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Fig. 9 Crime victim type mapped to degree grid squares covering Brazil (as % for each grid
square): a Property; b Person; c Murder; d Attempted murder; e Quarrels or Fights; f Atrocity;
g Abuse of authority; h Domestic violence. Legend same as for Fig.
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Figure
8
maps each of the 5 identified types of crime by degree grid cell. The
effect of using grid cells on coverage is immediately apparent, laying bare the
misleading ''full'' coverage maps by state in Fig.
4
(i.e. there is a greater idea of
where crime is occurring, whilst still enjoying the benefits of aggregation). There
is also far richer data on variation of crime type due to the finer effective resolution
of the degree grid cell. In the case of the southern state areas, it reveals the
prevalence of robbery and violence there, not apparent in Fig.
4
aorb.
Figure
9
maps each of the 8 identified crime victim types by degree grid cell.
As well as more accurate picture of coverage described with the crime type maps,
an emphasis on the top crime victim types (person, property, murder) in the north
east and south (again not overly apparent in the state maps) is pronounced here.
Figure
10
maps each of the 13 identified settings in which crime incidents occur
by degree grid cell. For the top three settings (thoroughfare, place of residence,
