Exploring the impact of ambient population measures on London crime hotspots

Nick Malleson and Martin A. Andresen

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2016, vol. 46, issue C, 52-63

Abstract: Crime analysts need accurate population-at-risk measures to quantify crime rates. This research evaluates five measures to find the most suitable ambient population-at-risk estimate for ‘theft from the person’ crimes.

Keywords: Ambient population; Crime pattern analysis; Clustering; Social media (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2016.03.002

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