This project consolidates U.S. law enforcement and fire agency data into a comprehensive list. It combines multiple datasets, filling in missing fields, and unifying the data structure for easier access and analysis. The data includes headquarters addresses, organization types, and other essential information for both law enforcement and fire departments.
Set the Google Maps API key as an environment variable:
- On Windows:
set GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY=your_api_key - On macOS/Linux:
export GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY=your_api_key
- Excel: For data wrangling and consolidation.
- Jupyter Notebook: Used for automating data scraping and manipulation.
- Web scraping: To gather missing data fields from official websites.
- Sources: Data is collected from public and official sources, including government databases and agency websites.
data/: Folder containing the raw and processed data files.scripts/: Python scripts used for scraping and data wrangling.docs/: Additional documentation on data processing.
For questions, suggestions, or collaboration inquiries, please reach out to [your email address].
This dataset includes law enforcement and fire department information from across the U.S. The fields covered include agency type, headquarters addresses, and organizational structure. All data is collected from publicly available sources and is intended for use in analysis, reporting, or research.