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Crime Attractors

"Crime Attractor" is a theoretical construct within the Rational Choice Perspective that identifies specific environmental, situational, or incentive-based features which, by increasing the perceived benefits or reducing the perceived costs of criminal behavior, disproportionately draw rational actors toward engaging in illegal activities.

24

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2.1K

Citations

51

Authors

28

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

9

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Publications

24

Robberies in Chicago: A Block-Level Analysis of the Influence of Crime Generators, Crime Attractors, and Offender Anchor Points

Wim Bernasco, Richard Block · Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency · 2010 · 474 citations

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Crime Attractors, Generators and Detractors: Land Use and Urban Crime Opportunities

J. Bryan Kinney, Patricia L. Brantingham, Kathryn Wuschke et al. · Built Environment · 2008 · 310 citations

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WHERE OFFENDERS CHOOSE TO ATTACK: A DISCRETE CHOICE MODEL OF ROBBERIES IN CHICAGO*

Wim Bernasco, Richard Block · Criminology · 2009 · 256 citations

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Nonresidential Crime Attractors and Generators Elevate Perceived Neighborhood Crime and Incivilities

Eric S. McCord, Jerry H. Ratcliffe, R. Marie Garcia et al. · Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency · 2007 · 164 citations

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A Micro-Spatial Analysis of the Demographic and Criminogenic Environment of Drug Markets in Philadelphia

Eric S. McCord, Jerry H. Ratcliffe · Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology · 2007 · 150 citations

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Authors

51

  1. PL
    Patricia L. Brantingham

    Simon Fraser University, Canada

    6 publications · 451 citations

    6

    h-index

  2. MA
    Martin A. Andresen

    Simon Fraser University, Canada

    4 publications · 307 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. RF
    Richard Frank

    Simon Fraser University, Canada

    3 publications · 68 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. WB
    Wim Bernasco

    Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement, Netherlands

    3 publications · 748 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. VS
    Valerie Spicer

    Simon Fraser University, Canada

    2 publications · 72 citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

28

  1. Simon Fraser University

    Burnaby, Canada

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    594 citations

  2. Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    748 citations

  3. Twin Cities Orthopedics

    Edina, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    171 citations

  4. Université de Montréal

    Montreal, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    41 citations

  5. Guangzhou University

    Guangzhou, China

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    94 citations

  6. University of Cincinnati

    Cincinnati, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    81 citations

  7. Loyola University Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    730 citations

  8. Temple University

    Philadelphia, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    956 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

    3 publications · 662 citations

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  2. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information

    IJGI · 2 publications · 70 citations

    2

    h-index

  3. Journal of Criminal Justice

    1 publications · 136 citations

    1

    h-index

  4. Papers in Applied Geography

    1 publications · 20 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering

    TKDE · 1 publications · 70 citations

    1

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