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crime hot spots  

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  • Academic interest in crime hot spots developed from research suggesting that micro-level variation in crime existed within communities. The observation that the distribution of crime varied within neighborhoods has existed for some time. [Source: Encyclopedia of Criminological Theory; Crime Hot Spots]

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