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GIS Mission – Crime Stopper

Mission briefing…..

Welcome to Bridgefordshire Constabulary.

Our aim is to protect the citizens of Bridgefordshire from the threat of crime.

Your GIS skills are going to be very valuable to us.

When a crime is reported, we use a GIS to record:

• the type of crime

• when it happened

• where it happened

We then use the GIS to identify crime patterns and to pinpoint the areas at greatest risk of crime. This allows us to allocate police resources more effectively by targeting the areas where they are most needed.

Crime surveys suggest that many people are concerned about the level of crime in south-east Melchester.

This area is patrolled by officers from 5 separate police divisions.

We need to decide which 3 divisions are most deserving of extra support.

Use your GIS to investigate crime patterns in south-east Melchester.

Score each of the 5 divisions on the factors listed below:

• freedom from street robbery

• freedom from burglary

• freedom from car crime

• share of existing police resources

Then use your scores to decide which 3 divisions are most in need.

Report back to me with your choices.

Good luck.

Map

Use this map to locate the divisions; car crimes (large red dots – 10 incidents, small red dots – 1 incident); burglaries (large blue dots – 10 incidents, small blue dots – 1 incident); street robberies (large yellow dots – 10 incidents, small yellow dots – 1 incident) and settlements (i).

Wards within south-east Melchester (i on map)

CentralPopulation: 9,037This ward is found in the city centre of Melchester. It is dominated by shopping centres and commercial buildings. Relatively few people live here so many buildings are left unoccupied at night.

DuckpondsPopulation: 14,565This ward is found in the suburbs of Melchester. This area is dominated by a large group of council estates dating from the 1960s. Most people are on low incomes although car ownership remains fairly high. Security cameras were installed on one estate following problems with vandalism in the 1990s.

InnerPopulation: 13,835This ward is found in the inner city of Melchester. A new Housing Association has replaced the old tower blocks with modern housing estates with security cameras and other crime prevention measures. Car ownership is very low amongst the local residents.

YarletPopulation: 11,027This ward is found in the outer suburbs of Melchester. Most people live in privately owned semi-detached houses built during the 1950s. Car ownership in this area is very high although most families are forced to leave their cars out on the street.

St Giles

Population: 7,938

This ward is found in the suburbs of Melchester. Most people live in privately-owned semi-detached housing built in the 1980s and 1990s. Car ownership in this area is fairly high. The local residents have set up a popular Neighbourhood Watch scheme in an attempt to deter criminals.

St Peters

Population: 7,637

This ward is found in the inner city of Melchester. It is an area of old terraced housing mixed with old industrial premises. The people are generally on low incomes so car ownership is low. One of the old industrial areas, however, has found a new lease of life as Melchester’s club district.

Meacham

Population: 13,386

This ward is found in the outer suburbs of Melchester. It is an area of expensive detached and semi-detached houses with large garages. This is a very wealthy area – car ownership is very high and most households take two or more holidays a year. Most houses are fitted with security systems.

Xavier

Population: 11,865

This ward is found in the outer suburbs of Melchester. Most people live in a mix of privately-owned detached and semi-detached houses. This is a fairly wealthy area – car ownership is reasonably high and most households take at least one holiday per year.

Police Divisions

A Division

Number of police officers: 50

Number of patrol cars: 20

Number of CCTV cameras: 70

Assess at the information available and mark the rating you give the division on the following factors: