Iain @routineactivityRare crimes spike finder (powerBI)This short post is inspired by the Crime De-Coder blog article ‘A simple rule to identify if rare crimes have spiked’.Jun 18Jun 18
Iain @routineactivityFinding stable targets for strategiesAnalysts in policing are frequently asked to prioritise and rank order places and people. Usually, it involves recent data, typically the…Jun 11Jun 11
Iain @routineactivityCreating safe public spaces for women and girlsAt a time when the safety of women and girls in public spaces continues to be of paramount concern, this post looks to spatial analytical…Apr 5Apr 5
Iain @routineactivityRecord linkage made easyMerging multiple datasets and gaining a view of unique persons in administrative data is a regular obstacle for data professionals. But…Mar 20Mar 20
Iain @routineactivityHot spot shapes and sizesThe recent Home Office Evaluation report on Grip and bespoke-funded hot spot policing highlighted differences and challenges encountered by…Feb 20Feb 20
Iain @routineactivityReconciling harm weighting and count-based analysisThis week the Home Office published its Evaluation report on Grip and bespoke-funded hot spot policing, which was the largest national…Feb 17Feb 17
Iain @routineactivitySpatial units for crime analysisIf you’re working in law enforcement or with crime data, it’s quite likely that you will have been asked to produce data aggregated to a…Nov 22, 2023Nov 22, 2023