Modelling the Spatial Distribution of Suburban Crime

Bibliographic Data

ID4043712
AuthorsMarie-Annette Brown (0000-0003-3245-7948, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, corresponding author), Marilyn A Brown
Year1982
Volume58
Issue3
Pages247
Publication date1982-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEconomic Geography (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-0095 • E-ISSN: 1944-8287
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/143513
OpenAlexW1987064725
LanguageEN
Citations received35
References cited10

This paper examines the spatial distribution of crime among Chicago's suburbs by completing a spatial autocorrelation and regression analysis of crime occurrence rates. The results suggest that there is little interjurisdictional spillover of violent crime among the suburbs of Chicago. Rather, the clustered spatial pattern of crime and its decay with distance to the city of Chicago reflects the nonrandom spatial distribution of offender rates. The distribution of property crime exhibits neither spatial autocorrelation nor a relationship with distance to Chicago. Instead, it is closely associated with the location of retail and manufacturing activities. This suggests that the journey to property crime extends many miles and crosses suburban boundaries

Distribution (mathematics) · Economic geography · Geography · Regional science · Remote sensing · Spatial distribution · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Mathematics · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses