RT Article
T1 Theft Victimization in Urban Settings: Comparison of Tourist and Resident Case Profiles
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 70
IS 11
SP 3102
OP 3126
A1 Marteache, Nerea
A1 Trinidad, Alexander
A2 Trinidad, Alexander
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1900828286
AB The relationship between urban tourism and crime has been well documented, although a focus on the specifics of tourist victimization is lacking. This study explores police-recorded thefts against urban tourists in the city of Barcelona (Spain). We apply Conjunctive Analysis of Case Configurations to a large data sample to uncover victimization case profiles and the context in which crimes are committed. Comparisons to resident victimization reveal that the case profiles most likely to result in a tourist being the victim of theft have predominantly female, young targets, and occur mostly at restaurants/bars and during the Summer. Future research should examine victimization trends while accounting for time spent in different settings, and compare self-protective behaviors taken by tourists and residents.
K1 conjunctive analysis of case configurations
K1 urban tourism
K1 victim profiles
K1 Thefts
K1 tourist victimization
DO 10.1177/00111287231163100