NCJ Number
37837
Journal
Criminal Justice Review Volume: 1 Issue: 2 Dated: (FALL 1976) Pages: 127-132
Date Published
1976
Length
6 pages
Annotation
THIS RESEARCH NOTE PROVIDES STATISTICAL MODELS HIGHLY PREDICTIVE OF REPORTED CRIME IN THE UNITED STATES, EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF URBANISM AND METROPOLITANISM IN TERMS OF 25 SOCIOECONOMIC VARIABLES.
Abstract
FINDINGS REVEALED THE IMPORTANCE OF METROPOLITANISM TO THE STATES' RATES OF REPORTED CRIME IN MOST CATEGORIES AND METROPOLITANISM SIGNIFIES THE IMPORTANCE OF LARGE, THE IMPORTANCE OF LARGE, URBANIZED AREAS TO THE INCIDENCE