{"id":1470,"date":"2017-10-22T14:49:55","date_gmt":"2017-10-22T21:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miriamposner.com\/classes\/dh101f17\/?p=1470"},"modified":"2017-10-22T14:49:55","modified_gmt":"2017-10-22T21:49:55","slug":"the-ontology-of-crime-data-from-2010-to-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/miriamposner.com\/classes\/dh101f17\/2017\/10\/22\/the-ontology-of-crime-data-from-2010-to-present\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ontology of Crime Data from 2010 to Present"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The dataset from the City of L.A. that I chose to explore was that of <a href=\"https:\/\/data.lacity.org\/A-Safe-City\/Crime-Data-from-2010-to-Present\/y8tr-7khq\">Crime Data from 2010 to Present<\/a>. Within this dataset lies many different bits of information describing specific details about the myriad of incidents. For example, each record can be pinpointed by location, crime code\/crime description, date, and victim age among many other things. In all, the ontology of these 26 categories allows the audience to determine all of the important hard facts of the reported crime. With that being said, this ontology makes the most sense from a legal and industrial point of view. People like police officers, city officials, and statisticians within the field of public works would find this information very useful in trying to understand crime trends and make the city a safer place. The dataset could reveal that specific areas are especially prone to a certain type of crime and therefore those in law enforcement would be able to direct specific attention to these regions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This dataset focuses on the nitty-gritty information of the reported crime. By sorting and analyzing the data, one can draw conclusions on when and where most incidents occur along with what type of crime is being committed. Simultaneously with regional location, the dataset even provides \u201cpremise description\u201d, narrowing down the specifics of the criminal act even more. In addition, the dataset provides insight on the types of people most likely to fall victim to these crimes. For example, each record is linked with victim age, gender, and descent which can communicate that a certain demographic is being targeted for a specific crime. However, as well as the dataset does in providing the basic explanation of the crime, it does leave out some things. First off, there is no information about the actual culprit of the crime. The audience is not made aware of the sex, race, nor age of the miscreant which in effect leaves out the whole other side of the narrative. Also, another category I believe should have been included is that of the relationship between the perpetrator and victim. Did they know each other prior to the altercation? Are they related to each other? This information could give answers to certain trends in criminal activity.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If I were starting over with this data-collection from someone else\u2019s point of view, I would make a few minor tweaks and additions. I would want this data to be as easily recognizable and analyzed as possible by the average Los Angeles citizen, thus, I would generalize more categories such as type of crime and time when it occurred. Also, I would provide more information on the criminal itself so residents are prepared to make cognizant decisions if they were to find themselves in an illicit situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The dataset from the City of L.A. that I chose to explore was that of Crime Data from 2010 to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/miriamposner.com\/classes\/dh101f17\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/miriamposner.com\/classes\/dh101f17\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/miriamposner.com\/classes\/dh101f17\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/miriamposner.com\/classes\/dh101f17\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/140"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/miriamposner.com\/classes\/dh101f17\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/miriamposner.com\/classes\/dh101f17\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1470\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/miriamposner.com\/classes\/dh101f17\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/miriamposner.com\/classes\/dh101f17\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/miriamposner.com\/classes\/dh101f17\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}