Abstract

In this study, we developed a computational model to simulate the number of arrests made by police when using mobile police bases. For a simulation period of twelve months, the results showed that the use of more mobile bases did not always lead to more arrests. Moreover, it was observed that if an equal distribution of police officers might jeopardize the number of arrests. We proposed an unbalancing model in order to promote the police workload distribution. The simulation showed that the model can produce beneficial results with only a negligible imbalance.