Abstract

Measuring Patterns of Crime in Durham, North Carolina
Track: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Authors: Timothy Mulrooney

North Carolina Central University has begun working with the Durham Police Department to measure patterns of crime around the campus of North Carolina Central University. This not only benefits studies in the geospatial sciences, but also coursework in Public Administration, Social Work and Criminal Justice. In addition, these data are used in community outreach endeavors around the NCCU campus such as Habitat for Humanity. This talk will discuss ways in which GIS analysis is used to measure crime around the NCCU campus and as a forum to gauge quality of life issues in this part of Durham. Lastly, this study will look at various dynamics and dimensions of crime, and how they compare to other quantifiable metrics provided by the United Census Bureau and other agencies.