2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Geospatial analysis of crimes based on neighbourhood dynamics
| Project/Area Number |
24700950
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Geography
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 犯罪 / 空間分析 / 小地域 / 地理情報システム |
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| Research Abstract |
In this study, spatial database on street crimes were constructed based on address information in e-mails distributed to citizens in Osaka and then spatio-temporal patterns of street crimes were analyzed based on population profiles at a neighborhood level. The results showed that street crimes such as snatch-and-run offense occur in neighborhoods where population density is low or rapidly decreasing. We also developed methods to estimate small-area population distributions for measuring neighborhood population dynamics and socioeconomic characteristics.
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