TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1989//
TI  - Do casinos enhance crime?
JO  - Journal of criminal justice
A1  - Hakim, Simon
A1  - Buck, Andrew J.
SP  - 409
EP  - 416
VL  - 17
IS  - 5
N2  - This article analyzes the possible impact of the 1978 introduction of casino gambling in Atlantic City on crime in that region. Pooled time-series cross-sectional data from sixty-four localities for the years 1972 to 1984 were used to investigate four types of property crimes and total violent crimes. The results suggest spatial crime spill-over from Atlantic City, where violent crime diminished most rapidly, followed by robberies and auto thefts. Larcenies declined least rapidly. The greatest post-casino crime increase was observed for violent crimes and auto thefts and the least for burglaries. A one percent increase in the distance from Atlantic City was associated with greater reduction in all crimes than was a one percent increase in police outlays.<p />
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SN  - 0047-2352
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0047-2352(89)90050-0
ID  - ref1
ER  -