Due to the extensive nature of the dataset encompassing various offenses, managing them poses a challenge. Following discussions within our group, we have opted to categorize the offenses into distinct tiers based on the level of violence associated with the crimes.
Tier List:
Tier 1 Violent Crimes: Murder, Manslaughter, Rape
Related Codes: 111, 123, 121, 244, 241, 243, 251, 261, 252, 253, 271, 254, 242
Tier 2 Serious Offenses: Arson (900-930), Aggravated Assault/Battery (401-433), Related Codes: 900-930; 401-433; 802, 423, 413, 801
Tier 3 Non-Violent Crimes: Larceny, Robbery (301-380), Burglary, Breaking and Entering (510-547)
Related Codes: 612, 613, 615, 617, 614, 618, 616; 301, 311, 351, 361, 371, 381; 541, 540, 562, 561, 542, 521, 520, 522, 560
Tier Drugs: 1874, 1842, 1841, 1849, 1848, 1858, 1855, 1864, 1863, 1866, 1868, 1843, 3023, 3021, 1875, 3022, 1847, 1840, 1873, 1848, 1850
Tier 4: Property-Related Offenses: Vandalism (1402, 1415)
Vehicular Accidents (3801, 3802, 3803, 3810, 3807, 3805)
With this I plan to further try and forecast number of crimes in each district.