TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Crime at train stations: the role of passenger presence
JO  - Applied geography
A1  - Zhang, Hexia
A1  - Zahnow, Renee
A1  - Liu, Yan
A1  - Corcoran, Jonathan
SP  - e102666
EP  - e102666
VL  - 140
IS  - 
N2  - Public transit stations are places that are known to generate opportunities for crime. By spatially integrating crime data, smart card data and census data along with information from OpenStreetMap and Queensland Rail, we apply multilevel negative binomial regression models to examine the role of passenger presence on the three most common types of crime at train stations in Brisbane, Australia. The findings reveal that passenger presence is differentially related to drug offences, public nuisance and theft. On weekdays, the number of passengers is negatively associated with drug offences and public nuisance, whereas it is positively associated with theft. During weekends and public holidays, public nuisance increases with the rising number of passengers, while passenger presence is not significantly related to the occurrence of drug offences and theft. The findings are important in their capacity to direct the development of appropriate crime prevention interventions.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0143-6228
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2022.102666
ID  - ref1
ER  -