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A consistent finding in criminology is that crime occurs and is concentrated at micro places within cities. To date, most efforts that revealed crime at micro places were completed for developed world settings. Here we draw on newspaper data to examine whether the law of crime concentration is relevant to the developing world city of Georgetown, Guyana. Our analysis showed that robberies and murders were concentrated on 2.77% and 1.96% of the city’s streets. Group-based trajectory analysis revealed an unstable relationship between street segments and crime occurrence, but two areas of Georgetown emerged as centers for robberies and murders. Despite Georgetown’s low population density relative to other Latin American cities, crime is concentrated to a few streets.

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are significantly changing the field of remote sensing. Seasoned scholars, enthusiasts, and novices alike are adapting UAVs to better understand our world. In this paper, we provide an overview of the implications of the continued integration of UAVs into civilian remote sensing. Our review suggests that UAV technical capabilities rival that of conventional airborne remote sensing, while the flexibility and agility of UAVs allow these devices to be used to study phenomena not previously possible. While commercially-built UAVs are favored in commercial applications, do-it-yourself forums are allowing scholars to benefit from these devices. But while there is excitement around UAVs, ethical, safety, and privacy concerns continue to linger. Therefore, in urging scholars to embrace UAV technologies, we caution them to take steps to ensure good choices are made so that both humanity and remote sensing can continue to benefit from the presence of these devices.