CRDC School Arrest Rate Estimates — API & Data

Bayesian small-area estimates of school-based arrest rates (CRDC, 2015–16 / 2017–18 / 2021–22). Query without running the models.

• Live API: https://crdc-api.civilytics.org/api/v1/ (Swagger: https://crdc-api.civilytics.org/__docs__/)
• Agent guide: https://crdc-api.civilytics.org/api/v1/llms.txt
• Data dictionary: data-dictionary.md
• Bulk downloads (Hugging Face): https://huggingface.co/datasets/civilytics/crdc-school-arrest-rates
  • summary.duckdb (compact estimates) and parquet/ (full posterior draws)

Cite: Knowles & Miller 2025. Supported by AERA/NSF (NSF-DRL #1749275).