TY - JOUR
T1 - The law of concentrations of crime at place
T2 - The case of Tel Aviv-Jaffa
AU - Weisburd, David
AU - Amram, Shai
PY - 2014/3
Y1 - 2014/3
N2 - Weisburd, Groff, and Yang argue that there is a 'law of concentrations of crime at place' within cities. In this paper, we provide a test for this proposition in Tel Aviv-Jaffa. We found that crime concentrations at street segments in 2010 were remarkably similar to those observed in American cities. About 4.5% of the street segments produced approximately 50% of the crime, and about 1% of street segments produced 25% of crime. Our study provides important verification of the broad applicability of the law of crime concentrations at place.
AB - Weisburd, Groff, and Yang argue that there is a 'law of concentrations of crime at place' within cities. In this paper, we provide a test for this proposition in Tel Aviv-Jaffa. We found that crime concentrations at street segments in 2010 were remarkably similar to those observed in American cities. About 4.5% of the street segments produced approximately 50% of the crime, and about 1% of street segments produced 25% of crime. Our study provides important verification of the broad applicability of the law of crime concentrations at place.
KW - Tel Aviv-Jaffa
KW - crime and place
KW - crime concentrations
KW - hot spots of crime
KW - street segments
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84893802346&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15614263.2013.874169
DO - 10.1080/15614263.2013.874169
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AN - SCOPUS:84893802346
SN - 1561-4263
VL - 15
SP - 101
EP - 114
JO - Police Practice and Research
JF - Police Practice and Research
IS - 2
ER -