Graffiti Incidents in York from the Last 30 Days

Graffiti reports recorded in York's customer relationship management system from November 2019 onward. This dataset contains the most recent incidents covering a 30-day period, but excludes reports created within the last 14 days. The data is published as a live API link to the City of York Council's GIS server, meaning changes to the master copy are reflected immediately.

Use Cases

• Mapping recent graffiti hotspots based on the geospatial location data.
• Analyzing reporting trends and service response times based on the incident date and status.
• Training models to predict areas requiring increased maintenance patrols based on historical incident patterns.

Strengths

• Data is updated live via an API link to the city's GIS server, ensuring changes are reflected immediately.
• Covers a specific, recent 30-day window for focused temporal analysis.
• Originates from an official municipal CRM system, suggesting a structured reporting process.

Limitations

• Row count and specific column definitions are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Excludes incidents from the last 14 days, creating a reporting lag for the most recent events.
• The last update date for the dataset listing is unknown, making freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

City of York Council's customer relationship management (CRM) tool.

Collection Method

Incidents recorded via the council's public reporting systems.

Time Range

Covers the last 30 days (with a 14-day exclusion lag). Data collection started November 2019.

Freshness

Data is a live feed, but the dataset excludes incidents from the last 14 days.

Geography

York, United Kingdom.