Comparing patterns in car theft across different built environments

• In Event: WG-PLACE 3: Understanding and Preventing Auto Thefts

Abstract

Environmental criminology posits a strong relationship between the structure of the built environment and patterns in crime. Car theft poses an interesting case where the target is stationary at the time of theft, but the removal of the car is a central part of the theft process. Here we explore how the complexity of street network structures impact the character of car theft. We compare very different built environments in European and American settings to establish pattern similarities and differences.

Authors

• Craig D. Uchida, Justice & Security Strategies, Inc.

• P. Jeffrey Brantingham, University of California Los Angeles

• Shellie Solomon, Justice & Security Strategies

• Robin Khalfa, Ghent University

• Wim Hardyns, Ghent University