Hi Sachin & Nisha, Thanks for responding. Had tried the Crime Info programme but it seems to be only till 2010. (It also needs a heavy duty comp to run it, my poor desktop running on XP kept zoning out!) And with all the claims flying back and forth regarding recent trends in juvenile crime being little more than hearsay, I was requested to numbercrunch last 3 years.
Even with that the data can be very misleading - anyone in conflict with the law invariably has at least 2-3 cases filed against them, only one is reported. So if a rape leads to murder it appears as murder in NCRB. Similarly some of the sections are inappropriate / bizarre for people under 18 years yet they are unfailingly reported. And the red herrings caused by elopements being categorised by irate families as kidnapping and rape only muddy things further. *Is there no way an intervention can be made by Datameet for more meaningful data especially as NCRB is gearing up for such a change?* It's not like any options exist to pick and choose based on quality. This is our only source - it shouldn't be this half-baked! For more info : http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-gaps-galore-in-crime-bureau-data-agency-wants-time-to-do-a-better-job-1999753 http://indiatogether.org/ncrbdata-rti http://zeenews.india.com/exclusive/time-to-reboot-crime-profiling-in-the-country_6450.html --------------------------------------- *VAISHNAVI JAYAKUMAR* http://about.me/vjayakumar On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 9:56 PM, sachin <tiwari...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Vaishnavi, > > Saw this post on crime data now. So replying. > I recently used NCRB database for studying crime and incarceration across > a few states. NCRB has published that data and it is at the moment the best > available database. Here is how you can access it - > a) It has been packaged as a stand alone software setup. So you have to > download the entire software which also includes the database. > b) Go to http://ncrb.nic.in/ . In the top bar look for "Publications". > Its a drop down menu. In that look for "Software for Data Analysis" > c) When you click on "Software for Data Analysis" 4 links will appear - > Crime Info, ADSI Info, Prison Info and User Guide. These are large > packages. Download them and you can use the query tool within the software > for generating excel sheet with variables of your interest for the > respective state. It is a fairly good dataset including all the states in > India. > d) At Azim Premji University the School of Policy and Governance has been > using this for a couple of studies. > > Best > Sachin > > > On Thursday, 17 July 2014 11:08:33 UTC+5:30, Vaishnavi Jayakumar wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> Would anyone be able to guide me as to where I can lay my hands on data >> for the above? Have managed to locate Crime Review Tamil Nadu for 2013, >> 2012, 2011 - but as pdfs which will need rotation in parts and OCR before >> working on numbers. >> >> 2010 - 2008 are all in separate chapters and will need to be downloaded >> separately and merged before really 'starting' work. >> >> Looking for Chapter 9 and references to juvenile delinquency in >> particular. >> >> Thanks >> >> Vaishnavi >> >> http://about.me/vjayakumar >> > -- > Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more > about us by visiting http://datameet.org > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "datameet" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to datameet+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more about us by visiting http://datameet.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "datameet" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to datameet+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
