The dataset contains information used to evaluate a Drug Market Intervention (DMI) occurring in parts of Seattle, Washington in 2013. The data include 2010 block-level Census data and counts of crime reported by the Seattle Police, by crime type. Crime data are available for one year prior to the intervention and two years after. DMIs are an intervention intended to disrupt drug markets by targeting enforcement priorities at specific market participants. The intervention was applied to 39 blocks in Seattle's International District.
seattledmiA data frame with 154,272 rows and 22 columns, consisting of 9,642 unique blocks with 16 (quarterly) observations each. It contains the following variables:
unique Census block ID
time unit (in quarters)
time-variant binary indicator; all treated units receive 0 pre-intervention and 1 from the start of the intervention onward, while untreated cases receive 0s throughout
number of robberies reported in that block-quarter (time-variant)
number of aggravated assaults reported
number of burglaries reported
number of larcenies reported
number of felony crimes reported
number of misdemeanor crimes reported
number of drug sales reported
number of drug possession incidents reported
number of drug sale or possession incidents reported
number of all crimes reported
number of residents
number of African American residents
number of Hispanic residents
number of male residents aged 15-21
number of households
number of family households
number of female-headed households
number of households occupied by renters
number of vacant housing units