Greater London Authority's dataset tracks the number of assault-related incidents attended by the London Ambulance Service, broken down by night (6pm-6am) and day (6am-6pm) periods. It includes counts and proportions from the 2007/08 to 2017/18 financial years and provides borough-level data for selected years. This dataset is part of the Greater London Authority's Night Time Observatory.
Use Cases
- Analyze temporal patterns of assault incidents based on day/night breakdowns mentioned in the description
- Compare assault rates across London boroughs based on the included borough-level data
- Model emergency service demand based on incident counts over an 11-year period
- Study the relationship between night-time activity and public safety based on the dataset's inclusion in the Night Time Observatory
Strengths
- Covers an 11-year period from 2007/08 to 2017/18
- Includes borough-level geographic breakdown for selected years
- Provides both count and proportion metrics for day and night periods
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Data may reflect geographic/temporal bias inherent to uk_data
Provenance
- Source
- Greater London Authority
- Collection Method
- Likely compiled from London Ambulance Service incident records
- Time Range
- 2007/08 to 2017/18
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-24 21:06:34.897738; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- London, with borough-level data for selected years