Property Crime in London, 1850–Present

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
William M. Meier
Keyword(s):  
Property Crime

scholarly journals The Impact of the First Professional Police Forces on Crime*

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Bindler ◽  
Randi Hjalmarsson
Keyword(s):  
Property Crime ◽  
Difference In Differences ◽  
Violent Crimes ◽  
Metropolitan Police ◽  
Police Data ◽  
Reporting Rates ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Police Forces

Abstract This paper evaluates the effect on crime of creating a fundamental modern-day institution: centralized professional police forces tasked with preventing crime. We study the 1829 formation of the London Metropolitan Police – the first professional force worldwide. Using newly digitized and geocoded crime and police data together with difference-in-differences and pre-post designs, we find evidence of a significant reduction in violent crimes (despite the possibility of off-setting increases in clearance and reporting rates). In contrast, a reduction in property crime is not visible

Crime Victimization among Injection Drug Users

1997 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 771-783 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen McElrath ◽  
Dale D. Chitwood ◽  
Mary Comerford
Keyword(s):  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Crack Cocaine ◽  
Property Crime ◽  
Routine Activity Theory ◽  
Injection Drug ◽  
Routine Activity ◽  
Crime Victimization ◽  
Victimization Risk ◽  
Lifestyle Activities

This study uses routine activity theory to examine violent and property crime victimization among a sample of 308 injection drug users (IDUs). We estimate prevalence rates and identify factors that contribute to the victimization of IDUs. The findings suggest that victimization rates of IDUs were much higher than rates found for the general urban population. Generally, crime involvement did not contribute significantly to victimization risk. Use of crack-cocaine increased the likelihood of property crime victimization whereas heroin use decreased the probability of both violent and property crime victimization. Other drug lifestyle activities (i.e., waiting in uncomfortable situations to buy drugs) also affected victimization risk Finally, the results suggest that victimization differed by age and by gender, despite controls for drug use and drug lifestyle activities. Explanations for these results are offered.

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