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Spatial patterns of gun seizures, shootings and open drug scenes in Stockholm.
Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Criminology (KR).ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2955-1223
Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Criminology (KR).ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9751-7561
Spatial patterns.
2023 (English)In: The Stockholm Criminology Symposium, Stockholm, June 12-14, 2023., Stockholm: The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå) , 2023Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

There is a surge in gun violence in Sweden. Prior research has shown how these expressions of violence tend to be concentrated in space. For instance, there is an increased risk of a shooting occurring in close proximity to a prior shooting in the three largest cities in Sweden, especially at open drug scenes (ODS) in socially disadvantaged areas. Furthermore, prior research has found a clear spatial connection between shootings and the presence of ODS in Stockholm. However, less is known about the patterns of gun seizures. How does spatial patterns of gun seizures overlap with shootings and the presence of ODS and how can these be used to advance police practice? Such questions are important to add nuance to the overarching view on “gun violence”. The present study aims to explore the questions by converging three types of data drawn from the Stockholm region: one on gun seizures, one on gun incidents and another on the presence of ODS. With the use of spatial data analyses, we learn whether there are systematic differences in the patterns of gun seizures, gun incidents and the presence of ODS. The importance of nuanced data and how the results can be used by the police in their strategic work is discussed. The results may advance both police activities towards gang criminality and future research on gun violence.

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Stockholm: The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå) , 2023.
Keywords [en]
gun seizures, guns, open drug scenes, shooting, Stockholm, police
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Law Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
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Criminology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-60842OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-60842DiVA, id: diva2:1769048
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The Stockholm Criminology Symposium, Stockholm, June 12-14, 2023. 
Available from: 2023-06-16 Created: 2023-06-16 Last updated: 2023-10-19Bibliographically approved

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Magnusson, Mia-MariaChrysoulakis, Alberto P.

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