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 | The website states that the Portland Police Bureau is a member of the Police Data Initiative. The Police Data Initiative website provides a statement regarding the use of open data. |
| Available in bulk | Yes | |
| Up-to-date | Yes | Site explicitly states that the report is updated the first business day after the 15th of the month. Also included is the last day it was updated. |
| Available free online | Yes | |
| Available free of charge | Yes | |
| In an open format | TXT | |
| findable | 2 | |
| findable_steps | Went to City of Portland website, searched within site for crime data; Site menus do not intuitively take users to the correct landing page for the data | |
| licence_url | https://www.policedatainitiative.org/faq/ | |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| usability | 2 | |
| collector_name | Strategic Services Division, Portland Police Bureau | |
| characteristics | Date and time, Incident type | Location is only available at the neighborhood level |
| location | https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/71978 - Website of the City of Portland, Police Bureau |
