Crime and economic activity. A panel data approach

We use aggregate data from 42 police force areas to examine the relationship between economic factors and property crime. The change in unemployment is seen to impact positively on four types of criminal activity examined. A widening of the distribution of weekly earnings of full-time manual men (a...

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VerfasserInnen: Witt, Robert (Verfasst von) ; Clarke, Alan (Verfasst von) ; Fielding, Nigel 1950- (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Druck Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 1999
In: The British journal of criminology
Jahr: 1999, Band: 39, Heft: 3, Seiten: 391-400
Verfügbarkeit prüfen: HBZ Gateway
Schlagwörter:
Arbeitslosigkeit
England
Entwicklung
Kraftfahrzeugdiebstahl
Kriminalität
Ökonomik
Wohnungseinbruch
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Zusammenfassung:We use aggregate data from 42 police force areas to examine the relationship between economic factors and property crime. The change in unemployment is seen to impact positively on four types of criminal activity examined. A widening of the distribution of weekly earnings of full-time manual men (a measure of wage inequality) and increases in cars per capita (a measure of the availability of thievable property) lead to increases in crime. We also find evidence that increases in the size of the police force reduce property crime
ISSN:0007-0955