@inproceedings{f1bbc765b0a64bea966b20a092e53ee9,
title = "Analyzing the influence of ethnic composition and immigrant residents on the spatial distribution of violent crime",
abstract = "The spatial distribution of violent crime is influenced by small-area characteristics. The social disorganization theory proposes that neighbourhood scale characteristics, including ethnic composition and immigrant residents, indirectly influence crime through social control. Recent spatial demographic changes in urban areas, including increased immigration and ethnic heterogeneity in city peripheries, have motivated reconsiderations of social disorganization. Using exploratory spatial data analysis and spatial regression methods, this research identifies violent crime hotspots and analyzes the influence of ethnic composition and immigrant resident concentration on violent crime in Toronto, Ontario, at the census tract scale. Results suggest that violent crime hotspots are located in downtown and north Toronto and that ethnic heterogeneity is positively associated with violent crime rate while immigrant resident concentration is negatively associated. This research provides novel insight into the spatial dimensions of crime and the effects of spatial demographic changes on violent crime and social disorganization in contemporary cities.",
keywords = "Demography, Social disorganization, Spaital analysis, Spatial regression, Violent crime",
author = "Matthew Quick and Jane Law",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015.; 16th International Symposium on Spatial Data Handling, SDH 2014 ; Conference date: 06-10-2014 Through 08-10-2014",
year = "2015",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-19950-4_14",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9783319199498",
series = "Advances in Geographic Information Science",
publisher = "springer berlin",
pages = "227--243",
editor = "Yee Leung and Francis Harvey",
booktitle = "Advances in Spatial Data Handling and Analysis - Select Papers from the 16th IGU Spatial Data Handling Symposium",
}