ABSTRACT
Previous studies have suggested that offenders often travel only small distances from home to commit crimes [1-5]. As long ago as 1942, Shaw and McKay [6] established that there was a limited area within which criminals offend, and that these areas were geographically close to the areas in which the offenders lived. However, to date, most research has concerned itself with case studies, such as the Yorkshire Ripper [5], or has considered the aggregates of offenders [2], neither of which are likely to be of any direct use as investigative aids. Very little research has concentrated upon criminal spatial ability at the individual level, and the possibility that it may be modelled precisely enough to contribute to investigations.
