tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post460570758793211080..comments2024-02-24T05:11:30.646-06:00Comments on The Director's Desk: Holiday DWI focusTom Casadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-70560030222786986272012-01-08T01:14:20.750-06:002012-01-08T01:14:20.750-06:00Tom, whoops. What I meant to say was, Director. ...Tom, whoops. What I meant to say was, Director. Old habits sometimes are hard to change. Thanks.Former Deputy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14817687967933716538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-65038567257268194472012-01-06T15:52:19.658-06:002012-01-06T15:52:19.658-06:00Chief, from all of us who have lost loved ones to...Chief, from all of us who have lost loved ones to Drunk Drivers, thanks to LPD'S continued effort to stop drunk drivers. Keep fighting the good fight. Thanks to all officers.Former Deputy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14817687967933716538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-62008078646523237902012-01-06T06:20:40.431-06:002012-01-06T06:20:40.431-06:00Rory's blog needs a pirate.Rory's blog needs <a href="http://asher.me.uk/British-Pirate-Party-Banner.jpg" rel="nofollow">a pirate</a>.ARRRRG!!!!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09956649539508503776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-31226331910248952882012-01-05T15:45:58.216-06:002012-01-05T15:45:58.216-06:00I didn't really think it was BAC, as I've ...I didn't really think it was BAC, as I've never heard of a negative number, and any over three were probably dead, so thanks for clearing that up.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10369138557977907215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-91238312740887290452012-01-05T12:53:49.339-06:002012-01-05T12:53:49.339-06:00Steve,
The legend at the bottom is standard devi...Steve, <br /><br />The legend at the bottom is standard deviation breaks: as the colors go from cool-to-hot, that's indicating the relative increase in the number of arrests during each hour on each day.Tom Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-37858115424656006202012-01-05T12:31:28.390-06:002012-01-05T12:31:28.390-06:00Hey Rory,
You make a great point. When I do anim...Hey Rory,<br /><br />You make a great point. When I do <a href="http://lpd304.blogspot.com/2009/01/bar-break-crime.html%22" rel="nofollow">animations</a> by hour, I normally start at 0500--sort of the start of my day--because it seems like a more intuitive way to visualize (ise) the time-of-day phenomenon. I wonder if I could construct a grid where you could enter a parameter to select the starting day and hour....<br /><br />Glad I found <a href="http://ukcrimeanalysis.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">your blog</a> (I'd normally punctuate with an exclamation point, here).Tom Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-56049838558190240942012-01-05T10:01:58.982-06:002012-01-05T10:01:58.982-06:00Thank you for all the hard work with the DWIs. We...Thank you for all the hard work with the DWIs. We'll never know how many lives were saved by your efforts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-43839593022773540112012-01-05T09:16:19.858-06:002012-01-05T09:16:19.858-06:00Hey Chief
Visualisation tip: Dont be afraid to sh...Hey Chief<br /><br />Visualisation tip: Dont be afraid to shift the temporal scale on these charts. When I visualise temporal patterns like this I try to keep my main point of focus central and unbroken. For crimes at night, such as this offence or alcohol related violence, I do midday to midday. For burglary reporting times, I do midnight to midnight as we usually have a spike in the morning and one in the evening (people call in when they wake up and find they have been burgled during the night, or come home from work and find they have been burgled during the day). It means that the pattern is more naturally accesible to the reader, as long as the x axis is clearly labelled (using Midday and Midnight rather that 00:00 and 12:00 helps a lot).<br /><br />Really good post btw! I cant imagine being given a week to produce a report these days!Rory Dunnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15983933900602351871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-65143924430874857952012-01-05T09:12:25.823-06:002012-01-05T09:12:25.823-06:00Maybe if I spent more time, I'd figure it out,...Maybe if I spent more time, I'd figure it out, but the colors and legend at the bottom have me confused. Is that BAC levels? You know, Tom, the first thing I was taught when it comes to making good charts and graphs is the importance of labeling. :)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10369138557977907215noreply@blogger.com