr - North Precinct |