Conventional Property Crime

Question 1

What percentage of police-recorded crime is property related?

Answer 1

72%

Question 2

Volume crimes are…

Answer 2

Common crimes which affect most people, such as theft, shoplifting, vandalism, burglary, vehicle related theft, fraud and stolen goods

Question 3

CSEW 2012/13 most frequent property crimes

Answer 3

Vandalism - 25%
Household related - 19%
Vehicle related - 15%
Personal property theft - 14%

Question 4

Police 2012/13 most frequent property crimes

Answer 4

criminal damage - 19%
all other theft - 19%
burglary - 17%
vehicle related - 15%

Question 5

Comparing 2002/3 and 2012/13 police recorded crime

Answer 5

More shoplifting, less vehicle related crime, less burglary but more theft offences

Question 6

Repeat Victimisation is highest for…

Answer 6

vandalism (5%) or vehicle related theft (4.5%) [used to be 20% in 1995)

Question 7

CSEW 2012/13 showed … households had been burgled

Answer 7

2.1%

Question 8

CSEW 2012/13: how many incidents were reported?

Answer 8

85%

Question 9

What is the detection rate for burglary?

Answer 9

Less than 10% (high reporting, low detection)

Question 10

Burglary rates have dramatically declined…

Answer 10

1993-4: 1750 offences, 2012-13: 750 offences

Question 11

Burglary prevalence: daytime/evening/overnight

Answer 11

All have similar (24-25%) prevalence SHOCK

Question 12

Goods stolen in burglary with entry…

Answer 12

Purses/ wallets/money (51%)
Jewellery (29%)
Computers/cameras (24%)

Question 13

In what percentage of burglary with entry were goods stolen?

Answer 13

68% SHOCK

Question 14

Who is most vulnerable to burglary?

Answer 14

The young and less well-off are more vulnerable than the older and the wealthier.

Question 15

The most ‘emotionally affecting’ CPC is…

Answer 15

Burglary (27%) Robbery (22%)

Question 16

What is the difference between burglary and robbery?

Answer 16

in robbery, the victim has to be present

Question 17

How many people are repeat victims of CPC?

Answer 17

15%

Question 18

repeat victimisation occurs because…

Answer 18

offender adds house to ‘hit list’ of suitable targets

Question 19

Offenders are typically…

Answer 19

young, male, poor/deprived and likely to re-offend

Question 20

Bernasco and Luykx (2003)

Answer 20

support RAT - offenders select targets based on;

1. Attractiveness (value, resale price)
2. Opportunity (open window, unlocked door)
3. Accessibility

Question 21

distance decay is

Answer 21

frequency of burglaries decreases within the distance of the target from the burglar’s home

Question 22

situational crime prevention is… (3)

Forrester, Chatterton and Pease, 1988

Answer 22

target hardening (displacement!)
increasing risk of detection (e.g. CCTV)
target removal - reducing the likely rewards