Diversity within a population has been linked to levels of both social cohesion and crime.
Neighborhood crimes are the result of a complex set of factors, one of which is weak …

Since the 1970s, racial diversity within neighborhoods and cities has been increasing.
Although social disorganization theorists have long argued that diversity reduces social …

Objectives Much recent work has focused on how crime concentrates on particular streets
within communities. This is the first study to examine how such concentrations vary across …

In this study, the author tests the significance of several concepts as predictors of
neighborhood burglary rates using multivariate regression and spatial analysis techniques …

Objectives: Neighborhood characteristics predict burglary targets, but target attractiveness
may be colored by the conditions in which a potential offender resides. We test whether …

The present research breaks from the urban orthodoxy and tests two ecological propositions
in less densely populated, nonmetropolitan communities. The analysis file features 1,125 …

Abstract Statement of Problem: This research examines the difference in the predictive
nature of conventional social disorganization measures on seven (7) different crime types …

Over the past two decades, both research and policy related to crime have increasingly
focused on community characteristics. Neighborhood level studies of crime have provided …

Although much of the crime and place literature seeks to explain crime frequency in relation
to environmental conditions, few studies have examined crime diversity in space. This article …

Foundational research on the link between neighborhood accessibility and burglary has
consistently shown a positive association. However, recent research has found that less …