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INTERPOLATION

A kernel density layer was created for the crime events using planar interpolation with a 1640.42 ft search radius. This radius was selected based on a study by Peters and Efflers (2010), which found that barriers to crime are most relevant within 500m of a crime event (as cited in Troy, Grove, O'Neil-Dunne, 2012). 

Crime Kernel Density

Crime Dual Kernel Density

Streetlight Kernel Density

After an initial attempt to create a dual kernel density map with CrimeStat did not work, I created a similar dual kernel map by using two different rasters. I created a kernel density map of population density, and normalize both the Population and Crime rasters by their respective maximum values to give them comparable scales. Then, I subtracted the crime raster values from the population raster values to obtain the relative risk of crime for each pixel. The map shows the variation in risk across the city by showing the standard deviation, or average distance from the mean. 

A kernel density map was created based on the distribution of streetlights in the city and a contour map was used to represent the distribution of light.

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