The influence of micro-places on the spatial patterns of property crime in Vancouver, Canada

Research has shown that crime is concentrated at a small number of micro-places. This research has found that these spatial patterns are generalisable across different urban settings and are relatively stable over time. Despite this, little is known about the explanatory factors of crime at the micr...

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Published inInternational journal of comparative and applied criminal justice Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 1 - 19
Main Authors Andresen, Martin A., Wong, Jordan M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 02.01.2023
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Canada
Crime and place
Criminology
micro-places
Property crime
Spatial analysis
Vancouver
zero-inflated negative binomial
Vancouver British Columbia Canada
Canada
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Summary:Research has shown that crime is concentrated at a small number of micro-places. This research has found that these spatial patterns are generalisable across different urban settings and are relatively stable over time. Despite this, little is known about the explanatory factors of crime at the micro-spatial scale. Using police incident data and land-use information obtained from the Vancouver Open-Data catalogue, zero-inflated negative binomial models are used to explain the spatial patterns of various types of property crimes at the street segment level. The results demonstrate that aspects of micro-places (multi-unit housing, restaurants (with and without liquor), and retail outlets) have a significant positive impact on these crime types at the micro-spatial level. Depending on the crime type, the strength of the relationship varies in magnitude and level of significance.
ISSN:0192-4036
2157-6475
DOI:10.1080/01924036.2021.1958355