Crime Prevention Based on the Strategic Mapping of Living Conditions

This paper presents a theoretically and methodologically grounded GIS-based model for the measurement and mapping of an index of living conditions in urban residential areas across Sweden. Further, the model is compared and evaluated using the Swedish Police’s assessment of crime-exposed areas. The...

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Autores principales:	Nicklas Guldåker, Per-Olof Hallin, Kim Nilvall, Manne Gerell
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	living conditions crime prevention crime-exposed areas GIS-model strategic mapping Geography (General) G1-922
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:09a28b84355845a8bc649cdcbb81ede42021-11-25T17:52:42ZCrime Prevention Based on the Strategic Mapping of Living Conditions10.3390/ijgi101107192220-9964https://doaj.org/article/09a28b84355845a8bc649cdcbb81ede42021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/10/11/719https://doaj.org/toc/2220-9964This paper presents a theoretically and methodologically grounded GIS-based model for the measurement and mapping of an index of living conditions in urban residential areas across Sweden. Further, the model is compared and evaluated using the Swedish Police’s assessment of crime-exposed areas. The results indicate that the geographically measured vulnerable living conditions overlap to a large extent with the areas assessed to be crime-exposed by the Swedish Police. Over 61% of the police-defined crime-exposed areas are characterized by vulnerable living conditions. The results also show that this overlap is not perfect and that there are vulnerable areas that are not included in the police’s assessment of crime-exposed areas, but which are nonetheless characterized by vulnerable living conditions that could negatively affect the development of crime. It is also proposed that the model and the mapped index of living conditions can provide a more well-grounded scientific basis for the police’s assessment work. As a first step, the Swedish police have implemented the model and the mapped index in the work process employed in their annual identification of crime-exposed or at-risk areas. In addition to assisting the police, the model and the mapped index could also be used to support other societal actors working with vulnerable areas.Nicklas GuldåkerPer-Olof HallinKim NilvallManne GerellMDPI AGarticleliving conditionscrime preventioncrime-exposed areasGIS-modelstrategic mappingGeography (General)G1-922ENISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, Vol 10, Iss 719, p 719 (2021)
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description	This paper presents a theoretically and methodologically grounded GIS-based model for the measurement and mapping of an index of living conditions in urban residential areas across Sweden. Further, the model is compared and evaluated using the Swedish Police’s assessment of crime-exposed areas. The results indicate that the geographically measured vulnerable living conditions overlap to a large extent with the areas assessed to be crime-exposed by the Swedish Police. Over 61% of the police-defined crime-exposed areas are characterized by vulnerable living conditions. The results also show that this overlap is not perfect and that there are vulnerable areas that are not included in the police’s assessment of crime-exposed areas, but which are nonetheless characterized by vulnerable living conditions that could negatively affect the development of crime. It is also proposed that the model and the mapped index of living conditions can provide a more well-grounded scientific basis for the police’s assessment work. As a first step, the Swedish police have implemented the model and the mapped index in the work process employed in their annual identification of crime-exposed or at-risk areas. In addition to assisting the police, the model and the mapped index could also be used to support other societal actors working with vulnerable areas.
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author	Nicklas Guldåker Per-Olof Hallin Kim Nilvall Manne Gerell
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title	Crime Prevention Based on the Strategic Mapping of Living Conditions
title_short	Crime Prevention Based on the Strategic Mapping of Living Conditions
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title_fullStr	Crime Prevention Based on the Strategic Mapping of Living Conditions
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Crime Prevention Based on the Strategic Mapping of Living Conditions

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