The high degree of variance of crime rates across space (and across time) is one of the oldest puzzles in the social … individuals to explain the high cross- city variance of crime rates. This model provides a natural index of social interactions …

Crime rates are much higher in big cities than in either small cities or rural areas, and this situation has been … from the NLSY on criminal behavior and the Uniform Crime Reports. Higher pecuniary benefits for crime in large cities can … explain approximately 27% of the effect for overall crime, though obviously much less of the urban- crime connection for non …

The high degree of variance of crime rates across space (and across time) is one of the oldest puzzles in the social … individuals to explain the high cross- city variance of crime rates. This model provides a natural index of social interactions …