Population size, change, and crime in U.S. cities

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 341-367

  Rotolo, Thomas ^a   Tittle, Charles R ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Change; City; Crime; Crime rate; Population; Size

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749670690     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10940-006-9015-x     Document Type: Article

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