Inside High Crime Street Segments: Proprietary and Proximal Place Crime Concentration

• In Event: Crime and Place: Disaggregating Hot Street Segments from Cinci and Sin City: Theory, Research, and Practical Implications

Abstract

We examine the distribution of crime across street segments in Cincinnati (proximal places), and then proceed to look at the distribution of crime at addresses (proprietary places) within the segments. We find that for a substantial proportion of the proximal places, crime is concentrated at a few proprietary places. This indicates that the address is potentially implicated in the cause of crime events. Theoretical and practical implications follow.

Authors

• YongJei Lee, University of Cincinnati

• John E. Eck, University of Cincinnati

• Robin Engel, University of Cincinnati

• Murat Ozer, University of Cincinnati

• Rustu Deryol, University of Cincinnati