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Item Understanding the Relationship between Crime and Temperature in the Chicago Region(2024-01-24) Hans, Abhimanyu; Benjamin, Alice; Sharma, Ashish; Harp, Ryan; Veiga, Carolina; Budhathoki, Milan; Budhathoki, MilanThis study investigates the relationship between temperature and crime rates in Chicago over a 20-year period. Crime and temperature data were analyzed at the census tract level to examine spatial and temporal correlations. The study tested the hypothesis that certain crimes increase with warmer temperatures while others rise with colder temperatures, and that higher temperatures predict higher crime overall. Urban climate data from the Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF) and public crime data were compared to identify census tracts sensitive to seasonal temperature changes. Different crime types were found to correlate with a heat vulnerability index based on socioeconomic and health metrics. The findings aim to help law enforcement, urban planners, and stakeholders locate areas of heat stress and develop interventions to reduce violence and structured racism in highly crime-prone neighborhoods. This novel investigation of the overlooked links between climate, geography, and crime can inform strategies to mitigate urban heat impacts on public safety.Item Assessing Spatio-Temporal Relationships of Criminal Activity and Temperature in Chicago(2022-06) Jaemin, Eun; Budhathoki, Milan; Sharma, Ashish; Harp, Ryan; Chen, Zihan; Budhathoki, MilanA research project supervised Milan Budhathoki in collaboration with a faculty from Big10 School. We have been exploring 20 years of daily temperature and crime in the City of Chicago to understand spatio-temporal pattern using GIS and data science method. We will presenting preliminary analysis from the project.Item Reference Instruction(2021-06-23) Gammons, Rachel Wilder; Sly, Jordan; Markowitz, Judy; Budhathoki, MilanFocus: What has changed during COVID-19, and what will change when we are able to resume in-person services Agenda: (1) GIS Virtual Lab (Milan Budhathoki), (2) Reference (Judy Markowitz), (3) Virtual Reference & Screen-sharing (Jordan Sly), (4) Fearless Teaching Institute (Rachel Gammons), (5)Open discussion