Highway Robbery: Testing The Impact Of Interstate Highways On Robbery

Keywords

interstate exits; interstates; pattern theory of crime; robbery; routine activities theory; urbanization

Abstract

Research has shown that the occurrence of crime is based on multiple factors including a variety of geographical characteristics. Previous researchers have suggested that the environmental feature of the interstate system has an influence on crime. For this study, we test for a relationship between interstate presence and robbery at the county-level in Georgia. Additionally, we test whether or not urban/rural differences affect this relationship. Findings are consistent with previous research showing that the number of interstate exits in a county significantly increases crime; in this case the robbery rate.

Publication Date

11-9-2016

Publication Title

Justice Quarterly

Volume

33

Issue

7

Number of Pages

1292-1310

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/07418825.2015.1102953

Socpus ID

84946429708 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84946429708

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