Crime in Boomburb Cities: 1970-2004 [United States]
Description
This study focused on the effect of economic resources and racial/ethnic composition on the change in crime rates from 1970-2004 in United States cities in metropolitan areas that experienced a large growth in population after World War II. A total of 352 cities in the following United States metropolitan areas were selected for this study: Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami, Orange County, Orlando, Phoenix, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Silicon Valley (Santa Clara), and Tampa/St. Petersburg. Selection was based on the fact that these areas developed during a similar time period and followed comparable development trajectories. In particular, these 14 areas, known as the "boomburbs" for their dramatic, post-World War II population growth, all faced issues relating to the rapid growth of tract-style housing and the subsequent development of low density, urban sprawls.
The study combined place-level data obtained from the United States Census with crime data from the Uniform Crime Reports for five categories of Type I crimes: aggravated assaults, robberies, murders, burglaries, and motor vehicle thefts. The dataset contains a total of 247 variables pertaining to crime, economic resources, and race/ethnic composition.
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ICPSR29202.v1 |
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR29202.v1 |
Tags
- metropolitan-areas
- wealth
- robbery
- economic-conditions
- burglary
- auto-theft
- trend-analysis
- aggravated-assault
- racial-segregation
- crime-patterns
- racial-integration
- race
- homicide
- crime-rates
- urban-crime
- income-distribution