DBSCAN vs. ESRI Getis-Ord Gi*

Where crashes pile up is not where people get hurt.

Crash volume and crash severity point to different streets. Only the Gi* analysis can tell them apart.

Same clusters, two answers

DBSCAN: crash volume

Circle area scales with crashes. Solid rings are the 20 busiest clusters.

Top 20 by volumeOther clusters5, 8, 12 min to trauma care

ESRI Gi*: severity hot spots

Severity-weighted z-score in a 3 km band. Size follows |z|.

Hot, p < 0.05Hot, p < 0.10ColdNot significant

Why the Gi* map is the one to trust

The busiest clusters are not the most dangerous

Volume rank vs. severity rank

Each line runs from a cluster's DBSCAN volume rank to its Gi* rank. Red lines are Gi* hot spots; dark lines are the 20 busiest clusters.

Who reaches trauma care in time

Drive time from the nearest Level-1 adult trauma center, from ArcGIS Network Analyst service areas.

The hot spots DBSCAN ranks low

ClusterCommunity areaCrashesVolume rankFatalSevereGi* zpTrauma access