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Where should police forces target their residential burglary reduction efforts? Using official victimisation data to predict burglary incidences at the neighbourhood level

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James Davison Hunter *
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Bethany Ward
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Andromachi Tseloni
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Ken Pease
DOI:10.1186/s40163-021-00144-xdelete
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Abstract

Abstract

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Expected crime rates that enable police forces to contrast recorded and anticipated spatial patterns of crime victimisation offer a valuable tool in evaluating the under-reporting of crime and inform/guide crime reduction initiatives. Prior to this study, police forces had no access to expected burglary maps at the neighbourhood level covering all parts of England and Wales. Drawing on analysis of the Crime Survey for England and Wales and employing a population terrain modelling approach, this paper utilises household and area characteristics to predict the mean residential burglary incidences per 1000 population across all neighbourhoods in England and Wales. The analysis identifies distinct differences in recorded and expected neighbourhood burglary incidences at the Output Area level, providing a catalyst for stimulating further reflection by police officers and crime analysts.
Keywords:
Burglary
Crime incidence
Population terrain modelling
Crime reduction

Journal

Crime Science cover
Crime Science
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2.6
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155
Citations:
754

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University of Derby
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Nottingham Trent University
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