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ArticleCrime science2021

The impact of strict measures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic on the spatial pattern of the demand for police: case study Antwerp (Belgium).

Maite Dewinter, Christophe Vandeviver, Philipp M Dau, Tom Vander Beken, Frank Witlox

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Article in Crime science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. The Impact of Urban Facilities on Crime during the Pre- and Pandemic Periods: A Practical Study in Beijing.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Maite DewinterDepartment of Geography, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-7430-462X
Christophe VandeviverDepartment of Criminology, Criminal Law and Social Law, Ghent University, Universiteitstraat 4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Philipp M DauDepartment of Criminology, Criminal Law and Social Law, Ghent University, Universiteitstraat 4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Tom Vander BekenDepartment of Criminology, Criminal Law and Social Law, Ghent University, Universiteitstraat 4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Frank WitloxDepartment of Geography, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

COVID-19 impacts the daily lives of millions of people. This radical change in our daily activities affected many aspects of life, but acted as well as a natural experiment for research into the spatial distribution of 911 calls. We analyse the impact of the COVID-19 measures on the spatial pattern of police interventions. Crime is not uniformly distributed across street segments, but how does COVID-19 affect these spatial patterns? To this end, Gini coefficients are calculated and a proportion differences spatial point pattern test is applied to compare the similarity of the patterns of incidents before, during, and after the first lockdown in Antwerp, Belgium. With only essential mobility being allowed, the emergency call pattern has not significantly changed before, during or after this lockdown, however, a qualitative shift in police officer's daily work may have had an effect on the daily operation of the Antwerp police force.

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Emergency call dataLockdownPolice demandSpatial point pattern testStreet segments

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PMID34603933
PMCPMC8476117

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