itssutils 0.0.1

Utilities for analyzing Illinois Traffic Stop Study data.

itssutils

Illinois Traffic Stops Statistical Study Utilities

This package provides a way to calculate metrics for police traffic stops in Illinois. Built for use with data provided from the Illinois Traffic Stop Study.

Check out the Illinois traffic stops website to learn more.

Installation

You can install with pip:

pip install itssutils

Usage

Download raw data from this link (you can download pre-processed metrics files there as well).

Process the raw data using the RawITSSData class.

from itssutils.itssdata import RawITSSData
raw = RawITSSData()
raw.load_single_year(2017, '2017_ITSS_Data.txt')

You can calculate metrics using the ITSSMetrics class.

from itssutils.itssdata import ITSSMetrics
met = ITSSMetrics(raw)
met.calculate_metics(['AgencyName', 'DriverRace'])

Getting Started

Try opening up the getting started notebook and working your way through it to see what the package can do. Be sure to note any issues!

Look for more documentationon the GitHub Pages site.