README.md

Public Shootings and Taxi: Risk Analysis & Minimization

by Shromann Majumder

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This Project aims to Explore, Analyse and Model Public Shootings Risk NYC Cars Face, as well as propose a solution to minimize this risk.

Important Note

If you're running for the first time, please run Exploratory Analysis.ipynb's first code cell to download the data.

Dependencies

• Language: Python 3.8.3
• Packages / Libraries: pandas, pyspark, sklearn, scipy, folium, geopandas, math, plotly, matplotlib, os, urllib, zipfile.

Datasets

• NYC TLC: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/tlc/about/tlc-trip-record-data.page (April - June 2019): Taxi Pick Up/Drop Off Time and Locations
• Taxi Zone: https://s3.amazonaws.com/nyc-tlc/misc/taxi\_zones.zip: Taxi Pick Up/Drop Off Geometerical Shapes for Geospatial Analysis
• NYPD Shootings: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/NYPD-Shooting-Incident-Data-Historic-/833y-fsy8: NYPD Shootings Time and Location

Directory

• raw_data: ALl Datasets used are stored here
• plots: All plots are saved here
• Exploratory Analysis.ipynb: Notebook where we conduct Exploratory Analysis
• Risk Analysis & Modelling.ipynb: Notebook where we Analyse and Model Risk of Taxi, as well as propose a solution.