Atlanta Region Homicides

Data provided "as is," no warranties

Description

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

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).

Variables

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)

FIPSNO

fips code as numeric variable

HR7984

homicide rate per 100,000 (1979-84)

HR8488

homicide rate per 100,000 (1984-88)

HR8893

homicide rate per 100,000 (1988-93)

HC7984

homicide count (1979-84)

HC8488

homicide count (1984-88)

HC8893

homicide count (1988-93)

PO7984

population total (1979-84)

PO8488

population total (1984-88)

PO8893

population total (1988-93)

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