Howard County Police Dispatch Calls with Location and Event Type, 2014-2023

Calls for Service data from the Howard County Police Department's computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system. The dataset includes event type, date, time, location, statistical reporting area (SRA), and beat for calls reported between 2014 and 2023. It is published by opendata.howardcountymd.gov and was last updated in October 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal patterns of incident types using Date_Reported and Time_Reported columns.
• Map call density and hotspots using the Location and Statistical_Reporting_Area columns.
• Model police beat workload and resource allocation using Beat and Computer_Aided_Dispatch_Event_Type columns.
• Correlate event types with geographic areas using Computer_Aided_Dispatch_Event_Type and Statistical_Reporting_Area columns.

Strengths

• Covers a 10-year time range from 2014 to 2023.
• Includes specific geospatial identifiers like Location, Statistical_Reporting_Area, and Beat.
• Provides granular temporal data with separate Date_Reported and Time_Reported columns.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

opendata.howardcountymd.gov

Collection Method

Likely sourced from the Howard County Police Department's computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system.

Time Range

2014-2023

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-23 15:52:36; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Howard County, Maryland, USA