A computational model for simulating spatial aspects of crime in urban environments

Author

Brantingham, P.L. ; Glässer, U. ; Kinney, B. ; Singh, K. ; Vajihollahi, M.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Criminology, Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, BC, Canada

Volume

4

fYear

2005

fDate

10-12 Oct. 2005

Firstpage

3667

Abstract

In this paper, we present a novel approach to computational modeling of social systems. By combining the abstract state machine (ASM) formalism with the multi-agent modeling paradigm, we obtain a formal semantic framework for modeling and integration of established theories of crime analysis and prediction. We focus here on spatial and temporal aspects of crime in urban areas. Our work contributes to a new multidisciplinary research effort broadly classified as Computational Criminology.

Keywords

finite automata; multi-agent systems; social sciences; abstract state machine; computational criminology; crime analysis; crime prediction; crime simulation; formal semantic framework; multiagent modeling; multiagent systems; social systems; urban areas; urban environments; Computational modeling; Computer crime; Discrete event simulation; Extrapolation; Mathematical model; Multiagent systems; Predictive models; Statistical analysis; Transportation; Urban areas; Abstract State Machines; Computational Criminology; Modeling; Multi-Agent Systems; Simulation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 2005 IEEE International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9298-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSMC.2005.1571717

Filename

1571717