ESTIMATION OF CRIME RATE BASED ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICES - JAPAN

• NCJ Number: 27521
• Journal: HANZAIGAKU ZASSI Volume: 41 Issue: 2 Dated: (APRIL 1975) Pages: 12-20
• Author(s): M KURUSU; M KATSURAJIMA; Y OKUSAWA; T TOKUYAMA; H SHINDO; T SATO
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 9 pages
• Corporate Author: Tokyo Medical and Dental University
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: Japan
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS.

Annotation

FACTOR ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE THE CORRELATION BETWEEN 8 CRIME RATE CATEGORIES AND CERTAIN SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS IN 46 JAPANESE JURISDICTIONS AS WELL AS THE CHANGES IN THESE CORRELATIONS OVER TIME.

Abstract

AMONG 50 SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS IN STATISTICAL MATERIALS CONCERNING POPULATION, HEALTH, WELFARE, POLICE, AND RELIGION, 8 WERE OBTAINED BY FACTOR ANALYSIS AND NUMBERED ACCORDING TO THEIR IMPORTANCE.