Applying geostatistical analysis to crime data: Car-related thefts in the Baltic states

Geographical Analysis

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-77

  Kerry, Ruth ^a   Goovaerts, Pierre ^b,c   Haining, Robert P ^d   Ceccato, Vania ^e  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BIOMEDWARE INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIME; GEOSTATISTICS; KRIGING; NUMERICAL MODEL; POISSON RATIO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VARIOGRAM;

ESTONIA; LATVIA; LITHUANIA;

EID: 75249086325     PISSN: 00167363     EISSN: 15384632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-4632.2010.00782.x     Document Type: Article

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