Application of Participatory GIS in Crime Mapping of Ibadan North, Nigeria
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2020-12-16
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Routledge: Taylor and Francis Group
Abstract
This paper demonstrates the application of Participatory Geographic
Information System (PGIS) as a tool to present people’s local spatial knowledge
of crime in the form of 2-dimensional maps. This study adopted a
survey research design employing both primary and secondary data sources.
Primary data were collected through the administration of 96 copies
of questionnaires, and a Web-based PGIS map served as a data collection
instrument to collect spatial information on crime occurrences in the study
area. Secondary data were sourced from journals, reports and the Nigerian
Police Force. Results show that Mokola is a poor residential neighborhood
occupied mainly by self-employed and low-income business merchants. It
also reveals that Mokola experiences 689 percent more crime than would
be expected, given the distribution of crime in the study area. Also, crime
hotspots such as Roundabout junction, Dandaru hill, Darlington street
were identified by participants aiding knowledge of the crime pattern in
the study area. This study recommends natural surveillance as a concept of
Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) to keep potential
offenders under easy observation. In conclusion, this study offers a vital
link between the police and the general populace, one that has been
absent in times past.
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Crime, Participatory GIS, Urban growth, Urban planning, Urban surveillance
Citation
Abdullateef I. Bako, Olalekan Tolulope B. Aduloju, Dare J. Osewa, Abdulfatai O. Anofi & Aisha T. Abubakar-Karma (2021) Application of Participatory GIS in Crime Mapping of Ibadan North, Nigeria, Papers in Applied Geography, 7:2, 183-198, DOI: 10.1080/23754931.2020.1858446