The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Robbed: Inequality in U.S. Criminal Victimization, 1974–2000

This paper investigates inequality in criminal victimization in the United States over the past quarter century. By analyzing data from the National Crime Victimization Survey, it shows that the crime drop since the early 1970s has benefited upper-income households much more than the poor, so that c...

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Main Author: Thacher, David (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2004
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 2004, Volume: 20, Issue: 2, Pages: 89-116
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