The Impact of COVID-19 on Crime: A Spatial Temporal Analysis in Chicago

• Published in: ISPRS international journal of geo-information Vol. 10; no. 3; p. 152
• Main Authors: Yang, Mengjie, Chen, Zhe, Zhou, Mengjie, Liang, Xiaojin, Bai, Ziyue
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 01.03.2021
• Subjects: batteries; COVID-19 infection; crime; fraud; loess; pandemic; pandemics; police; spatial data; spatial temporal analysis; SPPT; STL

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had tremendous and extensive impacts on the people’s daily activities. In Chicago, the numbers of crime fell considerably. This work aims to investigate the impacts that COVID-19 has had on the spatial and temporal patterns of crime in Chicago thr...