Methodology

Data Inputs

Primary inputs are Calgary community-reported incident datasets and related community metadata from Open Calgary.

Source access terms are available at City of Calgary Open Data Terms.

Core Metrics

• Count: total selected incidents across the selected period.
• Rate per 1,000: incidents normalized by resident population.
• Change: selected period compared with the immediately previous period of equal length.
• Stability: coefficient of variation over up to 24 months of monthly totals.

Known Limits

• Data quality depends on upstream reporting consistency and timeliness.
• Small populations can amplify rate volatility and should be interpreted with caution.
• Incident totals describe reported events, not all events that occurred.