administrative data a dangerous gold mine in official statistics
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Administrative data a dangerous gold mine in official statistics. Anton Färnström [email protected] The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention 2014-06-03. Administrative data. Administrative authority. Statistical producer. The public. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Administrative dataa dangerous gold mine in official statistics
Anton Färnströ[email protected] Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention2014-06-03
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Administrative data
• Data is not collected by the statistical producer
• Data is generated for other purposes than statistics
Statistical producer
Administrative authorityThe public
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Swedish crime statistics
The Police decision codes:
Code 1: No investigation leadCode 2: Nu result from investigation
…
Code 13: Free-text
…
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Swedish crime statistics
Cleared offences in 2011
Prosecution
Prosecutors fines
Waivers of prosecution
Crime cannot be proven
No offence has been com
mitt
ed
The suspect is under the age of 15
Other m
otivations
Free-text
-
40,000
80,000
120,000
160,000
200,000
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Swedish crime statistics
Cleared offences in 2011
Prosecution
Prosecutors fines
Waivers of prosecution
Crime cannot be proven
No offence has been com
mitt
ed
The suspect is under the age of 15
Other m
otivations
Free-text
-
40,000
80,000
120,000
160,000
200,000
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Swedish crime statistics
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
-
40,000
80,000
120,000
160,000
Cleared offences
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Swedish crime statistics
Cleared offences in 2011
Prosecution
Prosecutors fines
Waivers of prosecution
Crime cannot be proven
No offence has been com
mitt
ed
The suspect is under the age of 15
Other m
otivations
Free-text
-
40,000
80,000
120,000
160,000
200,000
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Prosecution
Prosecutors fines
Waivers of prosecution
Crime cannot be proven
No offence has been com
mitt
ed
The suspect is under the age of 15
Other m
otivations
Free-text
-
40,000
80,000
120,000
160,000
200,000
Swedish crime statistics
Cleared offences in 2011
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Prosecution
Prosecutors fines
Waivers of prosecution
Crime cannot be proven
No offence has been com
mitt
ed
The suspect is under the age of 15
Other m
otivations
Free-text
-
40,000
80,000
120,000
160,000
200,000 Official statistics
Estimated true value
Swedish crime statistics
Cleared offences in 2011
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Swedish crime statistics
Other findings:
- Different opinions on how to use the codes
- Needs of registering personnel conflicting with statistical purpose
- Vague classification
- Insufficient instructions
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Swedish crime statistics
Main results:
Coding errors have resulted in large flaws in the downstream statistics
The level of detail used in the statistics was not adapted to the quality of the raw data
Results were similar to a previous quality study regarding reported offences
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Quality in register-based statistics
Not enough to monitor indata in regular controls
Not enough with close collaboration
More in-depth quality controls are needed
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A simple model for assesing quality
Management related indicators
Operations related indicators
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Swedish crime statistics1. Quality indicators – management- The quality of the classifications- The quality of the registration instructions- Routines to inform the statistical producer
on changes- Common work groups with the statistical
producer
2. Quality indicators – operations- Variations between administrative units- Variations over time- Special attention to free-text options- Differing interpretations among registering
personnel
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