THIS CONFERENCE REVEALED THAT THERE WAS A GENERAL DEARTH OF EMPIRICAL INFORMATION ON THE RURAL CRIME PHENOMENON. OTHER FINDINGS EMANATING FROM WORKSHOP REPORTS WERE THAT THEFT OF EQUIPMENT AND LIVESTOCK CAUSED THE GREATEST FINANCIAL LOSSES IN AGRICULTURAL AREAS, THAT BOTH FARM AND SUBURBAN FAMILIES FEAR THEFT AND VANDALISM, AND THAT RAPID RESPONSES TO SERVICE FOR LOCATIONS SITUATED IN REMOTE OR POORLY MAPPED AREAS ARE OFTEN IMPOSSIBLE.