We survey the literature on index crime, paying particular attention to spatial issues. We note the contrasting … punish them). The economics of crime has several points of contact with the economics of space, since the commission of an … index crime requires proximity between offenders and victims (or their property). We explore these linkages, as well as a …

In economic models of crime individuals respond to changes in the potential value of criminal opportunities. We analyse … this issue by estimating crime-price elasticities from detailed data on criminal incidents in London between 2002 and 2012 … burglary incidents. We first consider a panel of consumer goods covering the majority of market goods stolen in the crime …

offenders. The overlap between offenders and victims is not well understood in criminology, and in the economics of crime the …

who are the victims of crime are subsequently more likely than non-victims to state that inequality is high in Argentina … and that the appropriate measure to reduce crime is to become less punitive (demanding lower penalties for the same crime). …