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Do you live in Toronto? In the last five years, the crime rates have increased more than the price of real estates.
Crime has been more rampant than ever!
If you're batman and this is your Gotham, what is your signal to strike?
Where are the Crime Alleys?
Where are the Crime Alleys?
Criminals are deep-rooted in the blood-ridden history of Gotham. Your city of Gotham is divided into 140 neighbourhood areas.
The top 5 neighbourhoods for crimes are:
Bay Street Corridor
Church-Yonge Corridor
Moss Park
Kensington-Chinatown
University
This is how your neighbourhoods has changed over the 5 years crime-wise.
Before you suit up and fly away, don't forget who your enemies are. 7 major notorious bad guys have been deep rooted in these neighbourhoods.
What is the impact of the bad guys?
What is the impact of the bad guys?
(This should be a question you have in mind. If you didn't, that's okay! We have you covered!!)
Felonies
Felonies
While at a first glance, Shootings and homicide seem stagnant. Let me assure you that this is not the case.
These are the fatal violence that make Gotham residents fear the night.
In a recent survey among Gotham residents, their judgement of a "safe neighbourhood" largely depends on the violent crime (particularly gun violence).
Even though the numbers remain low, every case could be a life. Make sure you keep an eye on them.
Crime Trends
Crime Trends
In the top 5 neighbourhoods, Assault is the most witnessed crime out there.
This is how your enemies took them over:
The numbers climbed from 2015 to 2019. But in 2020, all the crimes declined.
Do you know why?
Zooming in to 2020, the first presumptive case of COVID-19 in Canada was admitted in Toronto.
On March 14, Gotham government issued an advisory to avoid travels.
In the same March, all types of crimes stopped their uprising trend.
Possibly because of more people spending time at home, the B&E and robbery have obvious decline.
In 2020, Gotham experienced less assaults, B&Es, robberies, and thefts over $5000. Auto theft was an exclusion.
While the deadly virus was taking over the city, Commissioner Gordon got some rest for the first time in many years.
Now it is the perfect time for the Batman's vengeance!
What's the best time to strike?
What's the best time to strike?
Assault has a strong seasonal trend: summer is the peak for it, same as all other years.
Your insiders from Gotham PD also reflect: assault cases are reported the most at 6 pm, but the officers don't get a break until 4 am.
Excited? There's even more information in the dashboard below.
Click on a neighbourhood to explore the trends of when the criminals are active in the specific area.
Can I start fighting crimes now?
Can I start fighting crimes now?
No. There are some more aspects which you should know about. Please cooperate!
Commissioner Jim Gordon asked us to give this virtual bat signal to you.
The Bat Signals
The Bat Signals
The below dynamic visuals is the virtual bat signal.
In Signal #1, you can get a view of the crime history of Gotham.
Slide through years to observe how the total crime rates change.
Click on a neighbourhood to view how infractions changed over years in the neighbourhood.
*All maps are based on crime rates: the crime rate per 100,000 population.
Moss Park
Moss Park
Zooming in to the bat signal, Moss Park, N#73, wasn't always the most dangerous area. The dark powers arose over years and they are ranked from top 4 in 2015 to top 1 in 2020.
Compared with its neighbours N#76 (Bay Street Corridor), N#78 (Kensington-Chinatown), and N#79 (University), it is the only one that has increasing crimes in 2020.
Using Signal #1 to put stagelight on Moss park, you can see the only crime type that increased in 2020 was Assaults. Because it takes a big part of the total crimes, this contributed greatly to the total increase of crimes.
Infraction Cases in Gotham 2015-2020
Moss Park has 7% higher assault rate than the average in Gotham, and the rampancy in 2020 contributed to the overall increase.
To further assist you with this case, we developed Bat Signal #2.
Select a crime type on the left, you can see the ranking of neighbourhoods in crime rates.
Moss Park is not only in the second place for assault rate, but also the top in homicide!
What is going on there?
Experienced police officers like Gordon share an impression of the area as a hotbed for crimes.
If you can fly and scan the downtown of Gotham, you would be amazed by how buildings grew over the years. However, the wealth generated in the city did not entirely benefit the residents in the two blocks of Moss Park.
For years, it is known for being dominated by public housing projects, indicating severe socio-economic vulnerability of the community.
Many factors impact crime rates in a neighbourhood, such as culture, demographics, urban characteristics, and economic activities.
In 2016, Moss Park had the lowest household income among the 15 downtown core neighbourhoods. 34.6% of its residents live in poverty, compared with the average 20% in Gotham.
Meanwhile, a high percentage of adults without high school diploma is an indicator of the residents' struggle for skilled employment and access to socio-economic resources.
Research has proved the combination of economic vulnerability and limited access to socio-economic resources can create a setting that is conducive to the perpetration of violent crimes such as serious assaults. And that gives us the answer for crimes in Moss Park.
Congrats! You Solved Your First Case!
Congrats! You Solved Your First Case!
Thank you for cooperating. Now you can inspect the dashboards and initiate your own investigation!
At any time in the future, if you are struggling with a case, don't forget to look for answers from the data.
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