Crime and Census
Crime and Census from Liz King
Crime and Census

I've always been very interested in crime as well as the history of Boston, and for my senior degree project I decided to pursue both of these topics as well as my interest in interactive design. On the right is a map of the Boston neighborhoods, and on the right are filters to add and tweak to display census and crime information on the map.

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Ages 18-24 - When the filter for Age is set between 18-24, the neighborhoods with higher populations between those ages grow darker on the map. Fenway/Kenmore is darkest, thanks to its high college student population.
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Hispanic/Latino - Filters can be layered; now East Boston is darker because while Fenway/Kenmore has a high young population, East Boston's population of young Hispanic people is higher.
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Robbery - Crime can also be filtered in on top of the census data and appears as a lined pattern.
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Map Detail - Neighborhoods can be selected to give the user more detail and history about the area as well as concrete statistics, including information that is not in the filters such as unemployment and poverty rate.
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Compare Gallery - The user can go to a gallery to view all of their saved maps, and then select two to compare.
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View Selected Maps - When two maps have been selected, the user can compare them side by side, as well as the information and filters used to build both maps.
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Crime and Census

I've always been very interested in crime as well as the history of Boston, and for my senior degree project I decided to pursue both of these topics as well as my interest in interactive design. On the right is a map of the Boston neighborhoods, and on the right are filters to add and tweak to display census and crime information on the map.

Liz King
Boston, MA