Crime seasonality: examining the temporal fluctuations of property crime in cities with varying climates

This study investigates whether crime patterns fluctuate periodically throughout the year using data containing different property crime types in two Canadian cities with differing climates. Using police report data, a series of ordinary least squares (OLS; Vancouver, British Columbia) and negative...

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Main Author: Linning, Shannon J. (Author)
Contributors: Andresen, Martin A. ; Brantingham, Paul J.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
Year: 2017, Volume: 61, Issue: 16, Pages: 1866-1891
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Keywords:
Klima
Wetterverhältnisse
Wetterbedingter Verbrechensanstieg
Jahreszeit
Eigentumsdelikte
Crime seasonality
Climate
Weather
Property crime
Routine activities theory
Routine Activity Theorie