Geospatial Analysis of Crime Using GIS Techniques in the City of Gondar, Ethiopia

Abstract

Crime mapping with the help of GIS is not started yet at national level as well as in the study area. This study was conducted in the city of Gondar, Ethiopia. The objective of this study was to analyze the geospatial analysis of crime and to analyze its pattern and trend. The study employed both quantitative and qualitative approach of data collection and analysis. The study employed explanatory research design. Structured questionnaires and key informant interview guide were administered in data collection. Property crime records were collected from the records of Gondar police office. To analyze the geospatial- crime in the city, GIS techniques such as interpolation (IDW) and point map were used. Base on that high and low crime areas were identified. 100 respondents were selected from the city. Senior Police Officer 5,police men& women 15,Representative of Taxi Destination 10,Representative of Bus Station 10,Representative of Beliefs 6,Residents on markets areas 20,Resident on hotspot areas34, The key informants selected by using purposive sampling techniques. Secondary data from police annual crime report were used and analysis was done by using Arc GIS 10.7. The findings indicated that the trend of crime increased through time in the city of Gondar. The distribution (pattern) of crime was high in the northern eastern, north- western and central part of the study. Crime severe places are open spaces, commercial centers, hotels, pensions and grocery, roads that have no street light and areas with rivers, streams and waste disposal tubes..