Effect of type and amount of urban land use in the formation of spatial patterns of crime (Case Study: police station within 15 Kampolo)

Today, in the all the cities around the world, in particular in the metropolitans, the crimes and offenses are dramatically increasing that has concerned both citizens and urban authorities.It seems the kind of relationship between the land use and its distribution throughout the city, including have increased the social vulnerability and crimes in the cities. Ahvaz is those of macro cities facing critically with these problems. the present study was to determine the type and extent of urban land use in the formation of spatial patterns of crime in the police station is 15 Ahwaz. This study was a descriptive-analytical. The GIS software was used for data analysis. The results showed an average of crimes in Kampolo the geographical center of the station (Enghelab street) matches. The theft-related charges in the range of distribution and the main foci detected Daghari streets (Lashkar), Hatef (Kian), Bani Hashim and the hospital Ayatollah Karami and West Terminal (Enghelab Square) is. The type and amount of land within the station 15 has an impact on the creation of context, theft crimes. The greatest crime of robbery in the area next to the police station occurred in residential applications. Finally, based on the research findings, recommendations for the management of physical abnormalities and reduced delinquency rate in the limits of the study were presented.