Fast food restaurants and convenience stores: using sales volume to explain crime patterns in Seattle

This study investigates how convenience stores and fast food restaurants influence crime patterns over time. Using sales volume data from fast food restaurants and convenience stores, we examine streetblock crime levels over a seven year period in Seattle using multilevel models. Results demonstrate...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Askey, Amber Perenzin (Author)
Contributors: Taylor, Ralph B. ; Groff, Elizabeth Ruth
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Crime & delinquency
Year: 2018, Volume: 64, Issue: 14, Pages: 1836-1857
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Keywords:
Convenience stores
Crime rate
Fast food restaurants
Land use
Multilevel models
Straßenkriminalität
Street crime