RT Article
T1 Spatial/temporal variations of crime: a routine activity theory perspective
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 62
IS 7
SP 1967
OP 1991
A1 Melo, Silas Nogueira de
A1 Pereira, Débora V. S.
A1 Andresen, Martin A.
A2 Pereira, Débora V. S.
A2 Andresen, Martin A.
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/158663061X
AB Temporal and spatial patterns of crime in Campinas, Brazil, are analyzed considering the relevance of routine activity theory in a Latin American context. We use geo-referenced criminal event data, 2010-2013, analyzing spatial patterns using census tracts and temporal patterns considering seasons, months, days, and hours. Our analyses include difference in means tests, count-based regression models, and Kulldorff’s scan test. We find that crime in Campinas, Brazil, exhibits both temporal and spatial-temporal patterns. However, the presence of these patterns at the different temporal scales varies by crime type. Specifically, not all crime types have statistically significant temporal patterns at all scales of analysis. As such, routine activity theory works well to explain temporal and spatial-temporal patterns of crime in Campinas, Brazil. However, local knowledge of Brazilian culture is necessary for understanding a portion of these crime patterns.
K1 Crime seasonality
K1 Temporal analysis
K1 Spatial analys
K1 Routine activity theory
K1 Brasilien
K1 Kriminelle
K1 Spatiotemporal analysis
DO 10.1177/0306624X17703654