In Project 2, two separate datasets, “fatal-police-shootings-data” and “fatal-police-shootings-agencies,” are thoroughly examined. Each dataset is created to meet particular analytical goals. “fatal-police-shootings-data,” the first dataset, has 8770 rows and 19 columns covering the period from January 2, 2015, to October 7, 2023. The existence of missing values in critical columns including threat category, flee status, and location information must be noted. Notwithstanding these shortcomings, this dataset provides a plethora of information about deadly police shootings, covering important details such as threat levels, type of weapons used, demographic data, and more.
The “fatal-police-shootings-agencies” dataset, on the other hand, consists of 3322 rows and six columns. As with the first dataset, there are several missing data points, particularly in the column labeled “oricodes.”This dataset aims to provide information about law enforcement agencies, including names, identities, types, locations, and their involvement in shooting deaths involving police officers.
It is essential to take into account the context and formulate targeted questions that are in line with the analysis’s goals in order to glean insightful information and reach well-informed findings. These databases offer an invaluable chance to investigate and learn more about the law enforcement organizations involved, the complex interactions between the variables, and deadly police shootings.