Go Where the Money is: Modeling Street Robbers’ Location Choices

W. Bernasco, R. Block, S. Ruiter

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Abstract

This article analyzes how street robbers decide on where to attack their victims. Using data on nearly 13,000 robberies, on the approximately 18,000 offenders involved in these robberies, and on the nearly 25,000 census blocks in the city of Chicago, we utilize the discrete choice framework to assess which criteria motivate the location decisions of street robbers. We demonstrate that they attack near their own homes, on easily accessible blocks, where legal and illegal cash economies are present, and that these effects spill over to adjacent blocks. © The Author (2012). Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)119-143
Number of pages25
JournalJournal of Economic Geography
Volume13
Issue number1
Early online date9 Mar 2012
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

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