The promise and challenge of activity-based crime rates: a comparison of the USA, Canada, and Australia

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Alternatives to population-based crime rates were first introduced in 1965. Activity-based crime rates derive numerator data from activity-specific crime events, then match these to time spent in the same activities. Activity-based rates can produce a vastly different picture of risk, not captured b...

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Autor principal: Vaughan, Adam D. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Har, Timothy C. ; Hewitt, Ashley N. ; Felson, Marcus 1947-
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2021
En: European journal on criminal policy and research
Año: 2021, Volumen: 27, Número: 3, Páginas: 397-395
Acceso en línea: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Palabras clave:
exposure to risk
Alternative crime rates
Routine Activities
Environmental Criminology
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Sumario:Alternatives to population-based crime rates were first introduced in 1965. Activity-based crime rates derive numerator data from activity-specific crime events, then match these to time spent in the same activities. Activity-based rates can produce a vastly different picture of risk, not captured by population-based rates. Given that numerator and denominator data may be drawn from different sources using different methods, these rates can create a matching challenge. Yet, dramatic results justify that effort. This paper offers new activity-based crime rate calculations for Canada and Australia, then relates these to prior estimates in the USA. Despite data variations among the three nations, activity-based crime rates give us an overall understanding of crime risk not captured by population-based rates.
ISSN:1572-9869
DOI:10.1007/s10610-020-09461-4