Factors influencing temporal patterns in crime in a large American city: A predictive analytics perspective.

BACKGROUND:Improving the accuracy and precision of predictive analytics for temporal trends in crime necessitates a good understanding of the how exogenous variables, such as weather and holidays, impact crime. METHODS:We examine 5.7 million reported incidents of crime that occurred in the City of C...

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Main Authors: Sherry Towers, Siqiao Chen, Abish Malik, David Ebert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6200217?pdf=render