Hamilton, Ontario had the highest rate of police-reported hate crime in Canada during 2019, according to Statistics Canada.
Excel Workbook Link and Explanation:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pmTnl5EUYB6h-RIubeuhRDDseq6buwHPV-CZb60AC0o/edit?usp=sharing
The raw data is just as I downloaded from the Statistics Canada website. It contains the rates of police-reported hate crimes in the Census Metropolitan Areas, during the years of 2014 to 2019. My small data slice shows the top 20 cities with the highest rates of hate crime, showing that Hamilton has the highest among the rest of the cities. When I compared each year, I noticed that Hamilton very frequently has always had the highest rate since 2014.
Original Dataset Link:
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3510019101&cubeTimeFrame.startYear=2014&cubeTimeFrame.endYear=2019&referencePeriods=20140101%2C20190101
Based on the feedback from Update 1, I agree with Chad that the previous dataset I chose is difficult to extract data from since it's simply a list of locations. I chose another dataset, which I feel I'm likely to have more to work with for my Final Data Report.
Study Link and Brief Summary:
https://www.toronto.com/news-story/10282846-hamilton-hate-crime-numbers-may-not-tell-the-whole-story/
In this news story, Mac Christie writes about how Hamilton's hate crime rates could actually be much higher than what is mentioned because most cases are under-reported. This news story is relevant to my data because it covers the issue of Hamilton having the highest rate of police-reported hate crimes in Canada and gives me some idea to why the rates are high in that city. Christie mentions that in 2019, the Hamilton Police service said that out of 92 hate/bias events reported, only eight were labelled a hate/bias crime. I found that quite shocking and later on he also mentions that out of the 92 events reported, a true number is likely over 250. This article also mentions that in general, Hamilton hasn't taken hate crimes or racism seriously in the past, which I feel like that could be a big factor as to why the rates are so high now.
Hi Vanessa! This topic always interests me, it's pretty crazy to hear that so many hate crimes go unreported. I personally think that the fact that Hamilton Ontario has had the highest rate for a long stretch of time could be more interesting than the fact that it had the highest rate for just 2019, so maybe you could include that in your lead. I also think that the context you gain from the news story you picked is really valuable in understanding your data and you did a great job of finding it and breaking it down!
ReplyDeleteHi Vanessa! Great work on this data set! It's really good to see that you've thoroughly reviewed the information. The summary gives us a lot of context. The only thing I would recommend is slightly changing the lead to start with the year so that it's easier to read. Other than that, I think everything looks stellar!
ReplyDeleteHi Vanessa, I really like this dataset. I find it relevant to events that have occurred in the past year since Covid-19 came to Canada. After reviewing your dataset and sliced data, I would have done a trend to see if hate crimes have increase or decreased over time. However, I like that you narrowed it down and focused on cities. Overall, this was a great story and lead.
ReplyDeleteHi Vanessa,
ReplyDeleteYour dataset is very interesting and you explain your workbook and news story quite well. I also really like the story you chose and I feel that it would really help with your dataset. Your lead statement however does read more of a statement rather than an inclusion or 'leading' of an interesting change. As mentioned above, maybe including the changes of time or stretch in time in which Hamilton, ON remained the highest area with the most crime would just be a tad bit more interesting. The inclusion of the comparison would do the trick!