[Lincolnparkdc] some hard data on motor vehicle thefts

[Cindy Hays]

This is amazingly terrible, but thank you for the time you took to do the analysis. 
Cindy Hays

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From: lincolnparkdc [mailto:lincolnparkdc-bounces at lincolnparkdc.info] On Behalf Of Tom Woteki
Sent: Monday, October 23, 2023 6:06 PM
To: lincolnparkdc at lincolnparkdc.info
Subject: [Lincolnparkdc] some hard data on motor vehicle thefts

Neighbors:

In reaction to recent events and discussion on the list,  I have started work on a data report concerning motor vehicle thefts and robberies. The 2 images attached herewith show what has happened with the offense officially titled “Motor Vehicle Theft”. To the best of my knowledge this is how a carjacking is classified, but the category may include more than carjackings. I hope to do something similar for robberies and assaults and write a report, but I don’t have a lot of time to spare, as important and interesting as this.

The data are taken from DC's own official open data site and downloaded by me. Not included are data for Oct 2023, since the month in incomplete. There is no question based on these data that motor vehicle thefts have increased considerably from 2020 to 2023.

Does anyone know when City Council’s legislation changing penalties and other aspects of the criminal code (led in part by Charles Allen) became law? I would like to factor that change into my analysis.

If for any reason you cannot see the attached plots contact me directly and I will send them to you.

I am happy to answer any questions you have regarding the data. Please direct questions to the list for all to see.

Tom aka Dr. Wo

plot 1, anual data: