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| List of Tables | |
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| List of Figures | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Emergence of the Criminology of Place | |
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| The Tight Coupling of Crime at Place | |
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| Key Questions in the Criminology of Place | |
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| The Focus of Our Research: Seattle, Washington | |
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| The Street Segment as a Unit of Analysis | |
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| What Follows | |
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| Putting Crime in Its Place | |
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| Putting Crime in Its Place | |
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| The Importance of Examining Crime at a Micro Geographic Level | |
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| Social Disorganization and Opportunity Theories: Recognizing the Importance of Theoretical Integration | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Crime Concentrations and Crime Patterns at Places | |
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| Is Crime Concentrated at Street Segments? | |
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| Developmental Patterns of Crime at Place | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| The Importance of Street Segments in the Production of the Crime Problem | |
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| Mapping Trajectory Patterns | |
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| Statistical Clustering of Trajectory Patterns | |
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| The Heterogeneity of Street Segment Patterns | |
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| Are Street Segments of Specific Trajectory Patterns Attracted, Repulsed, or Independent? | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Concentrations of Crime Opportunities | |
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| Identifying Retrospective Longitudinal Data on Places | |
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| Motivated Offenders | |
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| Suitable Targets | |
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| Accessibility/Urban Form | |
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| Guardianship | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Are Processes of Social Disorganization Relevant to the Criminology of Place? | |
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| Structural Variables | |
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| Intermediating Variables | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Understanding Developmental Patterns of Crime at Street Segments | |
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| An Overall Model for Explaining Developmental Trajectories of Crime at Place | |
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| How Well Does Our Model Predict Variation in Crime Patterns at Street Segments? | |
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| Which Variables Are Most Important in Identifying Serious Crime Hot Spots? | |
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| Do Changes in Opportunity and Social Disorganization at Street Segments Impact upon Crime Waves and Crime Drops? | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| The Law of Concentrations of Crime at Place | |
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| Stability and Variability of Crime at Place | |
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| The Importance of Studying Crime at Micro Units of Geography | |
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| Hot Spots of Opportunity and Social Disorganization | |
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| Hot Spots of Crime Are Predictable | |
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| Recognizing the Tight Coupling of Crime to Place: Policy Implications | |
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| Limitations | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Trajectory Analysis Model Selection and Diagnostic Statistics | |
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| Ripley's K Function | |
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| Cross-K Function | |
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| Data Collection | |
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| Characteristics of Street Segments: Opportunity Perspectives | |
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| Characteristics of Street Segments: Social Disorganization | |
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| Additional Statistical Models | |
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| Notes | |
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| References | |
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| Proper Name Index | |
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| Index | |