Hate Crime NYC
Year
'24
Client
NYC Open Data
Service
Creative Coding
This interactive data visualization explores the landscape of hate crimes in New York City, shedding light on patterns, trends, and affected communities. Using bold typography to emphasize urgency and impact, the project presents statistics and narratives in a way that is both striking and accessible.
© Hate Crime NYC
Challenge
Working with NYC Open Data meant dealing with massive, messy, and inconsistent datasets. I had to filter thousands of entries, clean incomplete records, and restructure categories in a way that made sense for a public-facing visualization.
Solution
I built a custom JavaScript pipeline to extract, filter, and reorganize the data into clear variables that could drive interactive behaviors. From there, I designed a bold visual system using color blocks, contrast, and heavy type to give weight to the numbers—letting users feel the scale of the issue at a glance.
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