Analysis of the relationship of the spatial distribution of crimes with tourism centers and police centers (case study: the coastal strip of Mazandaran province)

The aim of the current research is to analyze the spatial distribution pattern of crimes and identify crime hotspots and investigate its spatial relationship with tourist centers and police centers in order to facilitate and optimize police management and reduce crimes on the coasts of Mazandaran province.

First, using the methods of spatial statistics and kernel density, the spatial distribution pattern of crimes, tourist centers, and police centers has been analyzed in ArcGIS software. Then, with the regression method, the spatial relationship between the amount of crimes with tourist centers and police centers has been checked in IDRISI TerrSet software.

According to the results, crimes, tourism centers, and police centers are distributed in a cluster pattern on the coasts of Mazandaran province and have an east-west distribution. Also, the main centers of crimes are located in the cities of Babolsar, Faridunkenar, Mahmudabad, Noor-Alamdeh, Nowshahr-Chalus, Tonekabon-Khorramabad and Ramsar; The main centers of tourism centers are located in the cities of Babolsar, Nowshahr-Chalos and Katalem-Sadat Shahr-Ramsar, and the main centers of police centers are located in the cities of Nowshahr-Chalos. The correlation between the spatial distribution of crimes and tourism centers is 0.87. Also, the correlation between the spatial distribution of crimes and police centers is 0.8.

The creation of tourist police on the coasts as an effective measure in reducing the amount of crimes and strengthening the security of tourists in the coastal areas is presented as the main proposal of the current research.