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 |
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Openly licensed | Yes | |
Available in bulk | Yes | |
Up-to-date | No | Data is updated on a weekly basis, backdated by 3 months |
Available free online | Yes | |
Available free of charge | Yes | |
In an open format | CSV, HTML, JSON | |
findable | 4 | |
findable_steps | Searched on the open data portal | |
licence_url | https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/summary/ | |
Collected by government | Yes | |
usability | 3 | |
collector_name | City of Syracuse | |
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 | href="https://data.syrgov.net/datasets/weekly-crime-offenses" https://data.syrgov.net/datasets/weekly-crime-offenses">rel="nofollow">https://data.syrgov.net/datasets/weekly-crime-offenses - City of Syracuse Open Data Portal |