Mohd Sofian, Redzuan and Tarmiji, Masron and Adibah, Yusuf and Syahrul Nizam, Junaini and Yoshinari, Kimura and Mohamad Hardyman, Barawi and Mohamad Suhaidi, Salleh and Ruslan, Rainis and Azizul, Ahmad (2025) Urban Violent Crime Dynamics in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya: Utilizing Spatial Temporal Techniques. Forum Geografi: Indonesian Journal of Spatial and Regional Analysis, 39 (1). pp. 1-19. ISSN 0852-0682
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This paper investigates the patterns of violent crime in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya between 2015 and 2020 using advanced spatial analysis techniques, including Spatial Autocorrelation, Standard Deviational Ellipse (SDE), and Mean Centre (MC). The study analyzes the spatial distribution and temporal dynamics of violent crimes, tracks shift in crime hotspots and examines the influence of socio-economic factors on these patterns. Findings reveal that violent crimes predominantly occur in the late afternoon and night, with peak incidents at 3:00 PM (1,830 cases, 8.28%). The study highlights notable shifts in crime hotspots, initially concentrated in commercial districts and gradually expanding to transportation networks and emerging urban areas. The Moran Index values indicate a transition from a near-random pattern in 2015 (-0.002668) to a mild clustering in 2018 (0.032962). Additionally, socio-economic factors, including population density, economic conditions, and the COVID-19 pandemic, significantly impacted crime patterns, leading to changes in crime rates and hotspot locations. These findings are crucial for law enforcement and urban planning, emphasizing the need for adaptive crime prevention strategies that respond to evolving urban challenges, and demonstrating the importance of integrating socio-economic data into spatial crime analysis for comprehensive crime mitigation.
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| Additional Information: | Acknowledgements: This paper was funded under Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) FRGS/1/2020/SS0/UNI-MAS/01/1. The authors wish to ex-press appreciation to the Royal Malaysia Police Headquarters, Bukit Aman and The Criminal Investigation Department (Intelligence/Operations/Records-D4 Division JSJ), Contingent Police Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur for giving support and cooperation. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Mean Centre(MC); Spatial Analysis; Spatial Autocorrelation; Standard Deviational Ellipse (SDE); Urban Crime Patterns; Violent Crime |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GA Mathematical geography. Cartography H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HA Statistics |
| Divisions: | Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities |
| Depositing User: | AZIZUL BIN AHMAD |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Mar 2025 07:51 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Mar 2025 07:51 |
| URI: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47786 |
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