NYC Shooting Incidents from 2006 with Location and Time Data

New York City shooting incidents recorded by the NYPD since 2006. The dataset includes location descriptions, precincts, and geographic coordinates for each event. It is part of a broader data collection on shootings, victims, and offenders hosted on the NYC open data portal.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal trends in shootings using OCCUR_DATE and OCCUR_TIME.
• Mapping incident hotspots and spatial patterns using Latitude, Longitude, and BORO.
• Classifying incident locations by type using LOC_CLASSFCTN_DESC and LOC_OF_OCCUR_DESC.
• Correlating incidents with jurisdictional boundaries using PRECINCT and JURISDICTION_CODE.

Strengths

• Long-term temporal coverage from 2006 to the present.
• Includes precise geographic coordinates (Latitude, Longitude) for spatial analysis.
• Part of a linked collection with victim and offender datasets for broader context.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Collection Method

Likely collected and published by the New York City Police Department (NYPD).

Time Range

2006 to present

Freshness

Last updated 2026-02-26 22:01:57; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York City, New York, USA