Bigfoot in New Jersey
43 mapped reports in the TidyTuesday extract of the BFRO database (#30 of 49 states with reports). A row is a submitted report, not a confirmed animal.
One profile per state. 'stats' are computed from sightings_seed.csv (4,045 mapped BFRO reports, 1869-2021, from the TidyTuesday 2022-09-13 extract). These are mapped reports in that extract, not all reports ever made and not confirmed sightings. Class A = clear sighting, Class B = sound/tracks/obscured view, Class C = secondhand or less reliable (BFRO definitions). Festivals, creatures and museums are pulled from festivals.json, regional_creatures.json and research.json.
Mapped reports
- Class A (clear sighting report): 18
- Class B (sound, tracks, or an obscured view): 25
- Class C (secondhand): 0
- Years: 1971–2019. Since 2010: 11.
- Busiest decade: 2000s (21). Busiest month: December (8).
- Seasons: spring 7, summer 10, fall 12, winter 14.
- Counties with at least one mapped report: 14.
Top counties: Sussex County (9); Burlington County (7); Ocean County (5); Morris County (5); Passaic County (3).
Regional names
No regional nickname is attached to New Jersey in this package.
Festivals
No festival is listed for New Jersey.