TY - JOUR PY - 2017// TI - Local variance in the crime drop: a longitudinal study of neighbourhoods in Greater Glasgow, Scotland JO - British journal of criminology A1 - Bannister, Jon A1 - Bates, Ellie A1 - Kearns, Ade SP - 177 EP - 199 VL - 58 IS - 1 N2 - This paper reports on a novel longitudinal study of local variation in the decline of recorded crime in Greater Glasgow, United Kingdom. We deploy group trajectory analysis (exploring spatial autocorrelation with Local Moran’s I) and comparison of means to explore the underlying characteristics and trajectories of neighbourhoods over time. The research finds marked distinction in the level of crime and trajectories of different neighbourhood crime groups. Neighbourhood crime trajectories with high or low levels of crime exhibit spatial clustering and significant distinction in their characteristics. There is more limited spatial patterning, though still clear distinction between the characteristics of neighbourhood crime groups that exhibit different crime trajectories. We consider the research and policy implications of these findings.

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LA - en SN - 0007-0955 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azx022 ID - ref1 ER -