Impact of Casino Gambling on Crime in the Atlantic City Region, 1970-1984
Description
The aim of this data collection was to gauge the impact of
legalized casino gambling on the level and spatial distribution of
crime in the Atlantic City region by comparing crime rates before and
after the introduction of this type of gambling in the area. Data for
the years 1972 through 1984 were collected from various New Jersey
state publications for 64 localities and include information on
population size and density, population characteristics of race, age,
per capita income, education and home ownership, real estate values,
number of police employees and police expenditures, total city
expenditure, and number of burglaries, larcenies, robberies and vehicle
thefts. Spatial variables include population attributes standardized by
land area in square miles, and measures of accessibility, location, and
distance from Atlantic City. For the 1970/1980 data file, additional
variables pertaining to population characteristics were created from
census data to match economic and crime attributes found in the
1972-1984 data. Data on eight additional locations are available in the
1970/1980 file.
Resources
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ICPSR09237.v1 |
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09237.v1 |
Tags
- robbery
- burglary
- population-size
- police
- gambling
- casinos
- population-characteristics
- crime-patterns
- crime-rates