Crime Mapping in R

visualization
geospatial
statistics
book
Author

Dr. Joscelin Rocha-Hidalgo

Published

April 22, 2025

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By Juanjo Medina & Reka Solymosi

Excerpt from site: This workbook contains the lab materials and homework assignments for an introduction to crime mapping course designed for LAWS31152 and 60142 Crime Mapping, an optional module open to 3rd year undergraduates on the BA Criminology programme as well as postgraduates on the MA and MRes Criminology programmes at the University of Manchester.

  1. Link to web-book here: https://maczokni.github.io/crime_mapping_textbook/

Map of the U.S. showing homicide rates by county in 1990. Counties are shaded in five red color bins representing quantiles: lightest for 0.00, then increasing through ranges up to the darkest red for 10.33 to 71.38. Higher rates are concentrated in the South, parts of California, and urban counties. A legend in the bottom right explains the shading.

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