Crime in the Region Of Colorado Affected by Energy Resource Development

• NCJ Number: 89415
• Journal: Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency Volume: 20 Issue: 1 Dated: (January 1983) Pages: 110-125
• Author(s): H C Covey; S Menard
• Date Published: 1983
• Length: 16 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Colorado Division of Criminal Justice
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Findings presented here are part of a larger study on crime in boom towns entitled 'Colorado's Energy Boom - Impacts on Crime and Criminal Justice,' 1981.

Annotation

Reported crime rates in areas of Colorado (boom towns) affected by energy resource development are compared with rates in areas not affected by such development.

Abstract

The findings indicate that crime rates have increased more dramatically and at faster rates in boom areas than in nonboom areas. Population growth does not appear sufficient to explain the rise in the rates of criminal activity. (Author abstract)