Impact of the Characteristics of Crime Generators and Crime Attractors on Crime Levels in Montreal

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Abstract

Although the influence of crime generators and attractors is well-established in the literature, these studies focus on some American cities or the city of Vancouver (Canada) (Andresen et al., 2010). Two studies were focused on the city of Montreal but they only integrated a limited number of attractors and generators (Boivin et Ouellet, 2011; Ouimet, 2000). Besides, when authors integrate numerous types of attractors and generators, they assess their effect on one type of crime (Bernasco et Block, 2011). This study intends to assess the impact of various types of generators and attractors on general, violent and non violent crime rates. The sample in this study consists of the 33 neighbourhood police stations as defined by the Montreal Police Department. Upon review of other explanatory theories, the results suggest that only the number of bars has a criminogenic effect. Moreover, if we take the number of seats in the bars into consideration, it appears that only large bars have an influence on crime rates. This shows the importance of taking into account the features of the facilities in the analysis of their criminogenic influence.

Authors

• Elodie Demeau, University of Montreal

• Geneviève Parent, University of Montreal