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Table 4 Top 7 keywords per topic and associated probabilities

From: Unsupervised identification of crime problems from police free-text data

Topic

Top 7 keywords and associated probabilities

1

Make (0.18); enter (0.15); remove (0.14); unseen (0.12); approach (0.06); insecure (0.05); direction (0.05);

2

Police (0.05); foot (0.04); male (0.03); witness (0.03); disturbed (0.02); occupant (0.02); hears (0.02);

3

Door (0.18); front (0.08); makes (0.08); enters (0.05); insecure (0.05); bed (0.04); approaches (0.04);

4

Door (0.2); force (0.1); open (0.06); bodily (0.04); bodily_force (0.04); wooden (0.04); garage (0.04);

5

Lock (0.18); handle (0.05); euro (0.04); entry (0.04); snap (0.04); profile (0.04); attack (0.03);

6

Area (0.16); premises (0.11); attacked (0.1); residential (0.09); dwelling (0.07); road (0.07); situated (0.05);

7

Attacked (0.07); premises (0.07); dwelling (0.07); quiet (0.04); detached (0.04); offender (0.04); sac (0.03);

8

Address (0.1); home (0.04); key (0.03); leaves (0.02); returns (0.02); whilst (0.02); aggrieved (0.01);

9

Vehicle (0.12); keys (0.11); house (0.06); car (0.06); locked (0.05); secure (0.05); driveway (0.04);

10

Entry (0.24); gain (0.17); make (0.14); direction (0.08); unseen (0.07); approach (0.07); times (0.05);

11

House (0.16); terraced (0.08); front (0.07); attacked (0.07); back (0.06); mid (0.06); terrace (0.06);

12

Damage (0.11); entry (0.09); causing (0.08); gained (0.07); implement (0.05); jemmy (0.04); frame (0.04);

13

Made (0.11); removed (0.11); entry (0.08); times (0.07); direction (0.07); means (0.07); approached (0.06);

14

Room (0.14); living (0.09); kitchen (0.08); living_room (0.07); bedroom (0.04); left (0.04); front (0.02);

15

Detached (0.18); semi (0.17); semi_detached (0.15); side (0.11); house (0.1); attacked (0.05); residential (0.04);

16

Floor (0.17); flat (0.14); ground (0.1); escape (0.06); good (0.06); good_escape (0.05); premises (0.03);

17

Door (0.32); locus (0.18); front (0.17); times (0.12); dates (0.03); leave (0.03); date (0.02);

18

Window (0.24); person (0.14); open (0.1); kitchen (0.06); rear (0.05); climb (0.04); bedroom (0.04);

19

Search (0.22); untidy (0.11); items (0.07); egress (0.07); tidy (0.07); rooms (0.06); removing (0.05);

20

Rear (0.11); window (0.11); smash (0.07); glass (0.06); alarm (0.04); large (0.04); reach (0.02);

21

Rear (0.24); garden (0.16); patio (0.07); doors (0.06); gate (0.04); access (0.03); side (0.03);