Santa Clara County Homicide Death Records Since 2018

Records from January 1, 2018 onward detail homicide deaths investigated by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office. The dataset includes jurisdictional and reportable non-jurisdictional cases, updated nightly. It is provided by data.sccgov.org.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial patterns of homicides using Latitude and Longitude coordinates.
• Investigate correlations between demographic factors like Race, Age, Gender and the Manner of Death.
• Examine temporal trends in homicide rates using the Death Date field.
• Study the relationship between Incident Location and Resident City to understand victim mobility.
• Model Cause of Death classification based on features like Age, Gender, and Other Significant Condition.

Strengths

• Nightly update frequency ensures current data.
• Includes 18 distinct columns covering demographic, geographic, and forensic details.
• Covers both jurisdictional and reportable non-jurisdictional death cases.

Limitations

• Unknown total record count prevents assessment of statistical power.
• Geographic scope is limited to Santa Clara County, California.
• Data verification responsibility is disclaimed by the provider after download.

Provenance

Source

Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office via data.sccgov.org.

Collection Method

Administrative records from death investigations.

Time Range

January 1, 2018 to present.

Freshness

Updated nightly.

Geography

Santa Clara County, California, USA.