Data Interpretation (assignment 1)
Data Interpretation (assignment 1)
Introduction:
I am going to compare two different crime rates in two different cities, Norwich in Norfolk and Ipswich in Suffolk. I have chosen these two cities because they are the closest major cities to where I live.
The two different crimes that I am going to analyse are 'burglary' and 'vehicle and other theft'. I am going to compare these crimes in Norwich and with Ipswich.
I chose these crimes because I knew that the crime figures would be high and worth evaluating and comparing. I got the data from the crime statistics website, www.crimestatistics.org.uk
Firstly I am going to describe what these crimes actually mean:
Burglary
* Burglary in a dwelling
where an offender enters a dwelling as a trespasser to steal, rape or commit grievous bodily harm.
* Aggravated burglary in a dwelling
where an offender, armed with a firearm, weapon or explosive, enters a dwelling as a trespasser to steal, rape or commit grievous bodily harm.
* Burglary in a building other than in a dwelling
Where an offender enters a building other than a dwelling as a trespasser to steal, rape or commit grievous bodily harm.
* Aggravated burglary in a building other than a dwelling
where an offender, armed with a firearm, weapon or explosive, enters a building other than a dwelling to steal, rape or commit grievous bodily harm.
Vehicle and other theft
Theft of a vehicle:
* Theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle
stealing a motor vehicle, with intent to permanently deprive the owner of it.
* Aggravated vehicle taking
stealing a motor vehicle, with intent to permanently deprive the owner of it, and driving that vehicle dangerously, or consequently causing injury or damage to property, including to the vehicle.
Theft from a vehicle
Where there is intent to steal from a vehicle rather than drive it away.
Vehicle interference and tampering
Interfering with a vehicle, its contents or anything carried in it.
Theft or unauthorised taking of a pedal cycle
stealing a bicycle, with intent to permanently deprive the owner of it.
Theft from the person
Stealing property from another person, with intent to permanently deprive him or her of it.
Theft from shops
Stealing, with intent to permanently deprive, from retail premises (i.e. shoplifting).
Other theft and handling
* Theft by an employee
stealing from one's employer, with intent to permanently deprive the employer.
* Theft or unlawful taking of mail
unlawfully taking away or opening a mailbag.
* Theft from an automatic machine or meter
Stealing money from a meter in a dwelling.
* Theft in a dwelling other than from an automatic machine or meter
Stealing property from a dwelling where the thief has not trespassed to gain entry.
* Proceeds of crime
Concealing, disguising, converting, transferring or removing property obtained through criminal activity (i.e. money laundering).
* Abstracting electricity
dishonestly using, wasting or diverting electricity, without authority.
* Other theft or unauthorised taking
Stealing not classified elsewhere.
* Handling stolen goods
dishonestly receiving or handling goods, knowing or believing them to be stolen.
Research:
Burglary for Norwich
Apr 2003 - Mar 2004
The population of Norwich is 122,346
Month
Total number
of offences
Offences per
000 population
Offences per 1000
England/Wales population
Apr-Jun 2003
611
5.0
4.2
Jul-Sep 2003
597
4.9
4.0
Oct-Dec 2003
488
4.0
3.7
Jan-Mar 2004
522
4.3
3.7
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Stealing not classified elsewhere.
* Handling stolen goods
dishonestly receiving or handling goods, knowing or believing them to be stolen.
Research:
Burglary for Norwich
Apr 2003 - Mar 2004
The population of Norwich is 122,346
Month
Total number
of offences
Offences per
000 population
Offences per 1000
England/Wales population
Apr-Jun 2003
611
5.0
4.2
Jul-Sep 2003
597
4.9
4.0
Oct-Dec 2003
488
4.0
3.7
Jan-Mar 2004
522
4.3
3.7
Manual Analysis - Norwich (Burglary)
As you can see by the data for Burglary in Norwich the crime rates are higher than the national average for every period of the year. Burglary rates are especially high around the summer months with 1,000 cases between April - June // Jul - Sept. The crime rate are lower in the winter months with nearly 1,000 cases between Oct - Dec // Jan - Mar.
These trends may be because in the summer months children have holiday from school. Children can get bored very easily and may decide to commit a crime just for enjoyment purposes. This is exactly the opposite for the winter months as crime rates are lower, this may be because the children are back at school and therefore have no free time. There are many reasons why people commit crime, ranging from unemployment, boredom, poverty etc.
The grand total of burglary offences between April 03' and March 04' is 2,218. The total amount of offence per 1000 population in Norwich is 18.2 and the total amount of burglary offences per 1000 population in England / Wales is 15.6. This means that there is a 2.6 person difference between Norwich and England / Wales.
The mean per 1000 population in Norwich is 4.55; I got this data by adding the numbers together and dividing it by four. The mean per 1000 population in England / Wales is 3.9. There is a difference of 0.65 of the population. This means 0.65 more people commit burglary in Norwich than in the whole of England / Wales.
