DRDP Final

My time in quarantine has had me watching a lot of TV and my favorite genre is crime dramas. My final DRDP project was inspired by this facination with crime and specifically patterns of crime. I decided to run my own crime analysis on a subject matter close to home (literally). Syracuse, NY, my hometown, is known for its high rates of crime and violence. It is also known for its indecisive weather and long, brutal winters. Using data of the crimes reported in 2018 from the Syracuse Police Department, I explored if the number of crimes reported was affected by the temperature. I went in with the hypothesis that crime decreases when the temperature is colder and is most prominant in the summer months. The data from the police department is reported in three-month quarters which roughly line up with the different seasons. I determined that there seems to be a relationship between the time of year and crime although it does not seem to be strictly because of tempereature. See the graphic and key below for a full presentation of data and analysis.