2 Decades of Crime | Dataviz
Category
Data Visualization
Year
Duration
4 weeks
Visualizing Delhi’s Crime Landscape (1998–2022)
This visualization explores how Delhi has changed from 1998 to 2022, showing how trends in crime relate to the city’s growing cost of living, major political and social events, and shifts in police strength. By combining data with key milestones in governance and urban development, it highlights the connections between policy, growth, and public safety off ering a clear, data-driven view of Delhi’s transformation over the past two decades.
(Design Outcomes)
Challenges
Public crime data is typically presented as tables and yearly reports, making long-term patterns difficult to interpret. The challenge was to transform two decades of data into a clear and readable visualization without overwhelming the viewer.
Objective
To create a visualization that makes long-term crime trends in Delhi easy to understand at a glance while revealing shifts and patterns over time.
Approach
Crime data was collected, cleaned, and structured to identify patterns across years. The visualization focuses on showing temporal change and overall trends while maintaining clarity.
(Process)
(Outcome)
Takeaways
Working with large datasets highlighted the importance of simplifying complexity without losing key insights. Early feedback helped refine the visualization to focus on clearer trends and overall readability.