Integrated Analysis of Crime Incidents within a Loose-Coupled GIS-Based System: Case of Etlik Police Station Zone in 2000

Authors : Aygün ERDOĞAN, Ayşe GEDİK, H. Şebnem DÜZGÜN

Pages : 531-549

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Publication Date : 2010-09-23

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Normal 0 21 false false false TR X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The empirical testing of theories of the new ecology of crime insert ignore into journalissuearticles values( place-based theories); requires systems that permit the use of multiple analytical tools at a time. For this purpose, in this paper a loose-coupled GIS-based system is developed to facilitate an integrated quantitative analysis of place- related insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(in terms of both space and time ); incident data through data input-output. The system comprises five components: a relational database management system; document and spreadsheet software; a standard desktop GIS; statistical software; and a spatial statistics/spatial data analysis tool. To test the place-based theoretical approach, the spatial and temporal distribution of incidents in the year 2000 against people, property, and people and property within the Etlik Police Station Zone, which is characterized by different development patterns insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(i.e., planned , early stage gecekondu insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(squatter); and in-transition settlements);, are analyzed using the developed system. The findings of the paper supported the new ecology theories at a mezo-micro insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(intra-urban); ecological level, in that the incidents displayed differences in their global and local scale spatial and temporal distribution in different development patterns. The developed system proved to be an effective means of carrying out complicated quantitative analyses, while also providing a flexible and comparative environment for such analyses.   Keywords: Loose-coupled GIS-based system, crime pattern analysis, new ecology insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(place-based); theories of crime, global-scale properties, local-scale properties  
Keywords : Loose coupled GIS based system, crime pattern analysis, new ecology place based, theories of crime, global scale properties, local scale properties