Gregory Breetzke

About Gregory Breetzke

Gregory Breetzke, With an exceptional h-index of 26 and a recent h-index of 22 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Pretoria, specializes in the field of Criminology, Geography, Psychology.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

A cross-national spatial study of crime using variables informed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

The ‘contestation of crime’: Using a spatial theory of crime to examine livestock theft among small-scale farmers in Swartruggens, North West province

Examining the relationship between basic service delivery provision and dissatisfaction with the performance of local government in Gauteng (South Africa).

A street segment analysis of crime in a township: evidence from South Africa

The Mongrel Mob or Head Hunters? The association between neighbourhood-level factors on different types of gang membership in Aotearoa/New Zealand

Linear hotspot detection for a point pattern in the vicinity of a linear network

Gang membership and gang crime in New Zealand: A national study identifying spatial risk factors

The spatial relationship between tuberculosis and alcohol outlets in the township of Mamelodi, South Africa

Gregory Breetzke Information

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Citations(all)

2179

Citations(since 2020)

1500

Cited By

1137

hIndex(all)

26

hIndex(since 2020)

22

i10Index(all)

44

i10Index(since 2020)

37

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Gregory Breetzke Skills & Research Interests

Criminology

Geography

Psychology

Top articles of Gregory Breetzke

A cross-national spatial study of crime using variables informed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

International Criminal Justice Review

2023/9

Gregory Breetzke
Gregory Breetzke

H-Index: 17

The ‘contestation of crime’: Using a spatial theory of crime to examine livestock theft among small-scale farmers in Swartruggens, North West province

South African Geographical Journal

2023/4/3

Examining the relationship between basic service delivery provision and dissatisfaction with the performance of local government in Gauteng (South Africa).

Abstracts of the ICA

2023/1/1

Gregory Breetzke
Gregory Breetzke

H-Index: 17

A street segment analysis of crime in a township: evidence from South Africa

Police Practice and Research

2023/9/3

The Mongrel Mob or Head Hunters? The association between neighbourhood-level factors on different types of gang membership in Aotearoa/New Zealand

Journal of Criminology

2022/12

Linear hotspot detection for a point pattern in the vicinity of a linear network

Spatial Statistics

2022/10/1

Gang membership and gang crime in New Zealand: A national study identifying spatial risk factors

Criminal Justice and Behavior

2022/8

The spatial relationship between tuberculosis and alcohol outlets in the township of Mamelodi, South Africa

African Health Sciences

2022/7/29

The vagaries of variables: Towards a standardised approach for variable selection in spatial crime research

Methodological Innovations

2022/7

The Necessary Yet Nebulous Nature of the Informal Security Sector in South Africa

2022/6/23

Gregory Breetzke
Gregory Breetzke

H-Index: 17

Is green space associated with reduced crime? A national-scale study from the Global South

Science of the total environment

2022/6/15

The association between weather and crime in a township setting in South Africa

International journal of biometeorology

2022/5

Gregory Breetzke
Gregory Breetzke

H-Index: 17

The academic staff profile of Geographers at higher education institutions (HEIs) in South Africa: the challenges for transformation

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

2022/4/3

The relationship between City “greenness” and homicide in the US: evidence over a 30-year period

Environment and Behavior

2022/2

Demographic and socio-economic risk factors associated with self-reported TB

The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

2022/1/1

Gregory Breetzke
Gregory Breetzke

H-Index: 17

“Here be dragons!” The gross under‐representation of the Global South on editorial boards in Geography

The Geographical Journal

2021/12

Gregory Breetzke
Gregory Breetzke

H-Index: 17

Spatio-temporal patterns and changes in environmental attitudes and place attachment in Gauteng, South Africa

Geo-spatial Information Science

2021/10/2

Waste disposal practices in low-income settlements of South Africa

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

2021/8/2

Gregory Breetzke
Gregory Breetzke

H-Index: 17

Building neighbourhood-level resilience to crime: The case of Khayelitsha, South Africa

South African Geographical Journal

2021/7/6

A global analysis of the impact of COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions on crime

Nature Human Behaviour

2021/7

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