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?

Contact information: Contact information: rboba@fau.edurboba@fau.edu