Name: Uber And Lyft Drivers Carjackings
Creator: Kaggle
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

About this Dataset

Uber And Lyft Drivers Carjackings

Dataset from: "Uber And Lyft Drivers Are Being Carjacked at Alarming Rates"

About this dataset

Original Author: The dataset was first posted here
By The Markup

This dataset contains information on carjackings of gig economy workers in the United States. columns include: state, city, date, company, carjacking_happened_via_the_app, driver_deceased, source, additional_sources

How to use the dataset

This dataset can be used to research gig worker carjackings in the United States. The data includes information on the date, location, and circumstances of each carjacking, as well as the name of the gig economy company involved. Researchers can use this dataset to study patterns in carjackings, identify risk factors for drivers, and develop strategies for prevention and response

Research Ideas

Finding trends in gig worker carjackings across the United States

Determining which cities are most at risk for gig worker carjackings

Analyzing which companies' gig workers are most at risk for carjackings

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the researchers at the University of Michigan for their work in compiling this dataset

License

> License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) - Public Domain Dedication
> No Copyright - You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. See Other Information.

Columns

File: carjackings.csv

Column name	Description
state	The state in which the carjacking occurred. (String)
city	The city in which the carjacking occurred. (String)
date	The date on which the carjacking occurred. (Date)
company	The company for which the driver was working at the time of the carjacking. (String)
carjacking_happened_via_the_app	Whether or not the carjacking occurred through the use of the company's app. (Boolean)
driver_deceased	Whether or not the driver was killed as a result of the carjacking. (Boolean)
source	The source of the information on the carjacking. (String)
additional_sources	Any additional sources of information on the carjacking. (String)

Tables

Carjackings

@kaggle.thedevastator_gig_workers_carjacked_a_comprehensive_dataset.carjackings

45.05 kB
361 rows
8 columns

CREATE TABLE carjackings (
  "state" VARCHAR,
  "city" VARCHAR,
  "date" VARCHAR,
  "company" VARCHAR,
  "carjacking_happened_via_the_app" VARCHAR,
  "driver_deceased" VARCHAR,
  "source" VARCHAR,
  "additional_sources" VARCHAR
);