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Times and spaces of crime in the Historic Centre of Porto: evidence from official data
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The analysis of official data is a traditional strategy to study criminality in a geographic space (e.g., city,
country). This work focuses on the analysis of the official statistics of crime against property at the Historic
Centre of Porto, Portugal, in 2018. It addresses temporal (i.e., by period of the week, time of day) and spatial
patterns (i.e., spatial analysis, typology of spaces) of crime occurrences. The database was analyzed through
descriptive and inferential statistics, and by spatial density analysis. Theft was the most common type of crime,
although crime types varied greatly with location, and time of the day. There were no significant differences on
crime occurrences by days of the week and most crimes were reported in the afternoon. Concerning typology of
spaces, most crimes occurred at linear spaces, especially robberies. Findings can be very useful for sustainable
and considered urban planning, by aligning the location of material and human resources with the detection of
seasonal and comparable crime patterns, enabling more efficient crime prevention in urban areas.
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Keywords
Police records Temporal analysis Spatial analysis Property crimes Urban criminality
Citation
Maia, R. L., Guerreiro, M. J., Paulo, D., Azevedo, V., & Sani, A. I. (2024). Times and spaces of crime in the Historic Centre of Porto: evidence from official data. Cities, 150, 105052. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2024.105052
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Elsevier