RT Article
T1 The Trajectories of Crime at Places: Understanding the Patterns of Disaggregated Crime Types
JF Journal of quantitative criminology
VO 33
IS 3
SP 427
OP 449
A1 Andresen, Martin A.
A2 Curman, Andrea S.
A2 Linning, Shannon J.
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764279522
AB Objectives Investigate the spatial concentrations and the stability of trajectories for disaggregated crime types on street segments and intersections in Vancouver, Canada. Methods A longitudinal analysis of 16 years of crime data using street segments and intersections as the units of analysis. We use the k-means non-parametric cluster analysis technique considering eight crime types: assault, burglary, robbery, theft, theft of vehicle, theft from vehicle, other, and total crime. Results The overall results for the individual crime types versus overall crime are similar: crime is highly concentrated regardless of crime type, most street segment and intersection trajectories are stable over time with the others decreasing, and most decreasing trajectories are in the same general areas. However, there are notable differences across crime types that need to be considered when attempting to understand spatial pattern changes and implement crime prevention initiatives. Conclusions The law of crime concentration at places holds in Vancouver, Canada for disaggregated crime types in the context of spatial concentrations and their stability over time. However, notable differences exist across crime types that should be accounted for when developing theory or policy.
K1 Spatial criminology
K1 Trajectory analysis
K1 Crime and place
DO 10.1007/s10940-016-9301-1