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 | No | |
| Available in bulk | Yes | |
| Up-to-date | No | |
| Available free online | Yes | |
| Available free of charge | Yes | |
| In an open format | XLS | |
| findable | 4 | |
| findable_steps | Searched crime reports on Houston open data portal, redirected to Police Department datasets | |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| usability | 3 | |
| collector_name | Houston 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, Narrative information | |
| location | https://www.houstontx.gov/police/cs/index-2.htm - Houston Police Departments Crime Statistics page |