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The decline and locational shift of automotive theft: A local level analysis

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  • Hodgkinson, Tarah
  • Andresen, Martin A.
  • Farrell, Graham

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Investigate the changes in the spatial patterns of auto theft in Vancouver, British Columbia during a time of a significant crime drop.

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  • Hodgkinson, Tarah & Andresen, Martin A. & Farrell, Graham, 2016. "The decline and locational shift of automotive theft: A local level analysis," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 44(C), pages 49-57.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcjust:v:44:y:2016:i:c:p:49-57
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2015.12.003
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    1. Steven D. Levitt, 2004. "Understanding Why Crime Fell in the 1990s: Four Factors that Explain the Decline and Six that Do Not," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 18(1), pages 163-190, Winter.
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    2. Daqian Liu & Wei Song & Chunliang Xiu & Jun Xu, 2021. "Understanding the Spatiotemporal Pattern of Crimes in Changchun, China: A Bayesian Modeling Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(19), pages 1-15, September.
    3. Amy E. Nivette & Renee Zahnow & Raul Aguilar & Andri Ahven & Shai Amram & Barak Ariel & María José Arosemena Burbano & Roberta Astolfi & Dirk Baier & Hyung-Min Bark & Joris E. H. Beijers & Marcelo Ber, 2021. "A global analysis of the impact of COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions on crime," Nature Human Behaviour, Nature, vol. 5(7), pages 868-877, July.
    4. Lin Liu & Heng Liu & Dongping Long & Xinhua Huang, 2025. "Revealing the differences in bicycle theft and motorcycle theft: spatial patterns and contributing factors," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 12(1), pages 1-11, December.
    5. Hodgkinson, Tarah & Henderson, Samantha & Andresen, Martin A. & Sanders, Carrie B. & Condon, Camie & Anthony, Tye, 2024. "To tent and protect: Homeless encampments as “protective facilities”," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 95(C).
    6. Hodgkinson, Tarah & Andresen, Martin A., 2020. "Show me a man or a woman alone and I'll show you a saint: Changes in the frequency of criminal incidents during the COVID-19 pandemic," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 69(C).
    7. Hodgkinson, Tarah & Andresen, Martin A., 2019. "Changing spatial patterns of residential burglary and the crime drop: The need for spatial data signatures," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 61(C), pages 90-100.

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