Is there a geographic pattern of crimes in Howard County? Are these crimes clustered? Any hot spot? […]
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Assault Incidents in Howard County, Maryland
Are there any spatial patterns of assaults in Howard County? Are there any clusters, hotspots or outliers? […]
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Signage Safety: Road Signs, Pedestrian Crossing Conditions, and Hit & Run Police Calls in Howard County, Maryland
How do road signage and pedestrian crossing conditions affect the prevalence of hit & run police calls in Howard County, Maryland? More specifically, do signs encouraging driver safety and awareness reduce hit & run calls? Do marked pedestrian crossing points and lower speed limits reduce hit & run calls? […]
GIS Analysis of Crime in Howard County, Maryland: Destruction of Properties and Break-in
Is there any spatial pattern of destruction of properties and break-ins in Howard County? Are those crime incidents are clustered in Howard County? […]
Homelessness in Howard County
The ten undergraduate students in this government and policy class were asked to examine homelessness in Howard County as part of the PALS program. Each of them researched the extent of the problem, the services in place to address it, how homelessness is addressed in comparable U.S. counties, and proposals that Howard County could adapt. […]
Exploring Police Call Incidents in Howard County
What are spatial patterns of police call incidents, especially hate bias and hit & run incidents in Howard County? Is there a relationship between establishments with liquor license and these crimes? […]
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Howard County GIS Analysis: Thefts and Assaults
Are thefts and assaults more likely to occur in specific areas in Howard County? […]
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