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Kernel Density Bandwidth Specification in Neighborhood Violence Prevention Research.

Place-based interventions may reduce violence, but approaches for capturing nearby incidents using kernel density estimation (KDE) vary. KDE smooths geospatial point data, like crime incidents, using a user-specified bandwidth often selected through data-driven approaches that rely on the underlying...

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Published in:Journal of Urban Health Vol. 102; no. 6; pp. 1152 - 1163
Main Authors: Zewdie, Hiwot Y., Asa, Nicole, Rowhani-Rahbar, Ali, Morrison, Christopher N., Mooney, Stephen J.
Format: Article
Published: Springer Nature Dec2025
Subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Crime statistics
Empirical research
Violence prevention
Geospatial data
Probability density function
Statistics methodology
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