Preliminary evidence points to the value of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) data in identifying locations of drug activity, violence, and disorder in communities. A critical review conducted in 2016 by Taylor and colleagues determined that ambulance data are a unique supplement in understanding community violence, particularly with respect to violent crime locations. Since 2016, several additional studies that use EMS data to understand crime hot spots of violence as well as drug activity have been published. This systematic review is an effort to update what is known about the use of EMS data in diagnosing and understanding micro-places concentrated with drug activity or violence. Overall, we identify 21 studies that utilize EMS data to identify micro-place concentrations of drug or violence, 12 of which also look at the extent to which these concentrations overlap with other data sources, primarily police data. We conclude EMS data should be considered by agencies and researchers when identifying micro-place concentrations for the prevention and reduction of drug and violence issues.

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使用紧急医疗服务数据确定暴力和毒品活动的集中度：综述


初步证据表明，紧急医疗服务 （EMS） 数据在识别社区中毒品活动、暴力和混乱地点方面的价值。Taylor 及其同事在 2016 年进行的一项关键审查确定，救护车数据是了解社区暴力的独特补充，尤其是在暴力犯罪地点方面。自 2016 年以来，已经发表了几项使用 EMS 数据来了解暴力犯罪热点和毒品活动的其他研究。本系统综述旨在更新对使用 EMS 数据诊断和理解集中于毒品活动或暴力的微观场所的已知信息。总体而言，我们确定了 21 项研究利用 EMS 数据来识别毒品或暴力的微观场所浓度，其中 12 项研究还研究了这些浓度与其他数据源（主要是警方数据）重叠的程度。我们得出结论，机构和研究人员在确定用于预防和减少毒品和暴力问题的微场所集中时应考虑 EMS 数据。