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Toronto Police — Major Crime Indicators
A quick analysis using Python
Introduction
Source of Data: Major Crime Indicators (MCI) Historical
This dataset includes all Major Crime Indicators (MCI) occurrences by reported date and related offenses from 2014 to June 30, 2022.
https://data.torontopolice.on.ca
This dataset includes all Major Crime Indicators (MCI) occurrences by reported date and related offenses. The MCI categories include Assault, Break and Enter, Auto Theft, Robbery, and Theft Over. This data is provided at the offense and/or victim level, therefore one occurrence number may have several records associated with the various MCIs used to categorize the occurrence. This data does not include occurrences that have been deemed unfounded. The definition of unfounded according to Statistics Canada is: “It has been determined through police investigation that the offence reported did not occur, nor was it attempted” (Statistics Canada, 2020).4
Format: CSV, XML, SHP
