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Target says it's closing 9 stores due to theft. The crime data tells a different story.

Popular Information • 12716 implied HN points • 05 Oct 23

💼 Business Retail Crime data

Target closing stores due to theft, but data shows lower crime rates in those areas compared to others
Factors like unwanted inventory and consumer spending habits may also contribute to store closures
Retailers may be highlighting crime to distract from internal issues like staffing problems

Does Falling Murder Simply Reflect a Methodological Change?

Jeff-alytics • 275 implied HN points • 22 Jan 24

📰 News Crime data Data Analysis

Murder rates falling in 2023 not just due to a methodological change in data reporting.
National crime estimates for 2022 are much better due to reporting under different systems.
Publicly available data portrays a large decline in murders in 2023, not solely relying on NIBRS data.

Deep in the Heart of Texas Crime Data

Jeff-alytics • 294 implied HN points • 08 Jan 24

📰 News Crime data Texas Data Analysis

Texas serves as an early indicator of national crime trends.
Texas state crime data indicates a decline in murder, violent crime, and property crime.
Texas' data helps provide a strong understanding of crime trends in 2023.

The FBI's National Crime Estimates for 2022 Should Be Much Better

Jeff-alytics • 78 implied HN points • 18 Jul 23

🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Crime data Law enforcement

The FBI's National Crime Estimates for 2022 are expected to improve due to a new reporting system called NIBRS.
NIBRS allows for more detailed crime data reporting and eliminates the hierarchy rule for reporting offenses.
The transition to NIBRS is still ongoing, but allowing non-NIBRS agencies to submit data should strengthen national crime estimates in the meantime.

A New Crime Data Quiz!

Jeff-alytics • 98 implied HN points • 25 Apr 23

🚌 Education Crime data Data Trends

Jeff Asher created a quiz on crime data and trends with interesting facts and questions.
The quiz covers topics like murder rates, law enforcement reporting systems, and crime definitions.
Readers can test their knowledge and learn new information through the quiz.

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How Early Is Too Early For YTD Crime Stats?

Jeff-alytics • 58 implied HN points • 16 Mar 23

🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Crime data Law enforcement Public Safety Data Analysis

YTD crime stats early in the year are not reliable indicators of overall trends
Consider using rolling counts or averages instead of YTD data for evaluating crime trends
For individual cities, YTD crime data may not be meaningful until later in the year

Grading Your Crime Data Quiz

Jeff-alytics • 39 implied HN points • 05 May 23

🚌 Education Crime data Data Analysis

Readers struggled with a crime data quiz and need to do better on the final exam.
Questions on past crime trends and definitions were answered correctly by most readers.
Challenges were faced on questions about specific crime data facts and statistics.