NCJ Number
210823
Journal
International Review of Victimology Volume: 12 Issue: 1 Dated: 2005 Pages: 75-90
Date Published
2005
Length
16 pages
Annotation
Utilizing data from the 2000 British Crime Survey in the form of Lorenz curves, this paper examines ways of illustrating the degree of inequality in the distribution of crime victimization.
Abstract
In an attempt to depict victimization in terms of cumulative distribution of crime, which in turn invites consideration of the distribution of crime alongside other social good wills, this study employs an empirical distribution of crime drawing from the 2000 British Crime Survey (BCS) for England and Wales to discuss ways of illustrating the degree of inequality in the distribution of crime victimization. The distribution of crime is presented in the form of Lorenz curves drawn from the BCS. The Lorenz curve is a methodological instrument. The analysis applies Lorenz curve analysis to crime rather than income. Crime categories are grouped into three standard criminal victimization aggregates, specifically household, personal, and vehicle crime victimization. Crime Lorenz curves over victims illustrates repeat victimization, with threats and assaults the most recurring crimes. Figures and references