Abstract: This study examined the spatial dimensions of human security in Kwara State, Nigeria, using a multivariate clustering approach embedded within a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) framework. Drawing on standardized indicators across six dimensions: economic, food, health, personal, political, and environmental security. The analysis identifies three major clusters of vulnerability and resilience across the State’s sixteen Local Government Areas (LGAs). Results reveal that multidimensional hotspots, including Ilorin South and Ifelodun LGAs, face overlapping challenges such as high unemployment (R² = 0.67), limited agricultural land (R² = 0.68), and high crime rates (e.g., armed robbery, R² = 0.92), while coldspots like Ekiti and Patigi LGAs show relative stability across indicators. The study concludes that insecurity in Kwara is both spatially concentrated and thematically interconnected, demanding policy responses that move beyond aggregated, State-level strategies. By operationalizing a replicable, data-driven methodology, the study contributes to the advancement of spatially targeted governance and reinforces the value of geospatial diagnostics in human security planning across subnational contexts in Nigeria and beyond. The study, therefore, recommends that the Kwara State Government, through its Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, adopt spatially disaggregated, evidence-based policies in collaboration with local councils. Such place-sensitive planning is essential to address localized vulnerabilities and to ensure equitable security outcomes across the State
Key words: GIS, Human security, Multivariate clustering, Policy, and Spatial analysis.