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 | Yes | |
| Up-to-date | Yes | |
| Available free online | Yes | |
| Available free of charge | Yes | |
| In an open format | CSV, GeoJSON, KMZ, SHP | |
| findable | 4 | |
| findable_steps | searched for crime in the city of boulder's open data catalog. | |
| licence_url | https://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-zero | |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| usability | 3 | |
| collector_name | Police Department | |
| 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://bouldercolorado.gov/open-data/crime-locations/ - Crime location data for the City of Boulder. Please note that crimes may be reclassified, unfounded or relocated during the course of an investigation. |
