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Back to school days: Crime seasonality in a campus-dominated community

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  • Hodgkinson, Tarah
  • Vamvakaris, Christina

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Crime on university and college campuses is an ongoing concern for students, faculty, administrators, and policy makers (Fisher & Sloan III, 2022). However, much of this research focuses on university and college campuses that are separated from the rest of the city or community they are located within. Doing so is important, given that integrated campuses create particular crime opportunity structures that can impact members of the university and the community more broadly. In this study, we examine crime trends in Brantford, Ontario, where the university is fully integrated into the downtown. We ask will the influx of a large population of students and staff during the school year influence the expected patterns of crime in this area as compared to the rest of the city? We find that assault increases significantly in the university campus area at the beginning of the school year, but returns to expected patterns soon after. This is important when considering safety planning for campus communities, particularly at the start of the school year. Findings indicate that the typical patterns of seasonality can be impacted by a large shift in population, and this should be considered for future policy and safety practices on campuses.

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  • Hodgkinson, Tarah & Vamvakaris, Christina, 2025. "Back to school days: Crime seasonality in a campus-dominated community," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 98(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcjust:v:98:y:2025:i:c:s0047235225000376
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102388
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