Crime seasonality: Examining the temporal fluctuations of property crime in cities with varying climates

No Thumbnail Available
File version
Author(s)
Linning, Shannon J
Andresen, Martin A
Brantingham, Paul J
Griffith University Author(s)
Primary Supervisor
Other Supervisors
Editor(s)
Date
2017
Size
File type(s)
Location
License
Abstract

This study investigates whether crime patterns fluctuate periodically throughout the year using data containing different property crime types in two Canadian cities with differing climates. Using police report data, a series of ordinary least squares (OLS; Vancouver, British Columbia) and negative binomial (Ottawa, Ontario) regressions were employed to examine the corresponding temporal patterns of property crime in Vancouver (2003-2013) and Ottawa (2006-2008). Moreover, both aggregate and disaggregate models were run to examine whether different weather and temporal variables had a distinctive impact on particular offences. Overall, results suggest that cities that experience greater variations in weather throughout the year have more distinct increases of property offences in the summer months and that different climate variables affect certain crime types, thus advocating for disaggregate analysis in the future.

Journal Title

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Conference Title
Book Title
Edition
Volume

61

Issue

16

Thesis Type
Degree Program
School
Publisher link
Patent number
Funder(s)
Grant identifier(s)
Rights Statement
Rights Statement
Item Access Status
Note
Access the data
Related item(s)
Subject

Criminology

Psychology

Social Sciences

Criminology & Penology

Psychology, Applied

crime seasonality

Persistent link to this record
Citation

Linning, SJ; Andresen, MA; Brantingham, PJ, Crime seasonality: Examining the temporal fluctuations of property crime in cities with varying climates, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 2017, 61 (16), pp. 1866-1891

Collections