Shooting Incidents in New York City (2006-2018)
Isaac H. Michaels, MPH
January 05, 2020
Citywide Data
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Data Source: NYC Open Data
Shooting Incidents in New York City (2006-2018)
| Year | Number |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 2,055 |
| 2007 | 1,887 |
| 2008 | 1,958 |
| 2009 | 1,828 |
| 2010 | 1,910 |
| 2011 | 1,939 |
| 2012 | 1,717 |
| 2013 | 1,339 |
| 2014 | 1,464 |
| 2015 | 1,434 |
| 2016 | 1,208 |
| 2017 | 969 |
| 2018 | 951 |
Table Prepared By: Isaac H. Michaels, MPH
Data Source: NYC Open Data
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Data Source: NYC Open Data
Shooting Incidents in New York City, by Borough (2006-2018)
| Year | Bronx | Brooklyn | Manhattan | Queens | Staten Island |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 568 | 850 | 288 | 296 | 53 |
| 2007 | 533 | 833 | 233 | 238 | 50 |
| 2008 | 519 | 785 | 259 | 326 | 69 |
| 2009 | 529 | 770 | 196 | 278 | 55 |
| 2010 | 525 | 805 | 258 | 288 | 34 |
| 2011 | 571 | 839 | 215 | 264 | 50 |
| 2012 | 531 | 651 | 196 | 290 | 49 |
| 2013 | 371 | 593 | 138 | 185 | 52 |
| 2014 | 446 | 614 | 143 | 218 | 43 |
| 2015 | 409 | 583 | 187 | 205 | 50 |
| 2016 | 308 | 499 | 167 | 190 | 44 |
| 2017 | 306 | 357 | 117 | 143 | 46 |
| 2018 | 313 | 362 | 105 | 146 | 25 |
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Dataset Description
Description excerpted from https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/NYPD-Shooting-Incident-Data-Historic-/833y-fsy8:
List of every shooting incident that occurred in NYC going back to 2006 through the end of the previous calendar year. This is a breakdown of every shooting incident that occurred in NYC going back to 2006 through the end of the previous calendar year. This data is manually extracted every quarter and reviewed by the Office of Management Analysis and Planning before being posted on the NYPD website. Each record represents a shooting incident in NYC and includes information about the event, the location and time of occurrence. In addition, information related to suspect and victim demographics is also included. This data can be used by the public to explore the nature of shooting/criminal activity. Please refer to the attached data footnotes for additional information about this dataset.
NYPD Shooting Incident Level Data Footnotes
Select footnotes excerpted from https://data.cityofnewyork.us/api/views/833y-fsy8/files/e4e3d86c-348f-4a16-a17f-19480c089429?download=true&filename=NYPD_Shootings_Incident_Level_Data_Footnotes.pdf:
Information is accurate as of the date it was queried from the system of record, but should be considered a close approximation of current records, due to revisions and updates.
Data is available as of the date that technological enhancements to information systems allowed for data capture. Null values appearing frequently in certain fields may be attributed to changes on official department forms where data was previously not collected. Null values may also appear in instances where information was not available or unknown at the time of the report and should be considered as either “Unknown/Not Available/Not Reported.”
A shooting incident can have multiple victims involved and as a result duplicate INCIDENT_KEY’s are produced. Each INCIDENT_KEY represents a victim but similar duplicate keys are counted as one incident.
Shooting incidents occurring near an intersection are represented by the X coordinate and Y coordinates of the intersection Shooting incidents occurring anywhere other than at an intersection are geo-located to the middle of the nearest street segment where appropriate.
Any attempt to match the approximate location of the incident to an exact address or link to other datasets is not recommended.
Many other shooting incidents that were not able to be geo-coded (for example, due to an invalid address) have been located as occurring at the police station house within the precinct of occurrence.
Shooting incidents occurring in open areas such as parks or beaches may be geo-coded as occurring on streets or intersections bordering the area.
Shooting incidents occurring on a moving train on transit systems are geo-coded as occurring at the train’s next stop.
All shooting incidents occurring within the jurisdiction of the Department of Correction have been geo-coded as occurring on Riker’s Island.
X and Y Coordinates are in NAD 1983 State Plane New York Long Island Zone Feet (EPSG 2263).
Latitude and Longitude Coordinates are provided in Global Coordinate System WGS 1984 decimal degrees (EPSG 4326).
Errors in data transcription may result in nominal data inconsistencies.
The CSV file should be opened using an appropriate tool for data exploration, e.g. SPSS, SAS, Tableau, etc. If using MS Excel, be sure to use the tools for importing external data, otherwise inconsistencies may occur when viewing the data.
Only valid shooting incidents resulting in an injured victim are included in this release. Shooting incidents not resulting in an injured victim are classified according to the appropriate offense according to NYS Penal Law.