THE SPATIAL ASPECTS OF CRIME

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Zenou, Yves
• 署名单位: University of Southampton
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1542-4766
• DOI: 10.1162/154247603322391099
• 发表日期: 2003
• 页码: 459-467
• 关键词: mobility

摘要

This paper aims to explain the spatial variations of crime, both between and within cities. Two types of mechanisms are put forward: Social interactions that stipulate that an individual is more likely to commit crime if his peers commit than if they do not commit crime, and distance to jobs that indicates that remote residential location induces individuals to commit more crime. Both mechanisms are shown to have strong empirical support. (JEL: K42, R1)