This dataset reflects arrest incidents in the City of Los Angeles dating back to 2010. This data is transcribed from original arrest reports that are typed on paper and therefore there may be some inaccuracies within the data. Some location fields with missing data are noted as (0.0000°, 0.0000°). Address fields are only provided to the nearest hundred block in order to maintain privacy. This data is as accurate as the data in the database. Please note questions or concerns in the comments.
This dataset has the following 16 columns:
Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description |
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Report ID | rpt_id | text | ID for the arrest. |
Arrest Date | arst_date | calendar_date | MM/DD/YYYY |
Time | time | text | In 24 hour military time. |
Area ID | area | text | The LAPD has 21 Community Police Stations referred to as Geographic Areas within the department. These Geographic Areas are sequentially numbered from 1-21. |
Area Name | area_desc | text | The 21 Geographic Areas or Patrol Divisions are also given a name designation that references a landmark or the surrounding community that it is responsible for. For example 77th Street Division is located at the intersection of South Broadway and 77th Street, serving neighborhoods in South Los Angeles. |
Reporting District | rd | text | A four-digit code that represents a sub-area within a Geographic Area. All arrest records reference the "RD" that it occurred in for statistical comparisons. Find LAPD Reporting Districts on the LA City GeoHub at http://geohub.lacity.org/datasets/lapd-reporting-districts?geometry=-121.023%2C33.621%2C-115.797%2C34.418 |
Age | age | text | Two character numeric. |
Sex Code | sex_cd | text | F - Female M - Male |
Descent Code | descent_cd | text | Descent Code: A - Other Asian B - Black C - Chinese D - Cambodian F - Filipino G - Guamanian H - Hispanic/Latin/Mexican I - American Indian/Alaskan Native J - Japanese K - Korean L - Laotian O - Other P - Pacific Islander S - Samoan U - Hawaiian V - Vietnamese W - White X - Unknown Z - Asian Indian |
Charge Group Code | chrg_grp_cd | text | Category of arrest charge. |
Charge Group Description | grp_description | text | Defines the Charge Group Code provided. |
Arrest Type Code | arst_typ_cd | text | A code to indicate the type of charge the individual was arrested for. D - Dependent F - Felony I - Infraction M - Misdemeanor O - Other |
Charge | charge | text | The charge the individual was arrested for. |
Charge Description | chrg_desc | text | Defines the Charge provided. |
Address | location | text | Street address of crime incident rounded to the nearest hundred block to maintain anonymity. |
Cross Street | crsst | text | Cross Street of rounded Address. |