Crime Feeds on Legal Activities: Daily Mobility Flows Help to Explain Thieves ’ Target Location Choices

ConclusionsThe mobility flow measure is a useful addition to the estimated effects of distance and crime generators. It predicts the locations of thefts much better than the presence of crime generators does. However, it does not replace the role of distance, suggesting that offenders are more spatially restricted than others, or that even within their activity spaces they prefer to offend near their homes.
Source: Journal of Quantitative Criminology - Category: Criminology Source Type: research