At last night’s First Thursday, I stumbled in by chance to one of the most aesthetically pleasing examples of Portland data that I’ve ever seen. Diode Gallery for Electronic Art is currently hosting an exhibition by San Francisco artist Doug McCune that makes Portland crime stats look good.

For instance, this map of Portland DUIs based on data from 2004-2013:

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And this 3-D map of Portland showing off vehicle theft, which is pretty even throughout the city, but highest in Old Town:

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The show also features several visualizations of San Francisco, like this map showing low-income census tracts being shed by the gentrifying city.

Check out the whole thing here.

Joe Streckert is the author of Storied & Scandalous Portland, Oregon: A History of Gambling, Vice, Wits, and Wagers. He writes about books, history, and comics.