The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is committed to implementing a data-driven crime prevention strategy. One of these commitments is demonstrated by documenting and analysing crime data in LA on a consistent basis since 2020.Crime data collected by the LAPD can be utilised to implement predictive policing by predicting crime hotspots.
PREDICTIVE POLICING
Predictive policing is a practice in which crime prevention and response strategies are based on data that has been processed using certain analytical techniques, resulting in statistical predictions that are used to prevent the occurrence of criminal events (McDaniel & Pease, 2021)..
OBJECTIVE
- Describe the crime situation in the city of Los Angeles during 2022-2023
- Predicting crime hotspots in the city of Los Angeles in 2025
RESEARCH QUESTION
- What is the crime situation in the city of Los Angeles during 2022-2023?
- Where are the crime hotspots in Los Angeles during 2022-2023?
- Where are the crime hotspots in Los Angeles in 2025?
METHODS
EXPLORATORY DATA ANALYSIS
- Data on crime statistics
- Time the crime occurred
- Areas where crime occurs
- Victim demographics
PREDICTION
Crime hotspots by type of crime
Crime hotspots based on time of occurrence
Additionally, these reports can be in the form of EDA and machine learning predictions.