As you can see there is a higher amount of burglary per 1000 in Norwich than per 1000 in England / Wales, with Norwich having 18.2 people out of every 1000 committing burglary whereas in England / Wales having 15.6 people out of every 1000 committing burglary.
Around 1.8% of people in Norwich commit burglary which is higher than the National figure of England / Wales which is just 1.5%.
Vehicle and other theft for Norwich
Apr 2003 - Mar 2004
The population of Norwich is 122,346
Month
Total number
of offences
Offences per
000 population
Offences per 1000
England/Wales population
Apr-Jun 2003
2299
8.8
1.3
Jul-Sep 2003
2242
8.3
1.0
Oct-Dec 2003
2152
7.6
0.4
Jan-Mar 2004
2184
7.9
0.3
Manual Analysis - Norwich (Vehicle & Other Theft)
As you can see by the crime statistics for vehicle & other theft in Norwich there are very high all year round, a lot higher than the national average. Over 19,000 cases were recorded in months April - June 2003 and just over 18,000 in July - September 2003. However in the winter months the crime rates hardly dropped with around 17,000 cases between October - December 2003 and around 18,000 cases between January - March 2004. The crime statistics for Norwich for Vehicle & other theft are nearly double that of the national average for each season of the year.
The grand total of vehicle and other theft between April 03' and Mar 04' is 8,877. The total amount of vehicle and other theft per 1000 population in Norwich is 72.6 and the total amount per 1000 population for England / Wales is 43. There is a 29.6 difference between Norwich and England / Wales.
The mean per 1000 population for Norwich is 18.15, the mean population per 1000 for England / Wales is 7.4. There is a 10.75 difference. This means that 10.75 more people that commit vehicle and other theft in Norwich than in the whole of England / Wales.
There is a higher amount of vehicle and other theft in Norwich than in the whole of England / Wales, with Norwich having 18.15 people out of every 1000 committing burglary whereas in England / Wales having 7.4 people out of every 1000 committing burglary.
Around 1.8% of people in Norwich commit vehicle and other theft, whereas there are just 0.7% of people in the whole of England / Wales that commit vehicle and other theft.
Crime statistics for Ipswich.
Burglary for Ipswich
Apr 2003 - Mar 2004
The population of Ipswich is 117,001
Month
Total number
of offences
Offences per
000 population
Offences per 1000
England/Wales population
Apr-Jun 2003
587
5.0
4.2
Jul-Sep 2003
502
4.3
4.0
Oct-Dec 2003
453
3.9
3.7
Jan-Mar 2004
408
3.5
3.7
Manual Analysis - Ipswich (Burglary)
The crime statistics for Ipswich are very low, compared to both Norwich and the national average. The highest statistic for Burglary in Ipswich is in the summer months of April - June 2003 with over 5,000 cases and the national average being just 4,000 cases of burglary. The lowest statistic is between the months of January - March 2004 with just over 3,000 cases and the national average being higher with around 4,000 cases.
The crime statistics for burglary in Norwich are higher overall than the statistics in Ipswich. Ipswich had around 16,000 cases for the whole year, which works out at around 4,000 cases every 3 months, whereas Norwich had over 18,000 cases of burglary for the year, which works out at around 4,500 cases every 3 months.
The grand total of burglary offences between April 03' and Mar 04' is 1,950. The total amount of burglary offences per 1000 population in Ipswich is 16.7 and the total amount per 1000 population for England / Wales is 15.6. There is a 1.1 difference between Ipswich and England / Wales.
The mean per 1000 population for Ipswich is 4.1, the mean population per 1000 for England / Wales is 3.9. There is a 0.2 difference. This means that 0.2 more people commit burglary offences in Ipswich than in the whole of England / Wales.
There is a higher amount of burglary offences in Ipswich than in the whole of England / Wales, with Ipswich having 16.7 people out of every 1000 committing burglary whereas in England / Wales having 15.6 people out of every 1000 committing burglary.
Around 1.6% of people in Ipswich commit burglary offences, whereas there are just 1.5% of people in the whole of England / Wales that commit vehicle and other theft.
Vehicle and other theft for Ipswich
Apr 2003 - Mar 2004
The population of Ipswich is 117,001
Month
Total number
of offences
Offences per
000 population
Offences per 1000
England/Wales population
Apr-Jun 2003
598
3.7
1.3
Jul-Sep 2003
716
4.7
1.0
Oct-Dec 2003
404
2.0
0.4
Jan-Mar 2004
506
2.9
0.3
Manual Analysis - Ipswich (Vehicle & Other Theft)
The crime statistics for Vehicle and other theft in Ipswich is a lot lower than that of the statistics of the same crime in Norwich. There were around 13,000 cases between April - June 2003 with the national average being around 11,000. The statistics for Norwich for the same months are a staggering 19,000 cases, that's nearly double the national average.
