NCJ Number
175790
Journal
International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice Volume: 22 Issue: 1-2 Dated: Spring-Fall 1998 Pages: 293-304
Date Published
1998
Length
12 pages
Annotation
The relationship between tourism and crime was studied by means of an analysis of the numbers of tourists and variations in violent crime rates in Honolulu and Las Vegas over an 11-year period from 1982-93.
Abstract
The analysis focused on four types of crimes: murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assaults. The crime data came from the Uniform Crime Reports for each year of the 11-year period. These data were then converted to crime rates per 100,000 population, consistent with the current formula used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Results revealed no significant correlation between any of the serious violent crimes and the number of visitors to Law Vegas. The analysis revealed an inverse relationship between the number of visitors and the violent crimes of murder and robbery in Honolulu, but a direct and significant relationship to aggravated assault. These findings could assist these and other cities in conducting temporal and spatial analyses of crime and tourism to aid measurement and prevention efforts to serve visitors as well as residents. Tables and 26 references (Author abstract modified)