Conventional Property Crime Flashcards
What percentage of police-recorded crime is property related?
72%
Volume crimes are…
Common crimes which affect most people, such as theft, shoplifting, vandalism, burglary, vehicle related theft, fraud and stolen goods
CSEW 2012/13 most frequent property crimes
Vandalism - 25%
Household related - 19%
Vehicle related - 15%
Personal property theft - 14%
Police 2012/13 most frequent property crimes
criminal damage - 19%
all other theft - 19%
burglary - 17%
vehicle related - 15%
Comparing 2002/3 and 2012/13 police recorded crime
More shoplifting, less vehicle related crime, less burglary but more theft offences
Repeat Victimisation is highest for…
vandalism (5%) or vehicle related theft (4.5%) [used to be 20% in 1995)
CSEW 2012/13 showed … households had been burgled
2.1%
CSEW 2012/13: how many incidents were reported?
85%
What is the detection rate for burglary?
Less than 10% (high reporting, low detection)
Burglary rates have dramatically declined…
1993-4: 1750 offences, 2012-13: 750 offences
Burglary prevalence: daytime/evening/overnight
All have similar (24-25%) prevalence SHOCK
Goods stolen in burglary with entry…
Purses/ wallets/money (51%)
Jewellery (29%)
Computers/cameras (24%)
In what percentage of burglary with entry were goods stolen?
68% SHOCK
Who is most vulnerable to burglary?
The young and less well-off are more vulnerable than the older and the wealthier.
The most ‘emotionally affecting’ CPC is…
Burglary (27%) Robbery (22%)
What is the difference between burglary and robbery?
in robbery, the victim has to be present
How many people are repeat victims of CPC?
15%
repeat victimisation occurs because…
offender adds house to ‘hit list’ of suitable targets
Offenders are typically…
young, male, poor/deprived and likely to re-offend
Bernasco and Luykx (2003)
support RAT - offenders select targets based on;
- Attractiveness (value, resale price)
- Opportunity (open window, unlocked door)
- Accessibility
distance decay is
frequency of burglaries decreases within the distance of the target from the burglar’s home
situational crime prevention is… (3)
Forrester, Chatterton and Pease, 1988
target hardening (displacement!)
increasing risk of detection (e.g. CCTV)
target removal - reducing the likely rewards
