The research used four data sets. The first two consisted of socioeconomic information, the third related to the total numbers of different types of nonresidential properties in Merseyside, and the fourth consisted of police statistics. Results revealed that the risk of repeat burglary is greater for nonresidential properties than for their residential counterparts. In addition, the time course of both repeat nonresidential burglary and repeat residential burglary conforms to an exponential model. In addition, a comparison of the level of repeat victimization for different categories of nonresidential property revealed that certain types of nonresidential properties, particularly educational establishments and sports facilities, experienced disproportionately high levels of repeat burglary and were likely to suffer from a repeat burglary in a very short time period following an initial incident. Other findings highlighted the importance of locational factors in determining levels of repeat burglary. Findings will be useful in informing crime prevention efforts such as the small business strategy and the vulnerable public buildings strategy of the Safer Merseyside Partnership. Figures, tables, appended profiles of population groups, and 27 references (Author abstract modified)