RT Article
T1 The promise and challenge of activity-based crime rates: a comparison of the USA, Canada, and Australia
JF European journal on criminal policy and research
VO 27
IS 3
SP 397
OP 395
A1 Vaughan, Adam D.
A1 Har, Timothy C.
A1 Hewitt, Ashley N.
A1 Felson, Marcus 1947-
A2 Har, Timothy C.
A2 Hewitt, Ashley N.
A2 Felson, Marcus 1947-
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1788029666
AB 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.
K1 exposure to risk
K1 Alternative crime rates
K1 Routine Activities
K1 Environmental Criminology
DO 10.1007/s10610-020-09461-4