The Spatial Relationship between Drug Possession Arrests and Residential Burglaries in Austin, Texas

Authors

  • Ionara DeLima Texas State University
  • Yongmei Lu Texas State University

Keywords:

drug-posses­sion arrests, residential burglary, crime hot spots, geographic information sys­ tems, exploratory spatial data analysis

Abstract

It is well recognized that the perpetrators of drug-related offenses and property crimes overlap. However, few studies have investigated the spatial relationship between these two types of offenses. Being one of the earliest efforts to bring a spatial view into the study of inter-crime relationship, this article examines the spatial proximity between the hot spots of drug possession arrests and residen

Author Biographies

  • Ionara DeLima, Texas State University

    Department of Geography

    Texas State University

    San Marcos, TX

  • Yongmei Lu, Texas State University

    Department of Geography

    Texas State University

    San Marcos, TX

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2004-01-01

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