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Wintana Eyob
2/24/2020
Summary Information
This dataset, imported from the Gun Violence Archive of Mass Shootings, provides information on the mass shootings which occurred in the US in 2018. According to this dataset, there were 340 shootings in 2018. 373 lives were lost. Chicago was the most impacted city by these shootings, as measured by the city that had the highest frequency of shootings. The day of the week that had the least impact was Tuesday, with impact measured by the day that had the lowest frequency of shootings. The state with the highest combined number of lives lost and number of people injured throughout 2018 due to mass shootings is California.
Summary Table
I chose to aggregate the maximum number of people killed and number of people injured by day of the week and location:
| Day | People Killed | People Injured | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | 5 | 0 | Robstown, Texas |
| Friday | 3 | 1 | Wadesboro, North Carolina |
| Friday | 4 | 1 | Saint Charles, Missouri |
| Friday | 2 | 2 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Friday | 3 | 2 | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Friday | 1 | 3 | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Friday | 2 | 3 | Aurora, Colorado |
| Friday | 0 | 4 | Saint Louis, Ohio |
| Friday | 1 | 4 | Talihina, Washington |
| Friday | 1 | 5 | San Francisco, California |
| Friday | 2 | 5 | Miami, Florida |
| Friday | 3 | 5 | Tallahassee, Florida |
| Friday | 0 | 6 | Spartanburg, South Carolina |
| Friday | 0 | 7 | Chicago, Illinois |
| Friday | 10 | 13 | Santa Fe, Texas |
| Monday | 4 | 0 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Monday | 5 | 0 | Wilmington, Tennessee |
| Monday | 3 | 1 | Dunn, North Carolina |
| Monday | 4 | 1 | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Monday | 5 | 1 | Orlando, Florida |
| Monday | 2 | 2 | Lutcher, New York |
| Monday | 3 | 2 | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Monday | 1 | 3 | Pine Bluff, Texas |
| Monday | 2 | 3 | Chicago, Illinois |
| Monday | 0 | 4 | Washington, Tennessee |
| Monday | 1 | 4 | Washington, Tennessee |
| Monday | 2 | 4 | Palm Beach Gardens (Riviera Beach), Florida |
| Monday | 0 | 5 | San Diego, Tennessee |
| Monday | 0 | 6 | Chicago, Illinois |
| Monday | 0 | 7 | Riverside, California |
| Saturday | 5 | 0 | Paintsville, Kentucky |
| Saturday | 4 | 1 | Taft, Texas |
| Saturday | 2 | 2 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Saturday | 3 | 2 | Wetumpka, Alabama |
| Saturday | 1 | 3 | Thornton, Texas |
| Saturday | 0 | 4 | Wichita, Wisconsin |
| Saturday | 1 | 4 | San Francisco, Tennessee |
| Saturday | 2 | 4 | Los Angeles, California |
| Saturday | 0 | 5 | Watertown, Virginia |
| Saturday | 1 | 5 | Cleveland (Garfield Heights), Ohio |
| Saturday | 2 | 5 | Chicago, Illinois |
| Saturday | 0 | 6 | Omaha, Nevada |
| Saturday | 1 | 6 | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Saturday | 0 | 7 | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Saturday | 1 | 7 | Kansas City, Ohio |
| Saturday | 3 | 7 | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Saturday | 11 | 7 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Sunday | 4 | 0 | Reading, Pennsylvania |
| Sunday | 5 | 0 | Melcroft, Pennsylvania |
| Sunday | 3 | 1 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Sunday | 4 | 1 | Clearlake, California |
| Sunday | 2 | 2 | Seattle (Skyway), Washington |
| Sunday | 3 | 2 | Stockton, California |
| Sunday | 1 | 3 | Wichita Falls, Washington |
| Sunday | 2 | 3 | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Sunday | 4 | 3 | Detroit, Tennessee |
| Sunday | 0 | 4 | York, Wisconsin |
| Sunday | 1 | 4 | Rockford, Indiana |
| Sunday | 2 | 4 | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Sunday | 0 | 5 | Sandusky, Texas |
| Sunday | 1 | 5 | Union Springs, Louisiana |
| Sunday | 0 | 6 | Valley Village, Louisiana |
| Sunday | 1 | 6 | Sanford, North Carolina |
| Sunday | 0 | 7 | Springfield, Missouri |
| Sunday | 1 | 7 | Hazlehurst, Mississippi |
| Sunday | 0 | 8 | San Bernardino, Illinois |
| Sunday | 3 | 9 | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Sunday | 1 | 19 | Trenton, New Jersey |
| Thursday | 5 | 0 | Annapolis, Maryland |
| Thursday | 2 | 2 | Springfield, Missouri |
