Data Representations

Which neighborhood had the MOST number of criminal incidents?

• Capitol River

• Payne/Phalen

• Highland

• Greater East Side

Answer explanation

The Payne/Phalen neighborhood makes up 13% of all crime in St. Paul

It has the largest piece of the circle graph

TRUE or FALSE:

Crime incidents in St. Paul are spread out evenly across the neighborhoods.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Some neighborhoods have very high crime rates, while others are very low

TRUE or FALSE:

MORE Latino drivers were pulled over than Asian drivers?

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Traffic stops for Asian drivers:

62,796

Traffic stops for Latino drivers:

46,883

What is the most frequent amount of money spent on cleaning graffiti?

• $0–$50

• $50–$100

• $100–$150

• $550–$600

Answer explanation

The cost to clean graffiti was $50–$100 a total o 378 times

What is the most likely reason that it costs more to clean graffiti?

• The neighborhood

• The person cleaning it

• The amount of graffiti that needs to be cleaned

Answer explanation

MNDot cleans all graffiti in public spaces. The more graffiti there is to clean, the more time, materials, & money it takes

TRUE or FALSE:

A bar graph is the same thing as a histogram.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Which year had the LEAST total graffiti incidents?

• 2011

• 2013

• 2019

• 2021

Answer explanation

2013 only had 7765 total graffiti incidents

What year was Minneapolis' population the HIGHEST?

• 1950

• 1960

• 2010

• 2020

Answer explanation

The black dot on the blue line shows the peak population in Minneapolis in 1950

Which city has shown the LEAST overall growth in population?

• Minneapolis

• St. Paul

• Duluth

Answer explanation

Duluth (red line) has stayed mostly flat meaning their population has not changed much.

TRUE or FALSE:

The time intervals increase by 10 years on the horizontal axis.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The time intervals (years) go up by 10 each time