The law of concentrations of crime at place: the case of Tel Aviv-Jaffa |
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| Authors: | David Weisburd Shai Amram |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute of Criminology, Faculty of Law, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel;2. Department of Criminology, Law and Society, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USAdweisbur@gmu.edu;4. Research Department, Ministry of Public Security, Israel |
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| Abstract: | Weisburd, Groff, and Yang argue that there is a ‘law of concentrations of crime at place’ within cities. In this paper, we provide a test for this proposition in Tel Aviv-Jaffa. We found that crime concentrations at street segments in 2010 were remarkably similar to those observed in American cities. About 4.5% of the street segments produced approximately 50% of the crime, and about 1% of street segments produced 25% of crime. Our study provides important verification of the broad applicability of the law of crime concentrations at place. |
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| Keywords: | crime concentrations hot spots of crime crime and place street segments Tel Aviv-Jaffa |
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