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An analysis of Chicago crime data using Apache Spark. The data can be pulled from the Chicago Crime Data Link. A link to code for analysis is present with every result(Please refer the uncommented code)
Technologies Used
Scala
Spark Core APIs
Questions Answered about data
There were 594681 cases with no mention of community numbers so they are excluded from the analysis
Top 10 communities with most crime
Community Code
Community Name
Crime Numbers
25
Austin
368568
43
South Shore
186096
23
Humboldt Park
181174
67
West Englewood
169988
24
West Town
168683
28
Near West Side
164947
29
North Lawndale
163847
71
Auburn Gresham
161269
68
Englewood
152333
49
Roseland
149107
Top 10 communities with least crime
Community Code
Community Name
Crime Numbers
47
Burnside
8525
12
Forest Glen
10414
74
Mount Greenwood
12113
55
Hegewisch
12433
36
Oakland
12672
18
Montclare
13842
13
North Park
18322
57
Archer Heights
19661
37
Fuller Park
19693
72
Beverly
20673
Top 3 Crime Types
Crime Type
Percentage (%)
THEFT
20.91
BATTERY
18.25
CRIMINAL DAMAGE
11.47
What months do criminal like?
Month Number
Number of cases
Percentage (%)
7
605183
9.3
8
598999
9.2
5
578254
8.88
What months have lower criminal activities?
Month Number
Number of cases
Percentage (%)
2
446463
6.86
12
478061
7.35
1
507500
7.8
Seeing the above results, we see a pattern that criminals have preferred warmer months to colder months such as Dec for their activities
What is the most unsafe time to be in the streets?
Time
Number of cases
Percentage(%)
08 PM
371513
5.71
07 PM
370697
5.7
12 PM
369403
5.68
09 PM
363716
5.59
12 AM
361560
5.56
What is the most safe time to be in the streets?
Time
Number of cases
Percentage(%)
05 AM
86597
1.33
06 AM
102302
1.57
04 AM
104799
1.61
03 AM
139686
2.15
07 AM
147395
2.26
So according to the data, while your morning walk will be pleasant and safe, you need to be careful when you leave your office in the evening or return back home after a drink at the local bar
Which is the most unsafe street (100XX W OHARE ST with 14952 cases)
Crime Type
Number of cases
Percentage(%)
THEFT
5237
35.03
OTHER OFFENSE
2568
17.17
CRIMINAL TRESPASS
1811
12.11
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE
1386
9.27
BATTERY
931
6.23
NARCOTICS
853
5.7
CRIMINAL DAMAGE
812
5.43
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
455
3.04
Which is the most safe street ( 027XX E 126TH ST with 1 case)
Crime Type
Number of cases
Percentage(%)
CRIMINAL DAMAGE
1
100.0
Is Chicago PD doing a good job?
Arrest Done
Number of cases
Percentage(%)
No
4519824
71.9
Yes
1766253
28.1
Going by the numbers, we see that arrest was done on a very small percentage of criminal cases
Contributions
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