Urban crime rates in the United States fell markedly during the 1990s and remain at historically low levels. The … statistical evidence presented here indicates that that decline, like the crime surge that preceded it, has been largely … uncorrelated with changes in socioeconomic conditions across cities. The ups and downs of crime have a considerable effect on …

Urban crime rates in the United States fell markedly during the 1990s and remain at historically low levels. The … statistical evidence presented here indicates that that decline, like the crime surge that preceded it, has been largely … uncorrelated with changes in socioeconomic conditions across cities. The ups and downs of crime have a considerable effect on …

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 …