Including tourists in crime rate calculations for new casino jurisdictions: What difference does it make?

One way to analyze the effect of tourism on crime is to include the average number of visitors in the denominator used to calculate community crime rates. Modified crime rates were computed for 7 new casino jurisdictions and compared with traditional crime rates based on the resident population. A p...

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VerfasserInnen: Giacopassi, David J. (VerfasserIn) ; Stitt, B. Grant (VerfasserIn) ; Nichols, Mark (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2000
In: American journal of criminal justice
Jahr: 2000, Band: 24, Heft: 2, Seiten: 203-215
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Street Crime
Casino Gambling
Atlantic City
Crime Statistic
Crime Rate
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Zusammenfassung:One way to analyze the effect of tourism on crime is to include the average number of visitors in the denominator used to calculate community crime rates. Modified crime rates were computed for 7 new casino jurisdictions and compared with traditional crime rates based on the resident population. A preand postcasino comparison indicates a minority of Part I crimes increased significantly regardless of which crime rate was used. While a majority of Part II crimes rose significantly when using the traditional crime rate, fewer than half the modified crime rates displayed any gains. It appears that a large concentration of casinos with a concomitant increase in tourism leads to an increase in Part II crimes.
ISSN:1936-1351
DOI:10.1007/BF02887593