CRIME PATTERN AND DISTRIBUTION IN REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT: A CASE OF CRIME HOT-SPOT AREAS OF OSUN STATE, SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA

• Main Author: Yusuf Alapata AHMED
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Editura Universitatii din Oradea 2020-02-01
• Series: Analele Universităţii din Oradea: Seria Geografie
• Subjects: crime distribution; black-spots; pattern; ancestral-homes; government; osun state
• Online Access: http://istgeorelint.uoradea.ro/Reviste/Anale/Art/2020-1/auog.301104-828.pdf

This work assessed the pattern and distribution of criminal activities in Osun State Nigeria. It selected ten famous black-spots crime-area in the State using structured questionnaires and secondary data for household-heads and security outfits to obtain relevant data. Factor analysis and multiple regression techniques were employed to analyse data obtained.The findings indicated that most urban residents exhibited a significant higher-level of uncertainties but still want to remain in their ancestral-homes. Suggestions were put forward to governments and security agencies to play priority roles in securing people in their residential areas to conform to other cities of the world.