The overall crime statistics for Ipswich are a lot lower than those of Norwich. Norwich ahs overall around 72,000 cases of Vehicle & other theft average out as around 18,000 every 3 months.
The statistics for Ipswich of the same crime overall are around 53,000 averaging out at around 13,200 cases every 3 months, much lower than that of Norwich.
The grand total of vehicle and other theft between April 03' and Mar 04' is 6,224. The total amount of vehicle and other theft per 1000 population in Ipswich is 53.3 and the total amount per 1000 population for England / Wales is 43. There is a 10.3 difference between Ipswich and England / Wales.
The mean per 1000 population for Ipswich is 13.3, the mean population per 1000 for England / Wales is 10.75. There is a 2.55 difference. This means that 2.55 more people commit vehicle and other theft in Ipswich than in the whole of England / Wales.
There is a higher amount of vehicle and other theft in Ipswich than in the whole of England / Wales, with Ipswich having 13.3 people out of every 1000 committing burglary whereas in England / Wales having 10.75 people out of every 1000 committing burglary.
Around 1.3% of people in Ipswich commit vehicle and other theft, whereas there are just 0.75% of people in the whole of England / Wales that commit vehicle and other theft.
Comparing Norwich & Ipswich:
Burglary -
The grand total of burglary offences for Norwich between April 03' and March 04' is 2,218. The total amount of offence per 1000 population in Norwich is 18.2 and the total amount of burglary offences per 1000 population in England / Wales is 15.6.
The grand total of burglary offences for Ipswich between April 03' and Mar 04' is 1,950. The total amount of burglary offences per 1000 population in Ipswich is 16.7 and the total amount per 1000 population for England / Wales is 15.6.
As you can see between Norwich & Ipswich, Norwich has the higher burglary rate of 2,218, compared to the 1,950 recorded burglary offences in Ipswich. That is a difference of 268 cases between Norwich & Ipswich for April 03' and March 04'. The highest amount of crime recorded in Norwich between the summer months of April and June 03' was 611 cases, whereas Ipswich, in the same summer months was only 587 recorded cases of burglary. That is a difference of 24 cases.
Vehicle & Other Theft -
The grand total of vehicle and other theft in Norwich between April 03' and Mar 04' is 8,877. The total amount of vehicle and other theft per 1000 population in Norwich is 72.6 and the total amount per 1000 population for England / Wales is 43.
The grand total of vehicle and other theft in Ipswich between April 03' and Mar 04' is 6,224. The total amount of vehicle and other theft per 1000 population in Ipswich is 53.3 and the total amount per 1000 population for England / Wales is 43.
As you can see Norwich again has the higher amount of vehicle & other theft. The total amount of recorded cases in Norwich was 8,877, with Ipswich having only 6,224 recorded cases of vehicle & other theft. That is a difference of 2,653 cases between Norwich & Ipswich for April 03' and March 04'. The highest amount of recorded crime in Norwich between the summer months of April and June 03' was 2,299 cases, whereas Ipswich between the same summer months was just 1,598 recorded cases of vehicle & other theft. That is a difference of 701 cases.
Conclusion:
I compared the total amount of burglary offences in Norwich and Ipswich and divided them by the population of that city,
i.e.
Total amount of burglary - 2,218
Population of Norwich - 122,346
Percentage of Norwich that commits burglary 1.81%.
I did the same with Ipswich:
Total amount of burglary - 1,950
Population of Ipswich - 117,001
Percentage of Ipswich that commits burglary 1.67%.
From the percentages above, you can see that Norwich has a higher burglary rate than Ipswich. The amount of people as a percentage that commits burglary in Norwich is higher than that in Ipswich. There is a 0.14% less people that commits burglary in Ipswich than in Norwich. There are over 260 more recorded cases of burglary in Norwich than in Ipswich.
Total amount of Vehicle & Other Theft - 8,877
Population of Norwich - 122,346
Percentage of Norwich that commits Vehicle & Other Theft - 7.26%.
Total amount of Vehicle & Other Theft - 6,224
Population of Ipswich - 117,001
Percentage of Ipswich that commits Vehicle & Other Theft 5.32%.
Norwich also has a higher Vehicle & Other theft percentage. I did the same calculations as I did to get the statistics for burglary. There are 1.94% more people that commit Vehicle & Other Theft in Norwich than in Ipswich. There are over 2,263 more recorded cases of Vehicle & Other Theft in Norwich than in Ipswich.
The difference between Burglary and Vehicle & Other Theft is massive. In both cities the Burglary statistics are a lot lower than Vehicle & Other Theft statistics. In Norwich there is a 5.45% difference with over 6,500 more recorded cases. In Ipswich there is a 3.65% difference with over 4,200 more recorded cases.
Ben Whitehead Data Interpretation 17/3/06