Essays about: "hot spots of crime"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words hot spots of crime.

  1. 1. Crime Concentration in Sweden : An Explorative Test of a Criminological Law

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

    Author : Robert Breski; [2021]
    Keywords : Crime concentration; criminology of place; hot spots; micro geography; micro places;

    Abstract : According to the law of crime concentration, a certain percentage of crime is predicted to be concentrated at a certain percentage of microgeographic units, and relatively large amounts of crime are predicted to be accounted for by a small percentage of places. Given the lack of research testing the law in a Swedish context and for a whole country, this study set out to examine the concentration of crime at all densely populated areas in Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 2. A Spatial Analysis of Homicide Crime’s Distribution and Association with Deprivation in Stockholm Between 2010-2017

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Dennis Lindell Schettini; [2019]
    Keywords : GIS; homicide; deprivation; hot spot; generalized regression; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : A Spatial Analysis of Homicide Crime’s Distribution and Association with Deprivation in Stockholm Between 2010-2017 Homicide crimes are rare events depending on numerous factors and tend to be distributed differently based on geographic location. The use of spatial analysis is substantively important for detecting different predictors in varying geographic areas and for the diffusion process of homicide crimes. READ MORE

  4. 3. Property Crime in The City and County of San Francisco 2016 - 2017 : Applying GIS to Crime Pattern Theory

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Emma Edholm; [2019]
    Keywords : GIS; crime pattern theory; environmental criminology; hot spots of crime;

    Abstract : This study’s aim is to reveal statistically significant hot spots and temporal patterns of property crime in the City and County of San Francisco and to also analyse the relationship between property crimes and the environment in which these crimes occur by using Geographic Information System (GIS). Crime pattern theory was used as the framework for the analysis of environmental surroundings and occurrence of crime. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Organic Pattern of Space: : A Space Syntax Analysis of Natural Streets and Street Segments for Measuring Crime and Traffic Accidents

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Stefan Attig; [2019]
    Keywords : Space Syntax; natural streets; street segments; topology; human sub-system; physical sub-system;

    Abstract : The natural streets model is a research prototype that has been shown to perform better than the conventional GIS-based streets segments for explaining traffic flow and human movement. However, given its experimental status, a gap in the literature was identified. READ MORE

  6. 5. Hot Spots of Robberies in the City of Malmö: A Qualitative Study of Five Hot Spots, Using the Routine Activity Theory, and Crime Pattern Theory

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Carl Dymne; [2017]
    Keywords : Hot spots; Robberies; Routine Activity Theory; Crime Pattern Theory; Place-specific things;

    Abstract : Studies about hot spots of crimes have found that crimes are clustered; few places have many crimes. There is a consensus among criminologists that opportunities for crimes are important when explaining hot spots, at some places, there are more opportunities than at other places. The same applies for hot spots of robberies. READ MORE