The impact of the Canterbury Earthquakes on the temporal and spatial patterning of crime in Christchurch, New Zealand
The impact of the Canterbury Earthquakes on the temporal and spatial patterning of crime in Christchurch, New Zealand
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DOI：
10.1177/0004865816679687
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发表时间：
2018-03-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Fabris-Rotelli, Inger
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作者：
Breetzke, Gregory D.;King, Marcus;Fabris-Rotelli, Inger
2010年9月至2011年2月，坎特伯雷地震袭击了新西兰南岛的坎特伯雷地区。地震对该地区的主要城市克赖斯特彻奇造成了广泛的结构性破坏，并极大地影响了社会的其他方面，包括犯罪。在这项研究中，我们采用探索性的方法来调查这些地震对克赖斯特彻奇四种犯罪的时间和空间模式的影响：袭击、家庭暴力、入室盗窃和纵火。除了家庭暴力，地震后克赖斯特彻奇的犯罪率总体上有所下降。我们发现，地震前和地震后发生的所有犯罪类型的犯罪时间特征非常相似。从空间上看，尽管总体犯罪率有所下降，但克赖斯特彻奇大部分社区的犯罪率在地震后有所上升。在重建和恢复城市的背景下，概述了对这一自相矛盾和其他发现的解释。
The Canterbury Earthquakes struck the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand between September 2010 and February 2011. The Earthquakes resulted in widespread structural damage to Christchurch, the main city of the region, and greatly impacted other aspects of society including crime. In this study, we adopt an exploratory approach to investigate the impact that these earthquakes have had on the temporal and spatial patterning of four types of crime in Christchurch: assault, domestic violence, burglary and arson. Overall crime has decreased in post-quake Christchurch with the notable exception of domestic violence. We found remarkably similar temporal signatures of crime for all crime types occurring across both the pre- and post-earthquake periods. Spatially, crime has increased in the majority of neighbourhoods in Christchurch post-quake despite overall crime levels being down. Explanations for this paradoxical and other finding are outlined in the context of a rebuilding and recovering city.