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Toolkit Index

Contents

1. Introduction

Introduction
What is a hotspot?
Why identify hotspots?
Focus area crime reduction opportunities
When is a hotspot a hotspot?
Theoretical perspectives to hotspots

2. What Do We Know About Focus areas

Introduction 

Overview: Useful data sources and uses of data
Data quality, data precision and data protection
Information sharing and partnerships
Benefits to hotspot analysis

Methods and techniques for identifying hotspots

Overview: Methods and techniques for identifying hotspots
Statistical tests for hotspots
Point maps
Geographic boundary thematic maps
Grid thematic mapping
Continuous surface mapping
Defining hotspot thresholds

Hotspot rate mapping

Introduction

Equation for calculating a rate
Crime rate mapping

Hotspots in time

Overview
Change over time and seasonality
Days of the week
Times of day
Hotspots in space and time 

3. Developing Local Solutions for Local Problems

Understanding the nature of the problem

Focus areas
Hotspot profiles
Area profiles

Local strategies for focus areas

Explore relationships
Intelligence and management reporting
Community consultation
Case studies

4. Tackling focus areas

Best Value
Home Office review of crime statistics
Data exchange and crime mapping
Social Exclusion Unit
Association for Geographic Information 

5. Making It Happen

Action plan
Monitoring and evaluation

6. Resources

7. Innovation

8. Practical Tools

Statistical tests for hotspots
Point maps
Geographic boundary thematic maps
Grid thematic mapping
Continuous surface mapping
Defining hotspot thresholds
Glossary of Terms

9. Contact Points

10. Information
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