This website will show analysis of NYC Open Data, as well as, NYPD Crime Statistics. I will achieve this by using Python libraries such as Pandas, Numpy, and Matplotlib.

I would like to show whether or not crime rates are significantly higher in NYCHA Neighborhoods than other Neighborhoods. I would also like to know if crime rates have been impacted by Covid-19 and whether or not you are more likely to be ticketed in a NYCHA Neighborhood.

In High School, I met a friend that lived in a NYCHA neighborhood. I always envied the rent of those places, but I also knew that the management of those neighborhoods were non-existent. Elevators smelled like piss and garbage, the outside courtyards were infested with mosquitoes, and the neighborhood always seemed to have something against someone. Fast forward to the present day, I am now living in close proximity to a NYCHA neighborhood. In fact, I can gaze out my window and see the cement block apartment buildings. This got me wondering: is the neighborhood really as bad as it seems?

Hypothesis:

I predict that there will be a signficiant number of crime committed in a NYCHA Neighborhood as opposed to a neighboring neighborhood.

Security Concerns:

I will not be working with PII (Personal Identifable Information). Every data source is from NYC OPEN DATA and NYPD Crime Statistics.

Key Terms:

NYCHA is a housing development project in New York, and it is responsible for relocating low-income families into affordable and comfortable homes. Although they are the most affordable they are also perceived as the most dangerous.

Precincts are how the police departments in New York are divided.