This is a Python module for fetching statistical data about reported crime from Brottsförbyggande rådet.
pip install -r requirements.txt
Init scraper:
from bra_scraper.BRA import BRA
scraper = BRA()List topics.
print scraper.topicsExplore a topic.
# Get a topic by name (or url)
topic = scraper.topic(u"Månads- och kvartalsvis - Land och län 1975-2014, land och region 2015-")
# Get available regions
print topic.regions
# Get available crimes
print topic.crimesMake query.
# Query date range
data = topic.query(period_start="2016-01-01", period_end="2016-06-30")
# Query by region and crimes
data = topic.query(regions=["Bjuv kommun"], crimes=[u"Våldsbrott"])Save results.
data.to_csv("my_data_dump.csv")With run.py you can run the scraper from the command line. Run python run.py --help for help:
-t TOPIC, --topic TOPIC
name of the topic to be scraped (from http://statistik
.bra.se/solwebb/action/start?menykatalogid=1)
-o OUTFILE, --outfile OUTFILE
store result in this file
-ps PERIOD_START, --period_start PERIOD_START
start date (for example 2016-09-01)
-pe PERIOD_END, --period_end PERIOD_END
end date (for example 2016-09-01)