Getting the Best Out of Getting the Best Out of Crime Analysis: Lessons Crime Analysis: Lessons for Police Leaders and for Police Leaders and
Managers Managers Presented by:Presented by:
Dr. Rachel Boba, Florida Atlantic UniversityDr. Rachel Boba, Florida Atlantic University
Problem-Oriented Policing ConferenceProblem-Oriented Policing Conference
October 2005October 2005
Problem-Oriented ModelProblem-Oriented ModelImmediate Analysis and ResponseImmediate Analysis and Response
Long Term Analysis and ResponseLong Term Analysis and Response
► IncidentsIncidents►Serious IncidentsSerious Incidents►Repeat IncidentsRepeat Incidents►PatternsPatterns►Problems Problems ►Social IssuesSocial Issues
Data CollectionData Collection
►Lower level data collection imperativeLower level data collection imperative►Legal vs. substantive data collectionLegal vs. substantive data collection►MO and environmental factorsMO and environmental factors►Observation at time of report Observation at time of report ►Code factors laterCode factors later
Repeat Incidents:Repeat Incidents:Alarm Calls over One MonthAlarm Calls over One Month
Alarm Calls
Prioritize and ResolvePrioritize and ResolveRepeat IncidentsRepeat Incidents
Crime PatternCrime Pattern
Crime PatternCrime Pattern
Spatial Analysis: Spatial Analysis: Map of the Map of the incidents and incidents and any relevant any relevant information. information.
Crime PatternCrime Pattern
1 2
3 4
Strategic AnalysisStrategic Analysis
►Repeat incidents and patterns make Repeat incidents and patterns make up problemsup problems
►New information may need to be New information may need to be collectedcollected
►Basic mapping and analysis create Basic mapping and analysis create more questions than answeredmore questions than answered
►Develop broader theories/hypotheses Develop broader theories/hypotheses about why activity is happeningabout why activity is happening
Spatial AnalysisSpatial Analysis
► Crimes Crimes primarily primarily happening in happening in the west.the west.
► Only 12 of 254 Only 12 of 254 addresses addresses victimized victimized twice.twice.
► Why in this Why in this area?area?
Victims: BuildersVictims: Builders
Builder
Number of Reported Incidents
Percent of
Total
Cumulative
Percent
Percent of Total
Builders (N=70)
Cumulative Percent
Renar Homes 40 16.9% 16.9% 1.4% 1.4%
Adams Homes 15 6.3% 23.2% 1.4% 2.9%
Levitt And Sons 15 6.3% 29.5% 1.4% 4.3%
Ameritrend Homes 14 5.9% 35.4% 1.4% 5.7%
Hanover Homes 14 5.9% 41.4% 1.4% 7.1%
Mercedes Homes 11 4.6% 46.0% 1.4% 8.6%
Royal Professional Builders 10 4.2% 50.2% 1.4% 10.0%
Willard Brothers Construction 10 4.2% 54.4% 1.4% 11.4%
Maronda Home Builders 7 3.0% 57.4% 1.4% 12.9%
Princeton Homes 7 3.0% 60.3% 1.4% 14.3%
RJM Homes 6 2.5% 62.9% 1.4% 15.7%
Associated Homes Inc. 5 2.1% 65.0% 1.4% 17.1%
Groza Builders 5 2.1% 67.1% 1.4% 18.6%
Paramount Homes 5 2.1% 69.2% 1.4% 20.0%
All Others 73 30.8% 100.0% 80.0% 100.0%
Total 237 100.0% 100.0%
Why these builders? Why Renar?
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