
Distance Travelled to Commit Crime
We know that offenders often commit crimes close to home. One recent study looking
at auto crime offenders (Rose, 2000) showed that to commit the offence:
35% of offenders travelled 4 miles or less
20% of offenders travelled between 5 and10 miles
a further 20% travelled between 11 and 30 miles
How far this pattern applies to robbery is unclear, especially in the light of
the concentration of robberies at bus and rail stations.
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