RT Article
T1 Crime concentrations and micro places: An empirical test of the “law of crime concentration at places” in Belgium:
JF The Australian and New Zealand journal of criminology
VO 52
IS 3
SP 390
OP 410
A1 Hardyns, Wim
A1 Pauwels, Lieven JR
A1 Snaphaan, Thom
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1737755300
AB This study examines the extent to which crime concentrations occur at micro places, in order to test Weisburd’s law of crime concentration at places, in two large Belgian cities. Police-registered crime data for the period 2004-2012 were used. Analyses were conducted at the grid level (using 200 meters by 200 meters grid cells), as a proxy for behavior settings. This study assesses Weisburd’s theoretical proposition and by (partly) replicating prior empirical research, we conclude that the findings are in line with those from prior studies regarding crime concentration at micro places. Finally, opportunities and avenues for future research on crime places are discussed.
K1 Crime statistics
K1 Environmental criminology
K1 Grid
K1 Cells
K1 Law of crime concentration
K1 Micro places
DO 10.1177/0004865818807243