Residential concentration
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A residential concentration is an area where many residential units are situated on a relatively small surface.
Description
There are no absolute measures to determine whether an area should be regarded as a residential concentration, only relative:
- is the number of residences per square kilometre significantly higher than in the wide environment?
- is the number of residences in this district significantly higher than in neighbouring districts?
Use
A residential concentration is used as an indicator for the probability of residential burglary as a wide choice or concentration of dwellings allows a burglar to select a target by opportunity[1]
Footnotes and references
- ↑ Bernasco Wim and Nieuwbeerta Paul, How do residential burglars select target areas? A new approach to the analysis of Criminal Location Choice, Brit. J. Criminol. (2005) 44, 296-315
