Hot spots in time: Overview

Crime and disorder patterns occur across time as well as space. Types of time analysis can include,

• exploring the change in crime over a number of months and years

• the relationship of seasonality on the activity of certain crimes and disorder incidents

• crime and disorder activity by days of the week

• crime and disorder activity by times of day.

Exploring temporal changes can help to identify if hotspots in crime and disorder occur over time. This information can help to generate a better understating of the local crime and disorder problem, aiding the targeting of resources to crime reduction focus areas.