Crime Mapping and Spatial Data Analysis using R

Crime mapping and analysis combines geocomputation, data visualization, cartography, spatial statistics, environmental criminology, and crime analysis to provide a practical guide for students, practitioners, and academics. It covers key concepts, tools, and models for visualizing spatial crime data and studying spatial homogeneity and dependence.

Format: Hardback
Length: 426 pages
Publication date: 21 March 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Crime mapping and analysis are a dynamic field that intersects geocomputation, data visualization, cartography, spatial statistics, environmental criminology, and crime analysis. This comprehensive book brings together valuable knowledge from these diverse domains, offering a practical and hands-on guide for understanding key topics in crime mapping, the geography of crime, environmental criminology, and crime analysis. Whether you're a student, practitioner, or academic, this book serves as an invaluable introduction and reference material, empowering you to develop university courses, support further training and development, or enhance your skills in self-teaching R and crime mapping and spatial data analysis.

In the first part of this volume, we delve into fundamental concepts of geographic analysis and representation, equipping readers with the necessary foundations to visualize spatial crime data. We then explore a range of tools to examine spatial homogeneity and dependence, with a particular emphasis on visualizing and identifying local clusters of crime and repeat victimization. The final chapters introduce the use of basic spatial models, which account for the distribution of crime across space.

In terms of spatial data analysis, this book focuses on two key approaches: spatial point pattern analysis and lattice or area data analysis. By employing these methods, readers can gain insights into the spatial distribution of crime, identify patterns, and make informed decisions to address crime-related issues.

This book is designed to be accessible to a wide audience, including students, practitioners, and academics. It is not an advanced statistics textbook but rather an applied guide and valuable reference books intended to be read and practiced in sequence. Each chapter offers practical insights and hands-on exercises, allowing readers to apply the learnings directly to their work.

Whether you're interested in exploring the relationship between crime and geography, analyzing environmental factors contributing to crime, or developing effective crime mapping strategies, this book provides the necessary tools and knowledge to support your endeavors. So, whether you're a beginner or an experienced professional in the field, take advantage.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 254 x 178 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367724696