An Analysis on Spatial Distribution of Robbery Crimes in the Esfarayen City, North Khorasan province

Spatial analysis of such crimes can provide a clear geographical perspective for planning and policing management in the protection territoriesof urban areas. The main goal of the current research is the spatial analysis of theft crimes in Esfarayen city.

This inqury in terms of purpose, is of the type of applied research, and in terms of methodological approach, it is based on description and spatial analysis. The area under study is the city of Esfarayen, located in North Khorasan province. The data used includes 945 cases of theft crimes in a one-year period, from 21-3-2021 to 3-3-2022, which were received from the police force command of Esfarayen city. Excel and ArcGIS software were used for data analysis.

Most of the shop thefts are related to the central core of the city (ImamKhomeini and Motahari Streets). In terms of car theft, the most thefts in the central core of the city are (Taleghani, ImamReza, ImamKhomeini, Motahari, Farumandi, Moalem, and Valiasr streets). Important thefts Most of the houses happened in more prosperous neighborhoods and the theft of private places occurred on ImamKhomeini, Motahari, SheikhAzari, the beginning of ValiAsr and the beginning of ImamReza streets, and the theft of car accessories occurred on ImamKhomeini-ImamReza-Talqani-Moalem and Motahari streets.

according to the findings, the spatial patterns of the formation of theft hot spots in the city of Esfarayen are affected by the decline of economic indicators, social and cultural problems, poverty, Drugs addiction, divorce, unemployment and urban marginalization.