Agnew, K. orcid.org/0000-0003-0804-3868 (2020) Crime highways : the effect of motorway expansion on burglary rates. Journal of Regional Science, 60 (5). 995-`1024. ISSN 0022-4146
Abstract
Burglars can exploit a high-quality road network to transport stolen goods quickly. To study the effect of motorway connections on burglary rates, spatial variation in connectivity to the motorway network and the timing of new connections are exploited using an annual panel of 562 policing sub districts in Ireland during 2004-15. On average, burglary rates rise by 10% in the year of motorway connection. This paper shows for the first time that major road construction affects the spatial distribution of crime.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Wiley Periodicals. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Regional Science. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | crime; transport infrastructure; spatial analysis |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Economics (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 29 Apr 2020 11:06 |
Last Modified: | 23 May 2022 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/jors.12491 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:160026 |