College
Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
Date of Last Revision
2025-06-04 12:48:27
Major
Criminal Intelligence Analysis
Honors Course
CRJU 498
Number of Credits
3
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2025
Abstract
This Honors Project presents both a methodological and data-driven approach to analyzing, calculating, and enhancing the camera coverage on The University of Akron's (UA) campus using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The project uses spatial crime mapping with camera coverage analysis to support The University of Akron Police Department (UAPD) in determining surveillance gaps and suggesting strategic improvements. The goal is to develop a replicable framework for evaluating and improving camera coverage in crime hotspots using spatial analysis and viewshed analysis. The findings in this project give a usable guide for using data to improve security camera placement according to maps of crime hotspots.
Research Sponsor
Shanon Donnelly
First Reader
Sarah St. George
Second Reader
Noah Fritz
Honors Faculty Advisor
David Licate
Proprietary and/or Confidential Information
No
Recommended Citation
Stewart, AJ, "Methodological and Data-Driven Approaches for Analyzing and Enhancing Campus Camera Coverage at the University of Akron" (2025). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 2049.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/2049
Included in
Models and Methods Commons, Other Political Science Commons, Other Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons, Science and Technology Studies Commons
Comments
This project did work around an NDA, but all apsects of the data used has been redacted or removed myself to not break the NDA.