This is an introduction to the science of crime mapping, visualizing crime data through the medium of maps. The volume is divided into six chapters, each with a summary section.

Oct 14, 2021 · This plenary featured three significant areas of NIJ research investment that have had a tremendous impact on both the research community and the field of practice: advances …

“What Is Crime Mapping?” provides a general intro-duction to crime mapping and how it can be used in criminal justice agencies. “Mapping for Managers” informs police managers about the …

Much of crime mapping is devoted to detecting high-crime-density areas known as hot spots. Hot spot analysis helps police identify high-crime areas, types of crime being committed, and the …

Aug 13, 2019 · The article provides a brief history of crime mapping, beginning in the mid-1800s with maps showing the relationship between educational level and violent and property crime …

This article follows the field’s evolution — from crime mapping to crime forecasting (and, in some cases, crime prediction) — and discusses NIJ’s investments in research and future directions.

Jun 1, 2001 · Policing has undergone an evolution in which decisions regarding crime fighting and prevention are based on data and applied research. The document contains four main …

NIJ’s new Crime Mapping Research Center will provide training in computer mapping technology, collect and archive geocoded crime data, and develop analytic software. The Institute’s …

The theme of this issue of Crime Mapping News is mapping traditional law enforcement data sources, such as crime and calls for service, with other non- policing data sources, such as …

On February 3-4, 1997, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) brought together over 30 experts to discuss the role that its newly created Crime Mapping Research Center (CMRC) should play in …

In 1996, the US National Institute of Justice (NIJ) established the crime mapping research center (CMRC), to promote research, evaluation, development, and dissemination of GIS technology. …

In 1997, NIJ established a crime mapping pro-gram to coordinate research, dis-seminate information on mapping, and provide training to spur devel-opment of new spatial analysis …

This report reviews the status of innovative crime mapping techniques and spatial analysis in the cooperative efforts of the City University of New York and the New York Police Department, …

Mapping reported crime data can be an effective way to analyze where crime occurs, and the resulting visualization can be combined with other geographic data - such as the locations of …

Jun 1, 2010 · After an overview of mapping, spatial analysis, and geography at the U.S. Justice Department's National Institute of Justice (NIJ), this report defines "crime mapping," reviews …

Jan 1, 2006 · CrimeStat is a spatial statistics program used in crime mapping. The program inputs incident or point locations and outputs statistics that can be displayed graphically in a …

Mar 6, 2018 · NIJ-funded researchers evaluated an experiment in which Shreveport Police Department compared a predictive policing model focused on forecasting the likelihood of …

May 29, 2016 · NIJ’s Information and Geospatial Technologies Center of Excellence, which was operated through a cooperative agreement with Rand Corp., updated the NIJ Crime Mapping …