Abstract
The use of geographic information systems (GIS) based crime mapping to analyzedisseminate information about crime rates, locations and characteristics has been agrowing trend and has recently become widespread enough that a comparison betweenmajor countries on several continents is possible. While comparisons between nationsthat are advanced users of GIS like the USA, United Kingdom, Canada and Germany iseasy crime data is just starting to become available in a geocoded format in China. Acomparison of crime data between China and the USA is therefore feasible. Increasinglyweb-based data portals are the means for researchers, law enforcement professionals andthe general public to understand the pattern and occurrence of crime in their communitiesand nations and can be used for international comparisons as well. The rapid evolution ofregional and local crime data in China and USAwill also be discussed. In particulargeospatial data related to crime incident locations, patterns and characteristics will bediscussed. One important focus will be the precision and accuracy of the availablegeospatial data.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Crime |
| Subtitle of host publication | International Perspectives, Socioeconomic Factors and Psychological Implications |
| Publisher | Nova Science Publishers, Inc. |
| Pages | 203-216 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781629486581 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781629486574 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Social Sciences