This is a great piece, partly because the author is willing to reach a conclusion they can't explain. It seems like this might also be one of the best ways to

This is a great piece, partly because the author is willing to reach a conclusion they can't explain. It seems like this might also be one of the best ways to learn R. This is a real-world scenario, and various libraries are brought to bear on the problem. It feels accessible to beginners like myself, and it poses a question that I'm sort of tempted to try chasing... Anyone have any theories about why Wednesday 4-5pm appears to be the most common time for arrests? A comment says "It's because that's the day and time when there are the most patrol officers out on the street." Is there a data source that might prove/disprove this?