Spatial monitoring of geographic patterns: An application to crime analysis

P. Rogerson; Y. Sun

doi:10.1016/S0198-9715(00)00030-2

Spatial monitoring of geographic patterns: An application to crime analysis

P. Rogerson
, Y. Sun

Geography

University at Buffalo

SUNY Buffalo

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Abstract

This paper describes a new procedure for detecting changes over time in the spatial pattern of point events, combining the nearest neighbor statistic and cumulative sum methods. The method results in the rapid detection of deviations from expected geographic patterns. It may also be used for various subregions and may be implemented using time windows of differing length to search for any changes in spatial pattern that may occur at particular time scales. The method is illustrated using 1996 arson data from the Buffalo, NY, Police Department.

Original language	English
Pages	539-556
Number of pages	18
Volume	25
No	6
Specialist publication	Computers, Environment and Urban Systems
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0198-9715(00)00030-2
State	Published - Nov 2001

Keywords

Crime patterns
Cumulative sum methods
Monitoring
Nearest neighbor statistic

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