NCJ Number
133596
Date Published
1985
Length
126 pages
Annotation
A victimization survey conducted between October 1982 and October 1983 gathered information from a national sample of 8,902 individuals in the Republic of Ireland.
Abstract
The survey gathered information on six specific crimes; burglary, theft of property around the home; vandalism of home or property, automobile theft, robbery, and theft of an object from an automobile. Results showed that 19 percent of the households had been victimized with an offense rate of 34 incidents per 100 households. Rates of burglary and automobile theft were much higher than for England and Wales. In addition, crime was heavily concentrated in Dublin. Findings also showed variations according to household characteristics. Results indicated the desirability of allocating police resources to match crime patterns and to conduct further research on specific types of crime and geographic locations. Tables, appended instrument and interviewer's guidelines, and 74 references