Synthetic data code, Crimes in England and Wales in 2011, 2022

This resource includes the necessary codes to generate a synthetic dataset of all crimes that occurred in each output area in England and Wales in 2011. Counts of violence, property crime and criminal damage can be generated, and three different approaches to counting crime are possible - synthetic...

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Main Author: Brunton-Smith, Ian (Author)
Contributors: Buil-Gil, David ; Pina-Sánchez, Jose ; Cernat, Alexandru ; Moretti, Angelo 1978-
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: Colchester UK Data Service 2024
In:Year: 2024
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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