This project analyzes property crime trends in Brooklyn and Manhattan using NYC crime incident data.
The interactive dashboard was created in Tableau and provides visual insights into crime concentration, time-based patterns, and location-specific trends.
- Source: NYPD Crime Data (Open Data Portal)
- Scope: Property-related offenses in Brooklyn and Manhattan
- Fields Used: Offense Type, Borough, Time of Day, Day of Week, Location
- Crime Counts by Borough — Compare property crime distribution between Brooklyn and Manhattan.
- Crime Categories — Property vs. personal vs. other offenses.
- Time Trends — Crime frequencies by weekday and by hour.
- Geospatial Mapping — Property crime hotspots visualized on an interactive map.
- Drill-down Capabilities — Filterable views to analyze borough-specific trends.
- Brooklyn experiences more property crimes overall, but Manhattan shows higher density per square mile.
- Peak property crime activity occurs between 12 PM and 6 PM EST.
- Weekdays see higher reported incidents, with a notable spike on Fridays.
- Download and open the PDF report included in this repository.
- (Optional) View the interactive Tableau dashboard here if published.
- Tableau — Data visualization and dashboard creation.
- NYPD Open Data — Source of raw crime data.
- Extend analysis to all five boroughs.
- Incorporate demographic and socioeconomic variables for deeper insights.
- Automate dataset refresh using Tableau Public integration.