Features of the environment including activity nodes and the level of connectivity in spaces help offenders develop awareness spaces for criminal opportunities. Based on arguments forwarded by Felson, the current study argues these environmental features also facilitate convergence spaces that promote interaction among offenders that increase the likelihood of group crime. Data include street connectivity measures from the Environmental Protection Agency and publicly available arrest information from Baltimore City (2013–16). Findings provide support for the influence of certain activity nodes and pedestrian-oriented street connectivity in explaining group crime. The discussion evaluates how crime pattern theory can be extended to understand the social nature of crime.

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将犯罪模式理论置于共同犯罪的解释中：考虑区域级收敛空间

包括活动节点和空间连通性在内的环境特征有助于犯罪者发展犯罪机会的意识空间。根据费尔森提出的论点，目前的研究认为，这些环境特征也促进了融合空间，促进了犯罪者之间的互动，从而增加了集体犯罪的可能性。数据包括环境保护署的街道连通性措施和巴尔的摩市的公开逮捕信息（2013-16 年）。研究结果为某些活动节点和面向行人的街道连通性在解释群体犯罪方面的影响提供了支持。讨论评估了如何扩展犯罪模式理论以理解犯罪的社会性质。