Homicides and selected socio-economic characteristics for counties surrounding Atlanta, GA. Data aggregated for three time periods: 1979-84 (steady decline in homicides), 1984-88 (stable period), and 1988-93 (steady increase in homicides). Download the file here.
- Projection: unprojected, lat-lon
- Observations = 90
- Variables = 23
- Years 1980s-90s
Source S. Messner, L. Anselin, D. Hawkins, G. Deane, S. Tolnay, R. Baller (2000). An Atlas of the Spatial Patterning of County-Level Homicide, 1960-1990. Pittsburgh, PA, National Consortium on Violence Research (NCOVR).
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| NAME | County name |
| STATE_NAME | State name |
| STATE_FIPS | State FIPS code (character) |
| CNTY_FIPS | County FIPS code (character) |
| FIPS | Combined state and county FIPS code (character) |
| STFIPS | State FIPS code |
| COFIPS | County FIPS code |
| FIPSNO | FIPS code as numeric variable |
| HR7983 | Homicide rate per 100,000 (1979-83) |
| HR8487 | Homicide rate per 100,000 (1984-87) |
| HR8895 | Homicide rate per 100,000 (1988-95) |
| HC7983 | Homicide count (1979-83) |
| HC8487 | Homicide count (1984-87) |
| HC8895 | Homicide count (1988-95) |
| PO7983 | Population total (1979-83) |
| PO8487 | Population total (1984-87) |
| PO8895 | Population total (1988-95) |
| PE77 | Police expenditures per capita, 1977 |
| PE82 | Police expenditures per capita, 1982 |
| PE87 | Police expenditures per capita, 1987 |
| RDAC80 | Resource deprivation/affluence composite variable, 1980 |
| RDAC85 | Resource deprivation/affluence composite variable, 1985 |
| RDAC90 | Resource deprivation/affluence composite variable, 1990 |
Prepared by Luc Anselin. Last updated September 10, 2004. Data provided “as is,” no warranties.