NCJ Number
42113
Journal
Criminology Volume: 15 Issue: 1 Dated: (MAY 1977) Pages: 105-116
Date Published
1977
Length
12 pages
Annotation
THIS NOTE PRESENTS A BRIEF REVIEW OF REPORTED STUDIES ANALYZING THE EFFECTS THAT POPULATION DENSITY AND UNEMPLOYMENT MAY HAVE ON URBAN CRIME RATES.
Abstract
VERY FEW SUCH EMPIRICAL STUDIES HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED, AND THEIR FINDINGS HAVE BEEN QUITE CONTRADICTORY AND NOT ENTIRELY CONCLUSIVE. HOWEVER, FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF CRIMES, THE EVIDENCE SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS A POSITIVE EFFECT ON THE CRIME RATE, WHILE THE EFFECT OF POPULATION DENSITY, IF SIGNIFICANT AT ALL, IS A NEGATIVE ONE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT) ...KAP