Mapping San Francisco Crime

A Shiny App

Stephanie Roark

Mapping Crime in San Francisco

- The SF Crime App displays a map of San Francisco with a crime heat map overalyed.

- The App gives the user a view of the most common locations for each category of crime in San Francisco.

- After choosing a category, the app generates a map of the location of each type of crime.

Compare geographical distribution between sixteen crime categories

- Arson
- Assault
- Bribery
- Burglary
- Driving Under the Influence
- Drug/Narcotic
- Embezzlement
- Extortion

- Fraud
- Gambling
- Larceny/Theft
- Prostitution
- Robbery
- Sex Offenses
- Suicide
- Vehicle Theft

Example of how crime locations differs by category

Here are the maps for where Arson and Prostituion arrests occur most often.

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The San Francisco Crime App can help to keep us safe

- Being aware of the most common locations for crimes to occur can allow a visitor to San Francisco to safely enjoy the city to the fullest.

- The SF Crime App allows users to look for the crime hot spots in the city.

- Examining the crime heat maps can also show trends in the different types of crimes occuring around the city.