Social SciencesCriminologyGeographyCrimeSpatial AnalysisSpatial StatisticsCrime Pattern AnalysisCrime PreventionSpatial Statistical ModelingUrban CrimeUrban Spatial AnalysisViolent Crime PatternsCrime ClusteringSpatial Crime ConcentrationSpatial Crime Patterns
This article is concerned with the spatial analyses of crime. It first considers the merits of two data sources for crime, namely Police data and victimisation surveys, then discusses spatial analyses of residential burglary and how such analyses have indicated the attributes of high risk locations. Next, attention is given to the particular problems of studying violent crime and spatial analyses of some types of violent crime, followed by a discussion of the fear of crime, particularly who is afraid and why. Finally, three future research areas are identified.