Gis Application In Identifying The Property Crime Hot Spot In Kuching, Sarawak

Property crime is one of the index crime categories that most frequently reported in Malaysia compared to violent crime. Kuching districts have the highest property crime cases compared to the other districts in Sarawak from 2015-2017. This study aims to identify the property crime hot spot in Kuching, Sarawak. The null hypothesis in this study present that there is no spatial clustering of similar value exist. In this study, the property crime data from 2015-2017 were analyzed using Getis-Ord Gi* via ArcMap 10.3 software. The finding shows 5 station sectors were classified as hot spots of property crime for two years from 2015 to 2016, involving sectors under the administration of Police Station Gita, Satok and Sekama. In 2017, the analysis shows that the hot spots area was reduced to 4 sectors which belong under the administration of Police Station Gita, Sekama and Padungan. The results of this study show that the Getis-Ord Gi* analysis is appropriate to identify the concerns in the study conducted as this technique help in identifying hot spots with statistically significant value. From this study, the hot spot area of property crime in Kuching Sarawak can be located as well assisting the Royal Malaysia Police and the Local Authorities to take action to prevent the property crime in the hot spot areas and bring into reality the safe city to live. Besides, this study also helps to reveal the changes in property crime hot spots and allow assessment of the effectiveness of crime prevention measures in the study area.