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).
Type = polygon shape file, unprojected, lat-lon
Observations = 90
Variables = 23
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).
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Variable |
Description |
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NAME |
county name |
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STATE_NAME |
state name |
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STATE_FIPS |
state fips code (character) |
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CNTY_FIPS |
county fips code (character) |
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FIPS |
combined state and county fips code (character) |
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FIPSNO |
fips code as numeric variable |
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HR7984 |
homicide rate per 100,000 (1979-84) |
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HR8488 |
homicide rate per 100,000 (1984-88) |
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HR8893 |
homicide rate per 100,000 (1988-93) |
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HC7984 |
homicide count (1979-84) |
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HC8488 |
homicide count (1984-88) |
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HC8893 |
homicide count (1988-93) |
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PO7984 |
population total (1979-84) |
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PO8488 |
population total (1984-88) |
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PO8893 |
population total (1988-93) |
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PE77 |
police expenditures per capita, 1977 |
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PE82 |
police expenditures per capita, 1982 |
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PE87 |
police expenditures per capita, 1987 |
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RDAC80 |
resource deprivation/affluence composite variable, 1980 |
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RDAC85 |
resource deprivation/affluence composite variable, 1985 |
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RDAC90 |
resource deprivation/affluence composite variable, 1990 |
Prepared by Luc Anselin.
Last updated September 10, 2004