Citation

Carcach C, Muscat G. Crime Prev. Community Safety 2002; 4(1): 27-46.

Affiliation

Communities and Crime Analysis Program, Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group -- Palgrave-Macmillan)

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Abstract

This paper discusses the application of location quotients in the study of area crime profiles. The paper extends the current literature considerably by demonstrating the statistical properties of this measure. Location quotients of crime (LQCs) 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 socio-economic characteristics play in shaping the crime profile of areas.