Sousveillance tool

Description

The editor to the code is available here

This project uses data that is provided by New York City to represent the number of unemployed people, arrests and shootings between the period of 2006 and 2021. I used a simple line graph for this as it was the best way to visualize the change in the numbers with time and the various ebbs and flows. On clicking the buttons, you can juxtapose the various line graphs to see correlations, if any between them all. I chose to use these datasets as I believe they are very strong indicators of the physical and mental well-being of the population as a whole.

By contrasting the arrest records and unemployments, I was trying to infer the relation between loss of means of living and crime. However, upon looking at the data, I now believe that the number of arrests made aren't a true representation of the crime rate. The number also depends on police incentives. The dip in December is perhaps more due to the change in mood of the police officials due to the festivities more than a drop in crime.

It was very interesting to note that the number of arrests made was at an all time low in 2020 before rising up in 2021 again.

Another notable trend that I'm not able to figure out why is the increase in shootings in the middle of the year like clock-work.