Implementation of the Self Organizing Maps (SOMS) Method in Grouping Provinces in Indonesia Based on the Number of Crimes by Type of Crime

Crime cases are often the main topic of daily news in various media in Indonesia. Some of these crime cases are detrimental to the surrounding community and some are detrimental and these actions cannot be avoided in human life because they have become one type of social phenomenon. To protect the community by providing a sense of security and peace, the Indonesian government, especially the police, must pay attention to conditions like this. The results of this study used the Self Organizing Maps (SOMs) method to obtain 3 clusters with the characteristics of each cluster. The first cluster with a low impact crime rate consists of 29 provinces. The second cluster with a moderate impact consists of 3 provinces showing the most dominant crime rate, namely crimes related to fraud, embezzlement, smuggling & corruption compared to other clusters. The third cluster with a high impact consists of 2 provinces with the most prominent characteristics by showing almost all indicators of the number of crimes according to the type of crime experiencing the highest average crime cases compared to other clusters.