Port Authority Cargo Theft Data of New Jersey and New York, 1978-1980

This data collection is one of three quantitative databases
comprising the Commercial Theft Studies component of the Study of the
Causes of Crime for Gain, which focuses on patterns of commercial
theft and characteristics of commercial thieves. This data collection
contains information on methods used to commit commericial thefts
involving cargo. The data include incident and missing cargo
characteristics, suspect characteristics and punishments, and type and
value of stolen property. Cargo thefts that occurred at John
F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, Newark
International Airport, and the New York Marine Terminals at Brooklyn,
Port Elizabeth, and Port Newark were included in the data, which were
collected from the Crime Analysis Unit files of the Port Authorities
of New York and New Jersey.