Are Immigrants More Likely to Be Involved in Criminal Activity in Saudi Arabia?

Algahtany, Mofza; Kumar, Lalit; Khormi, Hassan M.

doi:10.4236/jss.2016.43023

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“…These data were collected on a monthly basis spanning the seven years from 2004-2010. It should be noted that the crime data are based on criminal cases that have been tried and nalised judicially in the courts which provides a high level of accuracy (Algahtany, Kumar, & Barclay, 2019;Algahtany, Kumar, Barclay, & Khormi, 2018;Algahtany, Kumar, & Khormi, 2016;Algahtany, Kumar, & Khormi, 2014).…”

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A tested method for assessing and predicting weather-crime associations

Algahtany

Kumar

Barclay

2022

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Few studies have focused on haze as a weather element and its correlation with crime. In this study, we examined haze as a weather variable to investigate its effects on criminal activity. We used both monthly crime data and weather records to build a regression model to predict crime cases considering three weather factors; temperature, humidity and haze. We applied this model in two different climate provinces in Saudi Arabia, namely, Riyadh and Makkah. Riyadh is a desert area and observes haze approximately 17 days per month on average, while Makkah is a coastal area observing haze an average of 4 days per month. We found a measurable relationship between each of these three variables and criminal activity. However, haze had the most effect on theft, drug and assault crimes in Riyadh compared to the other elements. Temperature and humidity have a signi cant relationship with crime in Makkah, while haze had no signi cant in uence in that region.

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Section: Study Area and Datamentioning

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A tested method for assessing and predicting weather-crime associations

Algahtany

Kumar

Barclay

2022

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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“…Jizan region is the most densely populated region in Saudi Arabia, with almost 100 persons per km 2 (Algahtany, Kumar & Khormi, 2016). Jizan city has the highest population density with around 462 persons per square km.…”

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The Impact of Road Networks on Crime Rates in Saudi Arabia

Algahtany¹,

Kumar²,

Barclay³

2019

International Journal of Rural Criminology

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This study examined the influence of the quality and extent of road networks on crime rates in both urban and rural areas of Jizan province, Saudi Arabia. We performed both Ordinary Least Squares regression (OLS) and Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) where crime rate was the dependent variable and paved (sealed) roads, non-paved (unsealed/dirt) roads and population density were the explanatory variables. Population density was a control variable. The findings revealed that across all fourteen districts, those with better quality paved road networks recorded lower rates of crime than the districts with unpaved roads. Furthermore, the more extensive the road networks, the lower the crime rate, whether the roads were paved or not. The findings concur with those of studies conducted in other countries which reveal that rural areas are not always the safe, crime-free places they are often believed to be.

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“…These data span the 10 years from 2003 to 2012, and it should be noted that the criminal data are based on cases that have been finalized judicially, by instrument or decision, which gives it a high level of accuracy [45,46]. The individual crimes are not geocoded; they are reported at a provincial level.…”

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A Method for Exploring the Link between Urban Area Expansion over Time and the Opportunity for Crime in Saudi Arabia

Algahtany

Kumar

2016

Remote Sensing

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Abstract:Urban area expansion is one of the most critical types of worldwide change, and most urban areas are experiencing increased growth in population and infrastructure development. Urban change leads to many changes in the daily activities of people living within an affected area. Many studies have suggested that urbanization and crime are related. However, they focused particularly on land uses, types of land use, and urban forms, such as the physical features of neighbourhoods, roads, shopping centres, and bus stations. Understanding the correlation between urban area expansion and crime is very important for criminologists and urban planning decision-makers. In this study, we have used satellite images to measure urban expansion over a 10-year period and tested the correlations between these expansions and the number of criminal activities within these specific areas. The results show that there is a measurable relationship between urban expansion and criminal activities. Our findings support the crime opportunity theory as one possibility, which suggests that population density and crime are conceptually related. We found the correlations are stronger where there has been greater urban growth. Many other factors that may affect crime rate are not included in this paper, such as information on the spatial details of the population, city planning, economic considerations, the distance from the city centre, neighbourhood quality, and police numbers. However, this study will be of particular interest to those who aim to use remote sensing to study patterns of crime.

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Are Immigrants More Likely to Be Involved in Criminal Activity in Saudi Arabia?

Cited by 6 publications

References 22 publications

A tested method for assessing and predicting weather-crime associations

A tested method for assessing and predicting weather-crime associations

The Impact of Road Networks on Crime Rates in Saudi Arabia

A Method for Exploring the Link between Urban Area Expansion over Time and the Opportunity for Crime in Saudi Arabia

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