Spatial analysis for crime pattern of metropolis in transition using police records and GIS: A case study of Shanghai, China

International Journal of Digital Content Technology and its Applications

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 93-105

  Zhong, Haidong ^a   Yin, Jie ^a   Wu, Jianping ^a   Yao, Shenjun ^b   Wang, Zhanhong ^a   Lv, Zhenhua ^a   Yu, Bailang ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Crime; GIS; Police records; Shanghai; Spatial pattern

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; LAND USE; POPULATION STATISTICS;

POLICE RECORDS; POPULATION AGGREGATION; POPULATION DENSITIES; SHANGHAI; SPATIAL CHARACTERISTICS; SPATIAL PATTERNS; THEORETICAL METHODS; TRANSPORTATION HUBS;

CRIME;

EID: 79952810414     PISSN: 19759339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4156/jdcta.vol5.issue2.11     Document Type: Article

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