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Louisville Metro KY - Gun Violence Data

Metadata Updated: July 30, 2025

This dataset consists of gun violence within Jefferson county that may fall within LMPDs radar, including non-fatal shootings, homicides, as well as shot-spotter data. The mapping data points where there are victims have been obfuscated to maintain privacy, while still being accurate enough to be placed in its correct boundaries, particularly around, neighborhoods, ZIP Codes, Council districts, and police divisions. The data also excludes any victim information that could be used to identify any individual. this data is used to make the public aware of what is going on in their communities. The data consists of only criminal incidents, excluding any cases that are deemed non-criminal.Field NameField DescriptionCase numberPolice report number. For ShotSpotter detections, it is the ShotSpotter ID.DateTimeDate and time in which the original incident occurred. Time is rounded down.AddressAddress rounded down to the one hundred block of where the initial incident occured. Unless it is an intersection.NeighborhoodNeighborhood in which the original incident occurred.Council DistrictCouncil district in which the original incident occurred.LatitudeLatitude coordinate used to map the incidentLongitudeLongitude coordinate used to map the incidentZIP CodeZIP Code in which the original incident occurred.Crime Typea distinction between incidents, whether it is a non-fatal shooting, homicide, or a ShotSpotter detection.CauseUsed to differentiate on the cause of death for homicide victims.SexGender of the victim of the initial incident.RaceRace/Ethnicity of the victim in a given incident.Age GroupCategorized age groups used to anonymize victim information.Division NamePolice division or department where the initial incident occurred.Crime report data is provided for Louisville Metro Police Divisions only; crime data does not include smaller class cities, unless LMPD becomes involved in smaller agency incident.The data provided in this dataset is preliminary in nature and may have not been investigated by a detective at the time of download. The data is therefore subject to change after a complete investigation. This data represents only calls for police service where a police incident report was taken. Due to the variations in local laws and ordinances involving crimes across the nation, whether another agency utilizes Uniform Crime Report (UCR) or National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) guidelines, and the results learned after an official investigation, comparisons should not be made between the statistics generated with this dataset to any other official police reports. Totals in the database may vary considerably from official totals following the investigation and final categorization of a crime. Therefore, the data should not be used for comparisons with Uniform Crime Report or other summary statistics.Contact:Ivan Benitez, Ph.D.Gun Violence Data FellowOffice for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoodsivan.benitez@louisvilleky.gov

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Dates

Metadata Created Date July 30, 2025
Metadata Updated Date July 30, 2025

Metadata Source

Harvested from Louisville Open Data

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date July 30, 2025
Metadata Updated Date July 30, 2025
Publisher Louisville/Jefferson County Information Consortium
Maintainer
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Data First Published 2024-02-02T18:08:02.000Z
Data Last Modified 2025-07-30T12:33:45.909Z
Category geospatial
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 010:86, 010:04
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Harvest Source Title Louisville Open Data
Homepage URL https://louisville-metro-opendata-lojic.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/LOJIC::louisville-metro-ky-gun-violence-data
License https://louisville-metro-opendata-lojic.hub.arcgis.com/pages/terms-of-use-and-license
Metadata Type geospatial
Old Spatial -85.9118,38.0345,-85.4275,38.3496
Platform ArcGIS Hub
Program Code 015:001, 015:002
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash 810a986abf7c574ccc841ad471beeab22c2029fd4a4368b4f3d4b1047c110120
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Summary Gun Violence within Jefferson County - this data is used to make the public aware of what is going on in their communities.

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