POVERTY, INCOME INEQUALITY, AND COMMUNITY CRIME RATES
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- 1 November 1991
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Criminology
- Vol. 29 (4) , 755-776
Abstract
This paper examines the relationship between crime rates and aggregate economic conditions for 57 small social areas. The principal analyses address a continuing controversy—are community crime rates associated with absolute poverty, relative poverty (i.e., income inequality), or both. Using victimization data from 57 small residential neighborhoods, the analyses examine the association between absolute and relative poverty and rates of violent crime and burglary. The findings indicate that absolute poverty is more strongly associated with neighborhood crime rates, although the relationship is conditional on the type of crime considered. The implications of the findings are discussed within a perspective of community social control.Keywords
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