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ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2022 The occurrence of street crime is affected by socioeconomic and demographic characteristics and is also influenced by streetscape conditions. Understanding how the spatial distribution of street crime is associated with different streetscape features is ...
Han Yue +3 more
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How can we reduce the rate of Violent-Sexual Crimes? An attempt at street design. [PDF]
PLoS ONEWell-designed streets can foster a harmonious social environment. Street crime rates are closely related to street design, and Violent-Sexual Crime (VSC) is a significant public order concern.
Yiyao Zhang +4 more
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Effects of Improved Street Lighting on Crime
Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2008 Improved street lighting serves many functions and is used in both public and private settings. The prevention of personal and property crime is one of its objectives in public space, which is the main focus of this systematic review.
Dr Brandon C. Welsh +1 more
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, 2022 Contains fulltext : 288846.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
Pluskota, M., Muurling, S.T.D.
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CRIME AND POLICE RESOURCES: THE STREET CRIME INITIATIVE [PDF]
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2005 In this paper we look at the connection between police resources and crime by focussing on a large-scale policy intervention-the Street Crime Initiative-that was introduced in England and Wales in 2002. This allocated additional resources to some police force areas to specifically target street crime, whereas other forces did not receive any additional
Machin, Steve, Marie, Olivier
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PLoS ONE, 2022 Street-level crime maps are publicly available online in England and Wales. However, there was initial resistance to the publication of such fine-grained crime statistics, which can lower house prices and increase insurance premiums in high crime ...
Meng Le Zhang +2 more
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Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, 2023 Property crimes on the street are common in cities, posing a certain threat to people’s daily life safety and social stability. Therefore, it is essential to analyze the characteristics and spatial patterns of street property crimes in the built ...
Xiliang Chen +5 more
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“Hot street” of crime detection in London borough and lockdown impacts
Geo-spatial Information Science, 2023 In recent years, the police intervention strategy “Hot spots policing” has been effective in combating crimes. However, as cities are under the intense pressure of increasing crime and scarce police resources, police patrols are expected to target more ...
Yuying Wu, Yijing Li
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Street Prostitution Zones and Crime [PDF]
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2015 This paper studies the effects of legal street prostitution zones on registered and perceived crime. We exploit a unique setting in the Netherlands where these tippelzones were opened in nine cities under different regulation systems. Our difference-in-difference analysis of 25 Dutch cities between 1994–2011 shows that opening a tippelzone decreases ...
Bisschop, P. +2 more
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The Impact of Introducing a Low Traffic Neighbourhood on Street Crime, in Waltham Forest, London
Findings, 2021 Using police data, 2012-2019, we examine the impact on street crime of introducing low traffic neighbourhoods in Waltham Forest, London. Overall, the introduction of a low traffic neighbourhood was associated with a 10% decrease in total street crime (95%
Anna Goodman, Rachel Aldred
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