Implement an "All violent crime" and "All property crime view" for national and state level views

[amberwreed]

Build out view that includes all violent crime or property crime and mini-trend lines of all the sub categories of crime. Include the interactivity between charts that was explored through the prototype.

https://crime-data-prototypes.fr.cloud.gov/demos/city-explore/

[LarryBafundo]

@amberwreed can you please post a screenshot of the all violent/all property crime view here?

[jpwentz]

@amberwreed Can we get a screenshot of this -- I am hoping to start work on this today.

[jpwentz]

Need some more details on this issue -- It is going to be difficult to display all of this information on one grid due to the range difference between larceny and homicide.

[jpwentz]

Can utilize the http://localhost:6005/api-proxy/estimates/states/ri?per_page=200 endpoint to gather the data from the grid.

[jeremiak]

Here is the most recent design from @amberwreed. Not that there will not be three lines lines in the time series because we don't show this view for agencies, just states, so the lines will be (at most) just the state and the national trend lines

Here are some concerns/questions that @jpwentz and I have about this design:

1. The y axis for each of these charts can be wildly different since the reported crime rate for each can vary. For example, homicides rates are generally pretty low but the aggravated assault can be as much as 50 times that. The implications of this are that the charts' scale is different and its unlikely to be able to necessarily compare two charts that are side by side. When we created the sparklines, we ensured that the Y axis is the same since we show them side by side and expect users to casually compare them. We probably can't keep the y axis the same here but we are still going to be showing trend charts next to each other. It might not be the biggest deal since they will have a labeled axis but I wonder if that's enough. I'll look around the internet to see if there's any research about that.
2. Is each card a link to the relevant offense view? For example, can I click somewhere inside of the homicide card to see the homicide view for the place in question?

cc @LarryBafundo for ideas on how to proceed

[LarryBafundo]

hey @jeremiak, @jpwentz, sorry for not getting to this sooner.

1. my hunch is that the Y axis for the different charts won't be an issue, as long as they're appropriately labeled. the goal of this view isn't to promote comparisons between the different crime rates, but to provide a drill-down perspective of the types of crimes that make up "all violent" or "all property" crime.

2. considering the goals of the view, i think it makes sense to allow users to drill down into specific crime types, rather than doing this from the navigation panel. they could do both of course, but if we're already showing them the "parts of the whole" and something about homicide catches their eye, we should it as easy as possible for them to drill into those details.

3. do you have any thoughts/concerns/recommendations for the various chart downloads?
   should we combine these into a single download action, or is it better to keep them separate as the design currently shows? it sort of breaks our paradigm because we never show multiple crime charts on the same page, so I just wonder if it deserves a different treatment here.

4. I'll sync with Sammy and Cindy to let them know we are working on this and the reasons why we think it's worth doing.

[LarryBafundo]

@jeremiak in regards to #2, i suggest making the chart title clickable, or adding a icon next to the name, that indicates that the user can drill-down into that view

[jeremiak]

I changed the title to reduce the scope and reduce the risk that we build this feature and it isn't very effective. We will tackle the state and national level perspectives first and then re-evaluate the level of effort and utility of bringing this view to the agency level.