RT Article
T1 Old habits die hard: assessing the validity of using homicide as an indicator of other violent crimes
JF European journal of criminology
VO 21
IS 3
SP 452
OP 466
A1 Breen, Jolien van
A2 Rabolini, Arnaldo
A2 Liem, Marieke 1982-
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1898080119
AB Homicide statistics are often used as an indicator for violent crime more generally. In this work, we evaluate the empirical support for this convention in a Western European context, specifically the Netherlands. Using data from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and from the Dutch Homicide Monitor, we compare homicide rates to rates of other violent crimes between 2010 and 2020. Results show that homicide and violent crimes are related in a general sense, but it is difficult to say what those relationships look like concretely. In other words, there is an empirical relationship between homicide and the overarching concept of violent crime, but relationships between homicide and individual violent crimes vary considerably. Based on these findings, we advise that researchers tread carefully when using homicide as an indicator of violent crime.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 463-465
K1 Crime indicator
K1 Homicide
K1 Quantitative Analysis
K1 Violent Crime