Spatial Modeling in Neighborhood and Crime Studies: An Empirical Examination.

We theoretically discuss why addressing spatial dependence is important and empirically demonstrate its methodological advantages in the context of neighborhood and crime studies. We found that as the uncertainty in measuring neighbors increases, the bias in the coefficient estimates increases. Howe...

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Published in:	Crime & Delinquency Vol. 72; no. 8; pp. 2185 - 2210
Main Authors:	Kim, Young-An, Jeong, Jongwoo
Format:	Article
Published:	Sage Publications Inc. Jul2026
Subjects:	Crime analysis Spatial behavior Neighborhoods Geographic spatial analysis Estimation bias Measurement uncertainty (Statistics) Spatial data structures
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