A comparative analysis to forecast apartment burglaries in Vienna, Austria, based on repeat and near repeat victimization

Abstract In this paper, we introduce two methods to forecast apartment burglaries that are based on repeat and near repeat victimization. While the first approach, the “heuristic method” generates buffer areas around each new apartment burglary, the second approach concentrates on forecasting near r...

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Main Authors: Philip Glasner, Shane D. Johnson, Michael Leitner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Crime Science
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40163-018-0083-7