Agent-Based and Population-Based Simulation of Displacement of Crime (extended abstract)

acement of Crime (extended abstract) Tibor Bosse and Charlotte Gerritsen and Mark Hoogendoorn and S. Waqar Jaffry and Jan Treur1 Within Criminology, the process of crime displacement is usually explained by referring to the interaction of three types of agents: criminals, passers-by, and guardians. Most existing simulation models of this process are agent-based. However, when the number of agents considered becomes large, population-based simulation has computational advantages over agent-based simulation. This paper presents both an agent-based and a population-based simulation model of crime displacement, and reports a comparative evaluation of the two models. In addition, an approach is put forward to analyse the behaviour of both models by means of formal techniques.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: ECAI
• Authors: Tibor Bosse, Charlotte Gerritsen, Mark Hoogendoorn, S. Waqar Jaffry, Jan Treur
• Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Crime Displacement, ECAI 2008, Population-based Simulation, Simulation Model