Big Data Analysis for Chicago Police Department using IBM Watson Analytics

Running head: BIG DATA ANALYSIS 1
Big data analysis
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BIG DATA ANALYSIS 2
Table of Contents
Task 1-Introduction 2
Task 2 – Reporting / Dashboards 3
Task 3 – Advanced Insights: 9
Task 4 – Research 9
Task 5 – Recommendations for POLICE CHIEF 11
Task 6 – Cover letter13
Task 7 - The Reflection 14
References- 16

BIG DATA ANALYSIS 3
Task 1- Introduction
Write a description of the selected dataset and project, and its importance for the firm.
In the selected database project, IBM Watson Analytics software has been used to record
each and every crime case reported by the citizen to the Chicago Police Department for storage
of the information and better analysis of the same information. The software is in turn used in
analyzing the information by isolating the required information any time required by the police
department. The software also presents the analyzed information in a visual manner by use of
graphs, making it very easy in drawing conclusions. The information in this software is usually
secure and only accessible by the relevant authority with an aim of reducing crimes cases.
Information is power they say, this means that a lot can be done if one gets information about
anything. This is the principle behind the use of this software by the police department. This is so
because in order to plan for any actions to take in cubing the crimes and come up with Predictive
solutions, information on type of crime, frequency of occurrence, day of occurrence and the area
of occurrence is very vital.
The IBM Watson Analytics software is being used by the Chicago Police Department's
CLEAR (Citizen Law Enforcement Analysis and Reporting) system in order to have a clear
picture on all forms of crimes so as to plan on the relevant actions to take and the methods of
application in the fight against crimes. The software also compares the reported crimes to the
arrests made. This will specifically help in law enforcement strategy in ensuring that the
criminals are followed and their actions brought to book. In terms of record keeping for future
reference in order to check on the progress of the Chicago Police Department in cubing crime
cases, The IBM Watson Analytics software is very important and crucial because the information
is securely stored and easily retrieved at will
Task 2 – Reporting / Dashboards

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1. What was the primary type that reported most crimes from district “8” in 2014?
Describe some point down here about above pictures, number of crimes in 2014 in
district 8
From the pie chart, the year 2014 is represented by the yellow color. The number of
crimes reported in that year in district 8 is 7160, this being fewer than the cases reported in the
year 2012 and 2016 which are 8890 and 8010 cases respectively. This shows a fluctuation in the
crime numbers over the years.
2. How many number of domestic reported crimes made in Chicago?