Get area 911 calls for service from Open Baltimore — get_area_911

get_area_911_calls() can return public records on 911 calls for service from 2017 through the present year.

Usage

get_area_911_calls(
  area_type = NULL,
  area_name = NULL,
  description = NULL,
  year = 2023,
  start_date = NULL,
  end_date = NULL,
  where = NULL,
  ...
)

Arguments

area_type: Area type. Requires area_name is also provided. Options include "neighborhood", "council district", or "police district"
area_name: Area name. Requires area_type is also provided.
description: String matching call description, e.g. "DISORDERLY", "BURGLARY", "DISCHRG FIREARM", etc.
year: numeric. Year of calls for service. Currently only one year at a time is supported (except for years since 2021). If NULL, the oldest year from the start_date and end_date is used.
start_date: Character string in format YYYY-MM-DD. Filters calls by date.
end_date: Character string in format YYYY-MM-DD. Filters calls by date.
where: string for where condition. Ignored if area_type, area_name, start_date, or end_date are provided.
...: Additional parameters passed to getdata::get_esri_data() excluding url, where, crs, and .name_repair.

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
get_area_911_calls(
  area_type = "neighborhood",
  area_name = "Downtown",
  start_date = "2022-01-01",
  end_date = "2022-01-02",
  description = "AUTO"
)
} # }