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  • Criminology
  • Data Science
  • Urban Studies

Background:

  • Understanding temporal crime patterns is crucial for resource allocation and crime prevention.
  • Previous studies have analyzed crime trends, but a detailed examination of weekly temporal concentration is lacking.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine and visualize the temporal concentration of different crime types throughout the week.
  • To detect variations in crime intensity during distinct moments of the week.
  • To develop a metric for temporal crime concentration based on weekly patterns.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a dataset of over 220,000 crimes reported to the Mexico City Police Department (January 2016 - March 2020).
  • Constructed a "heartbeat of the crime signal" by overlapping weekly crime occurrence times.
  • Developed a novel metric for temporal crime concentration, analyzing different crime types and city regions.

Main Results:

  • Crime concentration exhibits a stable signature across different crime types.
  • Robberies and general theft show more homogeneous weekly intensity, while bank user robberies are highly concentrated in specific hours.
  • Temporal crime concentration is not uniformly distributed across the city, with certain regions showing significantly higher concentrations.

Conclusions:

  • Crime patterns display significant weekly concentration, with notable variations among crime types and geographical regions.
  • The temporal trace of crime reveals specific high-intensity periods, offering critical insights for policing strategies.
  • This analysis provides a foundation for data-driven, targeted interventions to address crime hotspots effectively.