A Biplot Analysis of Crime Victimizations in the Rural Areas of Dutsin-Ma/Kurfi Federal Constituency, Katsina State, Nigeria
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33003/fjorae.2024.0102.01Keywords:
Biplot,, Principal component analysis,, Crime victimization survey,, Rural areas,, BanditryAbstract
Victimization from criminal activities is an inevitable phenomenon at all ages of human existence. However, the growing sophisticated violent and organized criminal activities in Nigeria have resulted in leveling the country with a soaring crime rates. Many manageable crimes from rural areas were metamorphosing to sophisticated crimes because little is known about them as the result of under-reporting to the police. To complement the Nigeria crime statistics, this work conducted crime victimization survey in the rural areas of Dutsin-Ma/Kurfi Federal Constituency during the last quarter of 2023. The crimes were banditry, rape, murder, theft, burglary, robbery, fraud and assault. A biplot method of principal component analysis was used to simultaneously display the crimes and the relative position of the wards and villages. The results show a significant correlation between banditry, rape and murder that indicates the activities of banditry transcends to occasional murder and raping. The eastern part of the constituency enjoys relative peace and security because of lower crime concentrations, while the western part that neighbour forest reserves suffers from high crime concentrations and in particular the widespread of banditry. The most vulnerable areas are Sanawa, Kuki B and Dabawa wards in Dutsin-Ma local government area, and Wurma A and B, Kurfi A, Bambadawa and Danmarke wards in Kurfi local government area. It was also observed that the prevalence of theft and burglary is related to urbanization. The government should consider urban and socio-economic related problems and the impact of forest reserves in controlling urban related crimes and in fighting banditry in the North-western part of Nigeria, respectively
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