The study of crime has focused primarily on why particular people commit crime or why
specific communities have higher crime levels than others. In The Criminology of Place …

Over the last 40 years, the question of how crime varies across places has gotten greater
attention. At the same time, as data and computing power have increased, the definition of a …

This study presents a new and reliable observational tool for measuring both the potential
for guardianship, as well as guardianship in action at residential properties. Tests of our new …

Objectives A fairly robust body of evidence suggests that hotspots policing is an effective
crime prevention strategy. In this paper, we present contradictory evidence of a backfiring …

Research demonstrates that crime is spatially concentrated. However, most research relies
on information about where crimes occur, without reference to where offenders reside. This …

The dense distribution of crime in a small number of micro places led to the formulation of a
law of crime concentration applicable across cities and stable over time. This law has rarely …

This ground-breaking book examines the critical role that citizens play in guarding against
crime. By focusing on the ways in which residents are able to capably guard their residential …

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 develops new types of hotspot detection methods to describe the micro‐space
variation of the locations of crime incidents at the street level. It expands on two of the most …

The relationship between public transit and crime has been extensively investigated for
decades. Compared to rail systems, limited research has been conducted on bus transit and …