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Human Geography

Nicklas Guldåker

Senior Lecturer

Human Geography

Crime Prevention Based on the Strategic Mapping of Living Conditions

Author

  • Nicklas Guldåker
  • Per-Olof Hallin
  • Kim Nilvall
  • Manne Gerell

Summary, in English

This paper presents a theoretically and methodologically grounded GIS-based model for the measurement and mapping of an index of living conditions in urban residential areas across Sweden. Further, the model is compared and evaluated using the Swedish Police’s assessment of crime-exposed areas. The results indicate that the geographically measured vulnerable living conditions overlap to a large extent with the areas assessed to be crime-exposed by the Swedish Police. Over 61% of the police-defined crime-exposed areas are characterized by vulnerable living conditions. The results also show that this overlap is not perfect and that there are vulnerable areas that are not included in the police’s assessment of crime-exposed areas, but which are nonetheless characterized by vulnerable living conditions that could negatively affect the development of crime. It is also proposed that the model and the mapped index of living conditions can provide a more well-grounded scientific basis for the police’s assessment work. As a first step, the Swedish police have implemented the model and the mapped index in the work process employed in their annual identification of crime-exposed or at-risk areas. In addition to assisting the police, the model and the mapped index could also be used to support other societal actors working with vulnerable areas.

Department/s

  • Department of Human Geography

Publishing year

2021-10-26

Language

English

Pages

1-16

Publication/Series

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information

Volume

10 (11)

Issue

719

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

MDPI AG

Topic

  • Human Geography

Keywords

  • living conditions
  • crime prevention
  • living conditions
  • crime prevention
  • crime-exposed areas
  • GIS-model
  • strategic mapping

Status

Published

Project

  • Developed crisis preparedness to lead, communicate and coordinate place-based measures against system-threatening crime
  • Strategic GIS-based maps for collaboration and decisions on measures to counter to counteract organized crime, social unrest, antagonistic threats and events of significance to the total defense

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 2220-9964