homicides15_tbl_df: Homicides in Nine US Cities (2015)
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homicides15_tbl_df

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Homicides in Nine US Cities (2015)

Description

This dataset contains detailed records of homicides that occurred in nine large US cities during the year 2015. The data includes geographic locations, offense codes, and additional metadata, making it valuable for analyzing patterns and trends in urban crime.

Usage

data(homicides15_tbl_df)

Format

A tibble with 1,922 observations and 15 variables:

uid: Unique identifier for the record (integer).
city_name: Name of the city where the homicide occurred (character).
offense_code: Offense code for the homicide (character).
offense_type: Type of offense (character).
date_single: Date and time of the homicide (POSIXct).
address: Address where the homicide occurred (character).
longitude: Longitude of the location (numeric).
latitude: Latitude of the location (numeric).
location_type: Type of location (character).
location_category: Category of location (character).
fips_state: FIPS code for the state (integer).
fips_county: FIPS code for the county (character).
tract: Census tract identifier (character).
block_group: Census block group identifier (integer).
block: Census block identifier (integer).

Details

The dataset name has been changed to 'homicides15_tbl_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the crimedatasets package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The suffix 'tbl_df' indicates that the dataset is stored as a tibble, offering better printing and subsetting capabilities in R. The original content has not been modified in any way.

This dataset provides insights into homicides in urban areas, offering geographic and temporal information for each case.