Bringing the physical environment back into neighborhood research: The utility of RTM for developing an aggregate neighborhood risk of crime measure

Grant Drawve, Shaun A. Thomas and Jeffery T. Walker

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2016, vol. 44, issue C, 21-29

Abstract: The current research examines the utility of risk terrain modeling (RTM) in developing an aggregate neighborhood risk of crime (ANROC) measure. RTM is often employed at the micro-place, forecasting future crime by street segment from attributes of the physical environment. Controlling for concentrated socioeconomic disadvantage and residential stability, we examine the ability of RTM to forecast neighborhood-level violent crime rates in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Keywords: Risk terrain modeling; Environmental criminology; Neighborhoods and crime (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2015.12.002

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