Economic correlates of crime: An empirical test in Houston

Howard Henderson, Jennifer Wyatt Bourgeois, Sven Smith and Christopher J. Ferguson

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2024, vol. 95, issue C

Abstract: As economic inequality grows, there are rising concerns about connections between disadvantage and crime rates in America's cities.

Keywords: Economic inequality; Crime rates; Unemployment; Poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2024.102306

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