%T Malicious hoax calls and suspicious fires: an examination of their spatial and temporal dynamics %A Jonathan Corcoran %I Australian Institute of Criminology %D 2013 %U https://apo.org.au/node/34937 %X Malicious hoax calls for service and suspicious fires are a significant burden to the community financially and in the potential danger they present, yet little is known about the dynamics associated with their prevalence. The present research is the first of its kind in Australia to comprehensively examine these offences using unit-level location data supplied by the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service. The aim of this research is to identify the temporal and spatial patterning of malicious hoax calls and suspicious fires. %9 Report