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This dataset contains detailed records of motor vehicle thefts in New York City from 2014 to 2017. The dataset includes spatial coordinates, timestamps, and additional contextual information about each theft. It provides valuable insights into patterns and trends of vehicle thefts in NYC.

Usage

data(vehiclethefts_tbl_df)

Format

A tibble with 35,746 rows and 9 variables:

uid

Unique identifier for each record (integer).

date_single

Single date of the incident (character).

date_start

Start date of the incident (character).

date_end

End date of the incident (character).

longitude

Longitude of the theft location (numeric).

latitude

Latitude of the theft location (numeric).

location_type

Type of location where the theft occurred (character).

location_category

Category of the location (character).

census_block

Census block of the theft location (character).

Source

Crime Open Database: Motor Vehicle Theft Records.

Details

The dataset name has been changed to 'vehiclethefts_tbl_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the crimedatasets package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The suffix 'tbl_df' indicates that the dataset is stored as a tibble in R. The original content has not been modified in any way.