EXPLORING ACCESSIBILITY VERSUS OPPORTUNITY CRIME FACTORS

Abstract

People often wonder why urban crime rates are higher than those in rural areas or small towns. Davison and Smith look at opportunity and accessibility as factors which make people more likely to be victims in urban areas. Under 'further reading' below you will see that crime patterns are NOT random and can be predicted by urban design.

Keywords

• crime
• urban design
• victimology
• opportunity and crime