Live Link: https://rainrues.github.io/policemapper/

policemapper

Simple data visualizer that puts information about police department size next to crime statistics to aid in system based analysis.

MVP

• Included map with precincts of NYC outlined and colored based on department size
• Same map colored based on crime stats
• Ability to show all crimes or filter by type

Technologies, Libraries, APIs

• Javascript/Node.js

• https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/Police-Precincts/78dh-3ptz

• https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/tutorial

• https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/NYPD-Complaint-Data-Historic/qgea-i56i

• https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/Police-Precincts/78dh-3ptz

• https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/nypd-complaint-data-historic

• https://crime-data-explorer.fr.cloud.gov/api

• https://www.programmableweb.com/api/your-mapper

• https://www.programmableweb.com/api/spotcrime

Wireframes

• https://wireframe.cc/pro/pp/923bec6fa240364

Backend

• All crime data came from above APIs except for police precinct size which was manually input and sourced from: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts-landing.page