A Configurational Approach for Measuring the Accessibility of Place as an Analysis Tool for Crime Risk Vulnerability

Coppola, Francesca; Grimaldi, Michele; Fasolino, Isidoro

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-68824-0_54

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“…Accessibility to potential targets as part of offenders' routine activities has appeared in many studies by criminologists and planners. However, the definition of accessibility has varied across research groups [33,34]. In a major study by Weisburd, Groff and Yang [35], in addition to measuring sociodemographic variables (social disorganization theory), they also measured the accessibility of over 24,000 street segments in Seattle and compared them to over 1.6 million crime records (data from 1989 to 2004).…”

Section: Accessibility and Crimementioning

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Using Isovists in Measuring Surveillance and Expected Guardianship in Residential Neighborhood Property Crimes

Nubani

Wineman

2022

IJGI

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Purpose: Assessing a level of surveillability, supervision, and expected guardianship in residential neighborhoods has been a topic of interest since the early work of Jacobs’ ‘eyes on the street’, and Newman’s ‘defensible space’. This paper reports on the use of isovists (two-dimensional polygons that represent the characteristics of the visual field) in understanding incidents of ‘breaking and entering’ in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Approach: Two measures relevant to environmental criminology were assessed: accessibility and surveillability. Findings: The findings indicate associations between incidents of crime and measures of visual accessibility. However, the level of homeownership was found to interact with the predictive models, suggesting the possible effect of ‘guardianship’. The geometrical shape of the isovist may also indicate where along a particular route, a crime is more likely to be committed. Originality: The results have the potential to assist law enforcement in identifying ‘hotspots’, and city planners in understanding the implications of urban design on crime.

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Section: Accessibility and Crimementioning

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Using Isovists in Measuring Surveillance and Expected Guardianship in Residential Neighborhood Property Crimes

Nubani

Wineman

2022

IJGI

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“…This tool will aid the authorities in assessing the status of girls and women in India. The paper (6) studies the accessibility of a place as one of the conditions related to crime risk vulnerability using tools like space syntax analysis. Authors in (7) develop a composite index to classify neighbourhoods based on vulnerabilities of localities.…”

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Women Vulnerability Index (WVI): Multi Criteria Decision Making Approach

Aggarwal,

Bansal

2024

ijisae

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Crime against women, a never-ending issue is a sad reality that demands focused attention. The occurrence of crimes in different states in India varies a lot. Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) method, called TOPSIS (Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) is applied on real occurrences of crime to develop women vulnerability index (WVI). This index measures the susceptibility of women to crime in any region of India. This marks the first instance of applying MCDM technique (TOPSIS) to derive such an index for crime against women. The index will equip the law enforcing agencies and various NGOs to assess the susceptibility of Indian women in different regions and take appropriate action for mitigation of such crimes to create a safe environment for women. We find that states like Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim in northeast India and Lakshadweep Islands in southern India have very low values of the index and are the safest places for women. On the other hand, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Bihar are Indian states where women are most susceptible to crime having very high values of WVI.

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The Axial Analysis for Defining Neighborhoods’ Crime Vulnerability. A Methodological Proposal

Coppola

Fasolino

2021

Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021

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A Configurational Approach for Measuring the Accessibility of Place as an Analysis Tool for Crime Risk Vulnerability

Cited by 6 publications

References 7 publications

Using Isovists in Measuring Surveillance and Expected Guardianship in Residential Neighborhood Property Crimes

Using Isovists in Measuring Surveillance and Expected Guardianship in Residential Neighborhood Property Crimes

Women Vulnerability Index (WVI): Multi Criteria Decision Making Approach

The Axial Analysis for Defining Neighborhoods’ Crime Vulnerability. A Methodological Proposal

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