| Thursday | 3 | 2 | Timmonsville, South Carolina |
| Thursday | 4 | 2 | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Thursday | 1 | 3 | Westminster, Texas |
| Thursday | 3 | 3 | Los Angeles, California |
| Thursday | 4 | 3 | Aberdeen, Maryland |
| Thursday | 0 | 4 | Washington, Pennsylvania |
| Thursday | 1 | 4 | Tracy, New York |
| Thursday | 0 | 5 | Union City, Tennessee |
| Thursday | 1 | 5 | Lima, Ohio |
| Thursday | 0 | 6 | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Thursday | 1 | 6 | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Tuesday | 3 | 1 | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Tuesday | 4 | 1 | Gallup, New Mexico |
| Tuesday | 2 | 2 | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Tuesday | 1 | 3 | Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| Tuesday | 2 | 3 | Vallejo, California |
| Tuesday | 3 | 3 | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Tuesday | 0 | 4 | Washington, Tennessee |
| Tuesday | 0 | 5 | Wyncote, Pennsylvania |
| Tuesday | 1 | 5 | Saint Louis, Missouri |
| Tuesday | 2 | 14 | Benton, Kentucky |
| Wednesday | 6 | 0 | Bakersfield, California |
| Wednesday | 3 | 1 | Saint Louis, Missouri |
| Wednesday | 5 | 1 | Ponder, Texas |
| Wednesday | 2 | 2 | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Wednesday | 13 | 2 | Thousand Oaks, California |
| Wednesday | 1 | 3 | Washington, Michigan |
| Wednesday | 3 | 3 | Lake Worth (Lantana), Florida |
| Wednesday | 4 | 3 | Asheville, North Carolina |
| Wednesday | 0 | 4 | San Antonio, Texas |
| Wednesday | 1 | 4 | Philadelphia, Wisconsin |
| Wednesday | 2 | 4 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Wednesday | 0 | 5 | Modesto, South Carolina |
| Wednesday | 1 | 5 | San Francisco, California |
| Wednesday | 0 | 6 | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Wednesday | 2 | 6 | Florence, South Carolina |
| Wednesday | 17 | 17 | Pompano Beach (Parkland), Florida |
One observation of the table is that the number of people killed and number of people injured, given a day of the week and location is more often than not skewed in one direction. It is primarily much higher on the number of people killed or on the number of people injured; with few values being equal to each other or close to being equal to each other (as compared to the amount of values that are drastically different). Another insight from the table is that Pompano Beach (Parkland), Florida had the highest number of people killed AND number of people injured, both at 17 people. Robstown, Texas, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Wilmington, Tennessee, Paintsville, Kentucky, Reading, Pennsylvania, Melcroft, Pennsylvania, Annapolis, Maryland, Bakersfield, California all tied for the lowest number of people injured from this dataset, all coming in at 0 people.
Description of a particular incident
According to the the Gun Violence Archive of Mass Shootings, the last mass shooting of 2018 occurred on December 31, 2018. The shooting happened in Cleveland, Ohio and on 4462 Denison Ave. According to a local news source, on New Years Eve 2018, a group of friends hosted a NYE party at an AirBnB. The trouble began when an uninvited group refused to leave the party. When they were asked to exit, they began shooting. 3 victims were killed and 2 were left injured.
Interactive Map
For this interactive map, I chose leaflet because it allows for an interactive map visualization and categorical and continuous comparisons.
One insight revealed by this map is that the top 4 cities with the most number of people injured and killed are Pompano Beach (Parkland), Thousand Oaks, Melcroft, and Santa Fe. Another insight is that there is a concentration of cities impacted by shootings on the upper East Coast.
Plot of your choice
Which state had the highest number of people killed in 2018 due to shootings? The 2 variables for my plot are the state and the number of shootings for that city. I chose to use a bar chart because you can easily compare the differences in number of people killed based on their state.
One insight made by this plot is that California and Florida had significantly topped the states with the most shootings. Another insight made by this plot is that Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Utah were the 3 states that had no deaths from mass shootings in 2018.