Arc routing problems (ARPs) are defined and introduced. Following a brief history of
developments in this area of research, different types of ARPs are described that are …

Police patrol is an effective crime prevention tool and boosts public confidence in urban
security. Many interesting decision making problems appear in route design, resource …

Urban safety and security play a crucial role in improving life quality of citizen and the
sustainable development of urban. Traditional urban crime research focused on leveraging …

Drones are increasingly adopted for policing in many countries, as they can aid police
officers to detect hazards and respond to incidents with timely and low-cost services …

In this work, we investigate a generalization of the classical capacitated arc routing problem,
called the Multi-depot Capacitated Arc Routing Problem (MCARP). We give exact and …

In this commentary we reflect on the potential and power of geographical analysis, as a set
of methods, theoretical approaches, and perspectives, to increase our understanding of how …

Safe and secure vehicle routing problems refer to the transportation of dangerous (eg,
flammable liquids) or valuable goods (eg, cash), the surveillance of streets (eg, police …

Scientists have an enduring interest in understanding urban crime and developing security
strategies for mitigating this problem. This chapter reviews the progress made in this topic …

Dynamic changes in traffic conditions cause spatiotemporal variation in traffic monitoring
demand. It is, therefore, necessary to conduct efficient road monitoring to identify dynamic …

In security games, the patrolling problem is usually modeled as a Stackelberg game to
obtain patrol schemes. However, solving Stackelberg games is challenging, as the player …