In my post, I intended to evaluate different crime trends in a large American city. In particular, I wanted to see how the weather influenced crime at different parts of the year and if violent crime has increased or decreased in recent years. I used data from the Chicago Police Department which contains records from previous years and different months as well.
I found my data by first searching "Chicago Crime Statistics" and one of the first results was the Chicago Police Department page. In order to access the information, simply click on the news tab at the top of the page and there is a drop down menu that has crime statistics listed under it.
Overall, all types of violent crime decreased from 2010-2013. As a whole crime decreased by 23% in those three years.
The amount of murders increased from 2010 to 2012 however in 2013 the number of murders went down drastically. Still, Chicago had more murders than any city in the U.S. in 2013.
In terms of credibility, the documentation of stats from each year make the website credible. However, it does not show how many instances each crime occurred on a monthly basis. This document helped me understand that more efforts have been made to curb violence and it has been effective. It answers questions regarding how often each crime generally occurs in Chicago on a yearly basis. A new question it raises is can this renewed effort to minimize crime be sustained over a long term period in Chicago and other cities.
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