Gang Activity and Overall Levels of Crime: A New Mapping Tool for Defining Areas of Gang Activity Using Police Records |
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Authors: | Richard Block |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Sociology, Loyola University of Chicago, 6525 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, Illinois, 60626 |
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Abstract: | In this note, a new method for defining gang activity areas based uponpolice records is illustrated using the Chicago Police Department's1996 incident files. This method is based upon standard geographictechniques and uses a uniform grid that divides the city into 150-msquares. It is shown that this technique may be useful both in describinggang activity areas and in describing the spatial distribution of crime inlarge cities. A strong relationship is found between the number of gangsthat are active in an area and the general level of criminal activity. |
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Keywords: | Chicago gangs geography spatial analysis |
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