Chapter 8
An Approach to Optimize Police Patrol Activities Based on the Spatial Pattern of Crime Hotspots1
IBM China Research Laboratory, Zhongguancun Software Park, Shangdi, Beijing, China
8.1 Introduction
Criminal activities are a major risk factor for the well-being of society in many countries. Police patrol service is a critical instrument to combat the criminal activities with violent aspects (Reis, Melo, Coelho, & Furtado, 2006; Ruan, Meirina, Yu, Pattipati, & Popp, 2005). Because of the central role of the patrol activities in police functions, police patrol strategies are a topic of vigorous debate and have undergone many changes. Initially, patrol activities received ...
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