Objectives
Learn how Geographic Information Systems can map, explore, and predict crime data. Using actual data provided by the City of Arlington Police Department, we will examine the distribution of burglary arrests and attempt to devise a (simple) model to explain possible predictors of these crimes.
1. Explore Data
2. Create Fishnet (grid)
3. Spatial Join Data to Fishnet
4. Perform Ordinary Least Squares Analysis (basic linear regression)
5. Calculate linear formula from y-intercept and x-value slopes
6. Apply derived formula to 2015 forecasts