NCJ Number
89415
Journal
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency Volume: 20 Issue: 1 Dated: (January 1983) Pages: 110-125
Date Published
1983
Length
16 pages
Annotation
Reported crime rates in areas of Colorado (boom towns) affected by energy resource development are compared with rates in areas not affected by such development.
Abstract
The findings indicate that crime rates have increased more dramatically and at faster rates in boom areas than in nonboom areas. Population growth does not appear sufficient to explain the rise in the rates of criminal activity. (Author abstract)