Locations of Motor Vehicle Theft and Recovery

In a community-level analysis, this study examines risky locations for motor vehicle theft in Louisville, Kentucky from 2004 to 2007. Maps will display clustering patterns, density, displacement of motor vehicle thefts and relationships with spatial attributes and neighborhood characteristics. Clust...

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Main Author: Suresh, Geetha (Author)
Contributors: Tewksbury, Richard
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
In: American journal of criminal justice
Year: 2013, Volume: 38, Issue: 2, Pages: 200-215
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Keywords:
Auto crime attractor
Clustering patterns
Parking lots
Social Disorganization
Auto Theft
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Summary:In a community-level analysis, this study examines risky locations for motor vehicle theft in Louisville, Kentucky from 2004 to 2007. Maps will display clustering patterns, density, displacement of motor vehicle thefts and relationships with spatial attributes and neighborhood characteristics. Clustering indicates heavy concentration of motor vehicle theft and recovery in the neighborhoods characterized by indicators of social disorganization (poverty, unemployment, vacant houses). Parking lots belonging to churches in a socially disorganized neighborhood are also an auto crime attractor.
ISSN:1936-1351
DOI:10.1007/s12103-012-9161-7