Area Differences and Time Trends in Crime Reporting: Comparing New York with Other Metropolitan Areas

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 43-73

  Xie, Min ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

crime reporting trends; National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS); New York City; police notification; victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891661058     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418825.2012.742126     Document Type: Article

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