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Distribution dynamics of property crime rates in the United States.
- Source :
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Urban Studies (Sage Publications, Ltd.) . Aug2017, Vol. 54 Issue 11, p2613-2630. 18p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Using crime data for the 48 continental and conterminous US states and the distribution dynamics approach, this paper detects two distinct phases in the evolution of the property crime distribution: a period of strong convergence (1971-1980) is followed by a tendency towards divergence and bimodality (1981-2010). Moreover, the analysis reveals that differences in income per capita and police can explain the emergence of a bimodal shape in the distribution of property crime: in fact, after conditioning on these variables, the bimodality completely disappears. This empirical evidence is consistent with the predictions of a two-region model, that stresses the importance of income inequality in determining the dynamics of the property crime distribution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00420980
- Volume :
- 54
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Urban Studies (Sage Publications, Ltd.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 124733264
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098016652535