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2 results foundAuthor: Cung, Bianca Title: Crime and Demographics: An Analysis of LAPD Crime Data Summary: The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) often faces the task of predicting crime before it happens to better safeguard the community. The LAPD has a historical record of over a million incidences. Statistical analysis of some of these incidences can aid the LAPD in crime prevention by identifying patterns and trends. The LAPD can then allocate resources accordingly. This thesis looks at crimes in Los Angeles from 2005 to 2009 though focuses on crimes in the most recent year. It uses clustering and regression techniques in addition to contingency tables and Chi-squared tests to find clear crime trends. Historical weather data and demographic data from the U.S. 2010 Census are included as part of the analysis in order to determine some external factors that may affect crime. This paper looks particularly at trends over the course of the year as well as victim characteristics. Details: Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles: 2013. 67p. Source: Internet Resource: Thesis: Accessed October 27, 2015 at: https://oatd.org/oatd/record?record=california%5C%3Aqt2v76v571 Year: 2013 Country: United States URL: https://oatd.org/oatd/record?record=california%5C%3Aqt2v76v571 Shelf Number: 137156 Keywords: Crime Forecasting Crime Statistics Weather and Crime |
Author: Heilmann, Kilian Title: The Urban Crime and Heat Gradient in High and Low Poverty Areas Summary: We use spatially disaggregated daily crime data for the City of Los Angeles to measure the impact of heat and pollution on crime and to study how this relationship varies across the city. On average, overall crime increases by 2.2% and violent crime by 5.7% on days with maximum daily temperatures above 85 degrees Fahrenheit (29.4 Degrees Celsius) compared to days below that threshold. The heat-crime relationship is more pronounced in low-income neighborhoods. This suggests that heat shocks can increase spatial urban quality of life differences through their effect on crime. We use other administrative data and find some evidence that policing intensity declines on extremely hot days. These findings highlight that the quality of urban governance during times of extreme stress may be an important policy lever in helping all socioeconomic groups adapt to climate change. Details: Cambridge, Massachusetts: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2019. 43p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed June 18, 2019 at: https://www.nber.org/papers/w25961.pdf Year: 2019 Country: United States URL: https://www.nber.org/papers/w25961 Shelf Number: 156478 Keywords: Crime Trends Heat and Crime Low-Income Neighborhoods Policing Socioeconomic Impact Urban Planning Weather and Crime |