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This dataset has the following 12 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense ID | offenseid | text | A distinct value that represents a crime that was perpetrated against a victim in the case of Crimes Against Person. For Crimes Against Property and Crimes Against Society it is a value for each crime. A single case can have many crimes under UCR NIBRS. | 20228012956 80473901 20228009869 80298321 20205034802 1294354852703 0 20201031277 76860341 20249013005 14077952704 0 view top 100 |
| Case Report Number | primary_key | text | The case report number for the incident may have many crimes associated with it, as distinguished by Offense ID. The case report number typically is a four-digit year, three-digit day of year, and system generated four-digit occurrence number. Case report numbers that do not follow this pattern may indicate a report intake method outside of computer aided dispatch. | 20232821466 20211630114 2020641718 20241330998 20241431263 view top 100 |
| Occurred Date | occurred_date | calendar_date | The date the incident occurred for which the case report is written. Not all incidents are reported on the day they occurred, therefore reports may be written after the occurred date. | 2020-12-01T00:00:00.000 2020-01-01T00:00:00.000 2021-11-01T00:00:00.000 2020-03-01T00:00:00.000 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| Occurred Time | occurred_on_time | text | The time the incident occurred for which the case report is written. Not all incidents are reported on the day they occurred, therefore reports may be written after the occurred date and time. | 0 1200 2200 1800 2000 view top 100 |
| Sector | sector | text | The Austin Police Department patrol sector where the incident occurred. | Edward David Adam Baker Frank view top 100 |
| Council District | council_district | text | The council district where the incident occurred. | 9 3 4 7 1 view top 100 |
| NIBRS Category | nibrs_category | text | The FBI National Incident Based Reporting System crimes against category consisting of Persons, Property, and Society crimes. | Crimes Against Property Crimes Against Persons Crimes Against Society view top 100 |
| NIBRS Description | nibrs_desc | text | The FBI National Incident Based Reporting System description of the offense. | 13B Simple Assault 23F Theft: from Motor Vehicle (BOV) 23H Theft: All Other Larceny 290 Destruction / Damage / Vandalism of Property 240 Motor Vehicle Theft view top 100 |
| NIBRS Group | nibrs_group | text | The FBI National Incident Based Reporting System category the NIBRS Code and Description fall into. | Larceny/Theft Offenses Assault Offenses Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property Fraud Offenses Motor Vehicle Theft view top 100 |
| Occurred Year | occ_year | text | The four-digit year the incident occurred. | 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 view top 100 |
| Occurred Month | occ_month | text | The name of the month the incident occurred. | Mar Jul May Jan Aug view top 100 |
| Census Block Group | census_block_group | text | Shortened Block Group Name based on the Census Bureau's Geo ID. State digits have been removed due to system limitations. | 4530011011 4530011032 4530454003 4530009024 4530021054 view top 100 |