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ESTIMATION OF CRIME RATE BASED ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICES - JAPAN

NCJ Number
27521
Journal
HANZAIGAKU ZASSI Volume: 41 Issue: 2 Dated: (APRIL 1975) Pages: 12-20
Author(s)
M Kurusu; M Katsurajima; Y Okusawa; T Tokuyama; H Shindo; T Sato
Date Published
1975
Length
9 pages
Annotation
FACTOR ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE THE CORRELATION BETWEEN 8 CRIME RATE CATEGORIES AND CERTAIN SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS IN 46 JAPANESE JURISDICTIONS AS WELL AS THE CHANGES IN THESE CORRELATIONS OVER TIME.
Abstract
AMONG 50 SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS IN STATISTICAL MATERIALS CONCERNING POPULATION, HEALTH, WELFARE, POLICE, AND RELIGION, 8 WERE OBTAINED BY FACTOR ANALYSIS AND NUMBERED ACCORDING TO THEIR IMPORTANCE.