Objective According to routine activity theory and crime pattern theory, crime feeds on the
legal routine activities of offenders and unguarded victims. Based on this assumption, the …

Understanding how offenders choose a crime location is a classic criminological topic.
However, previous research on offenders' crime location choice did not consider the impacts …

Because of China's unique civil registration system (Hukou), using the proportion of floating
population or domestic migrants as an index of racial/ethnic heterogeneity is a common …

A number of studies have revealed a correlation between bus stops and crimes, especially
street robberies. However, few have looked into the impact of bus stop location changes on …

This study examines the macro and micro impacts of a casino on multiple crime types over
time. JACK Casino, opened on March 4, 2013, is near the Central Business District of …

Various environmental criminology theories and empirical studies have linked the urban
environment to crime. The crime pattern theory, in particular, argues that edges, either social …

As a measurement of the residential population, the Census population ignores the mobility
of the people. This weakness may be alleviated by the use of ambient population, derived …

Crime prediction using machine learning and data fusion assimilation has become a hot
topic. Most of the models rely on historical crime data and related environment variables …

Research on journey-to-crime distance has revealed the importance of both the
characteristics of the offender as well as those of target communities. However, the effect of …

This article examines whether different levels of entry controls impact burglary rates in gated
communities. It differs from the previous studies that only distinguish gated communities from …