LAPD Calls for Service in Los Angeles, 2020

Los Angeles Police Department calls for service incidents for the year 2020. The data includes incident numbers, area of occurrence, and dispatch details. It was published by data.lacity.org and last updated on October 8, 2021.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal patterns of police calls using Dispatch_Date and Dispatch_Time.
• Mapping incident frequency by geographic area using Area_Occ and Rpt_Dist columns.
• Classifying call types and their prevalence using Call_Type_Code and Call_Type_Text.

Strengths

• Data is sourced directly from the LAPD's operational database.
• Includes specific geographic (Area_Occ) and temporal (Dispatch_Date, Dispatch_Time) identifiers.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2021-10-08 01:12:12; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

data.lacity.org

Collection Method

Likely extracted from the Los Angeles Police Department's internal records management system.

Time Range

2020

Freshness

Last updated 2021-10-08 01:12:12

Geography

City of Los Angeles, California, USA