Analysis of the Relationship between Citizen Reports and Local Crime Occurrence Trends

Abstract

In order for local government and police authority to effectively prevent local crimes, under financial and human constraints surrounding the local government, it is important to appropriately share roles and collaborate with local residents, after understanding whether or not the “local eyes” by residents works. However, since the “local eyes” are intangible attitudes and actions of residents, it is difficult to estimate them quantitatively. In this study, based on the understanding of that the behavior of reporting by citizen report system represents a part of the function of “local eyes” in a region, the relationship between the citizen report rate via citizen report system and the crime rate were analyzed. Then, it aimed to clarify that it is possible to estimate whether or not the “local eyes” actually functions by analyzing the rate of citizen report. In conclusion, this study revealed that in urban areas and commercial areas, there is a correlation between the citizen report rate and the crime rate, and it is possible to estimate whether the “local eye” works.