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In and around: Identifying predictors of theft within and near to major mass underground transit systems

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posted on 2020-06-10, 15:48 authored by AD Newton, H Partridge, A Gill

This article identifies factors that encourage or reduce pick-pocketing at underground rail stations through a case study analysis of the London Underground. Negative binomial Poisson regression models found predictor variables of pick-pocketing selected from the internal characteristics of stations and features of their nearby surroundings. Factors that increased risk were those associated with greater congestion inside stations including lifts, waiting rooms and fewer platforms; and increased levels of accessibility near stations, more paths and roads. Features that reduced risk were those likely to encourage detection and guardianship; stations with more personal validators, staffing levels and shop rentals; and the presence of more domestic buildings nearby. Station type was also influential; those that were ‘attractors’ of crime and those frequently used by tourists were at greater risk. The findings suggest a transmission of theft risk between the internal settings of underground stations and their nearby surroundings.


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Newton, A., Partridge, H. & Gill, A. In and around: Identifying predictors of theft within and near to major mass underground transit systems. Secur J 27, 132–146 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1057/sj.2014.2

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/Organisation/COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, ARTS AND HUMANITIES/Department of Criminology

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  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

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Security Journal

Volume

27

Pagination

132–146

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan, ASIS International

issn

0955-1662

eissn

1743-4645

Copyright date

2014

Spatial coverage

London, England

Language

English

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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/sj.2014.2

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