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Examining the Impact of Bus Stop Location Change on Robbery

Lan, Minxuan
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4528-9544
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1460653399

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2016, MA, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences: Geography.
This study not only examines the probable influence of density of public transit to high robbery rates in Cincinnati, Ohio, but also discusses the displacement of robberies and its relationship with relocation of public transit stops. It is hypothesized that the public transit system is positively correlated to the occurrence of robberies and therefore, the relocation of transit stops will cause the displacement of robberies. Previous studies have rarely analyzed both spatial and temporal variations of robberies, especially in relation to the density of public transit. Moreover, no study has ever analyzed the relationship between the relocation of transit stops and the displacement of robberies. This study is conducted on both the macro and micro scale. By utilizing density of bus stops as the variable at the city level (macro-level), with the control of socioeconomic variables, including population density, median household income, proportion of young population and house unit vacancy rate, this study applies linear regression models to test the relationship between the density of the bus stops and the occurrence of robberies in Cincinnati in different time periods regarding to the operation of public transit system and sunset time. Moreover, in order to understand this relationship more precisely and restrict the modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP), twenty six robbery hotspots in one neighborhood, Westwood, are selected to process micro-level analysis because of its high robbery rates and significant changes in bus stop locations during 2010 to 2013. Results indicate that robberies tend to consistently occur in proximity of bus stops in both macro and micro scales, and the importance of the density of bus stops on the occurrence of robberies is comparable to socioeconomic factors. Furthermore, the spatial location change of the transit stops will lead to the spatial displacement of robberies.
Lin Liu, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
John Eck, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Changjoo Kim, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
60 p.
Geographic Information Science
crime; robbery; public transit; bus stop; spatial-temporal analysis; Cincinnati

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  • Lan, M. (2016). Examining the Impact of Bus Stop Location Change on Robbery [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1460653399

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Lan, Minxuan. Examining the Impact of Bus Stop Location Change on Robbery. 2016. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1460653399.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Lan, Minxuan. "Examining the Impact of Bus Stop Location Change on Robbery." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1460653399

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