Crimes in the UK Glossary - Rostlab/DM_CS_WS_2016-17 GitHub Wiki

Crimes in the UK - Glossary

  • Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB): See: Police UK, Wikipedia
  • Automated Teller Machine (ATM): Also known as "cash machine". See: Wikipedia
  • Crown Prosecution Service (CPS): See: CPS, Wikipedia
  • Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOA): LSOAs are small areas with about 1,500 citizens, which are defined by the Office for National Statistics. See: Wikipedia
  • Outcome: The justice outcome of a crime investigation. See: Ministry of Justice
  • Point of Interest (POI): We are using a dataset (~190,000 rows) with points of interest in the UK of PocketGPSWorld.com, examples for categories are ATM, banks, Wifi hotspot or sports center.
  • Stop and Search: See: Metropolitan Police FAQ