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Variability in Crime Rates: A Study of the New South Wales North Coast
Author(s) -
Walmsley D. J.,
Boskovic R. M.,
Pigram J. J.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
australian journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1839-4655
pISSN - 0157-6321
DOI - 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1982.tb00736.x
Subject(s) - project commissioning , publishing , crime statistics , geography , criminology , political science , sociology , law
Although crime statistics are relatively less developed in Australia than in many other advanced western nations, the information that is available suggests that crime is on the increase. To talk of overall crime rates is, however, to overlook important differences between crimes, between geographical areas, and between different time periods. Examination of crime statistics for the New South Wales north coast reveals just how difficult it is to identify general trends.