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Unveiling the Safest Bars in D.C.: A Spatial Analysis of Dominant Crimes

Explore the visual evidence determining the safest bar in D.C. by comparing crime data per census block. Utilizing GIS tools, this study identifies Capitol Hill and U Street as areas with the safest bars. Future research includes mapping other crimes for enhanced safety analysis.

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Unveiling the Safest Bars in D.C.: A Spatial Analysis of Dominant Crimes

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  1. GIS-205 Dominant Crimes To Find The “Safest” Bar in D.C.

  2. The Visual Evidence

  3. Contents • Executive Summary • Goals • Objectives • Data • Analysis • Conclusion • Future Research • References

  4. Executive Summary • What? • Safest Bar Compared to Majority Crime per Census Block • Why? • My friend was mugged • Where? • The District of Columbia

  5. Goals • Provide Information Regarding Violent Crime within the District • Provide information Regarding Which Bar Is Safer For People Who Frequent D.C.

  6. Objectives • Use Census Data For Spatial Referencing • Digitize The Metro • Create Custom Databases • Create A Road Network

  7. Data • TIGER - Boundary, Census Block, Road, Water, and Train Data • Custom Databases For Bar Locations, Police Station Locations, and Violent Crimes. • Address Locator / Geocoding • Road Network Using Network Analyst

  8. Police Station Locations Before Network Analyst After Network Analyst

  9. Bar Locations and Violent Crimes Bar Locations Violent Crimes

  10. Analysis • Assumptions • Why Did I Select This Data? • Tools? • My Model

  11. My Model

  12. Conclusion • Robberies Centralized in Center of City • “Safest” Bars In The Capitol Hill Area and U Street Area. • Thirteen Bars Total • Ten Straight Bars • One Gay Bar • One Nightclub • One Lounge

  13. The “Safest” Bars Locations Capitol Hill Bars U Street Bars

  14. Future Research • Map The Other Violent Crimes • Create A Select-Turn Layer For Network Analyst. • Include One-way Streets • Do The Same For The Metropolitan Transit Police

  15. References • http://www.wmata.com/rail/maps/map.cfm Metro Rail Maps/Google - Metro Rail Data • http://www.bardc.com/BarDC – Washington DC bars – Bar Data • http://crimemap.dc.gov/presentation/query.asp Metropolitan Police Dept. - Crime Data • http://www.census.gov/ Census Bureau – TIGER Data

  16. In Case You Missed It

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