RT Article
T1 Determinants of reporting cybercrime: a comparison between identity theft, consumer fraud, and hacking
JF European journal of criminology
VO 16
IS 4
SP 486
OP 508
A1 Weijer, Steve G. A. van de 1987-
A2 Leukfeldt, E. R. 1982-
A2 Bernasco, Wim 1961-
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1669944239
AB Although the prevalence of cybercrime has increased rapidly, most victims do not report these offenses to the police. This is the first study that compares associations between victim characteristics and crime reporting behavior for traditional crimes versus cybercrimes. Data from four waves of a Dutch cross-sectional population survey are used (N = 97,186 victims). Results show that cybercrimes are among the least reported types of crime. Moreover, the determinants of crime reporting differ between traditional crimes and cybercrimes, between different types of cybercrime (that is, identity theft, consumer fraud, hacking), and between reporting cybercrimes to the police and to other organizations. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.
K1 Crime reporting
K1 Cybercrime
K1 Hacking
K1 Police
K1 Victims
K1 Cyberkriminalität
K1 Hacker
K1 Anzeigeverhalten
DO 10.1177/1477370818773610