Absence of Street Lighting May Prevent Vehicle Crime, but Spatial and Temporal Displacement Remains a Concern

Objectives This paper estimates the effect of changes in street lighting at night on levels of crime at street-level. Analyses investigate spatial and temporal displacement of crime into adjacent streets. Methods Offense data (burglaries, robberies, theft of and theft from vehicles, and violent crim...

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Main Author: Tompson, Lisa (Author)
Contributors: Steinbach, Rebecca ; Johnson, Shane D. ; Teh, Chun Siong ; Perkins, Chloe ; Edwards, Phil ; Armstrong, Benedict
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 2023, Volume: 39, Issue: 3, Pages: 603-623
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