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Location quotients of crime and their use in the study of area crime careers and regional crime structures

Carlos A Carcach and Glenn Muscat

Published in:
Crime prevention and community safety : an international journal, 4(1), January 2002.

Abstract

This paper discusses the application of location quotients in the study of area crime profiles, extending the current literature by demonstrating the statistical properties of this measure. With reference to the Local Government Areas of Wollongong and the Blue Mountains, location quotients of crime are used to assess the evolution of area crime careers by analysing changes in area crime structures over time, to compare crime structures across geographical locations, and to examine the role that socioeconomic characteristics play in shaping the crime profile of areas.