Crime in Enlarged Europe: Comparison of Crime Rates and Victimization Risks

Gruszczyńska, Beata; Gruszczyński, Marek

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“…Most countries collect information about police activity, and the police is mostly the starting point for proceeding of a case in the criminal justice system. The regression method of comparing ICVS and police data showed that in some CEE countries, the level of crime in police statistics of some offence types was relatively underestimated if compared with Western European crime statistics (Gruszczyńska and Gruszczyński 2005). The reason for this may be a lack of confidence in the police and a low willingness to report crimes.…”

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Trends in Police-recorded Offences

Gruszczyńska

Heiskanen

2011

Eur J Crim Policy Res

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This article presents 10-year trends (1998)(1999)(2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007) on some common crimes: homicide, assault, rape, robbery, car theft, domestic burglary and drug offences. In addition, a few less common offences in police statistics, such as money laundering, corruption, offences against computer data and systems are discussed, even though trends of these crimes are not available. Trends are shown from Western, Central and Eastern Europe, where significant sociopolitical changes have occurred. Although police data actually describes more the recording practices of the officials than the amount of crime, police data is highly valuable for research purposes. Most countries continuously collect information about police activity, and the police is mostly the starting point for proceeding with a case in the criminal justice system. In the USA, all common offences recorded by the police have decreased during the recent years. In Europe, property crimes, homicide and robbery have decreased in most countries, but violence and drug crimes have increased. According to the crime victim surveys, the increase in assault cannot be explained by the increasing reporting activity of victims; the increase seems real. The level of crime differs considerably in different areas: for instance, homicide is most common in Eastern Europe, but assault is much higher in Western Europe.

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Trends in Police-recorded Offences

Gruszczyńska

Heiskanen

2011

Eur J Crim Policy Res

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“…Attempts to compare crime data across Europe have tended to find higher rates of crime in Western Europe than in Central and Eastern Europe. The higher rates are likely to be the product of more accurate crime recording systems in Western Europe and may not be a reflection of higher incidence of crime (Gruszczyńska and Gruszczyński, 2005). Policymakers struggle to consider that crime operates "largely independently of criminal justice policies and practices" but "appear to follow the same pattern and trends" in most developed countries (Tonry, 2014).…”

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Using crime data in academic research: issues of comparability and integrity

Ludwig

Marshall²

2015

Records Management Journal

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Purpose -Research into crime is reliant on data that is recorded and published by criminal justice agencies; data which is collected for other purposes. Considering the suitability of geocoded crime data for academic research purposes, this paper will demonstrate the difficulties faced regarding the availability, integrity and reliability of readily accessible criminal justice data. Design/methodology/approach -Data from two countries -England and Germany -were considered and set in a wider European Union (EU) context. Using the data received from requests made to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in England and openly published reports and data available from Germany, the authors provide a contextual picture of the availability and operability of data recorded by these agencies. Geocoded data that enable cross-national comparisons with respect to immigration, ethnicity and crime are particularly hard to locate, and conducting research using data (such as crime data) whose "integrity" is questionable in an academic environment becomes increasingly problematic. Findings -Analysing secondary data produced by a number of agencies are amplified due to the different methods of collection, management, retention and dissemination. It was found that even within England, the information provided by police forces varied greatly. Data in Germany were found to be more openly available and published electronically by a number of different criminal justice agencies; however, many of the issues apparent in English data regarding data integrity were also identified here. Originality/value -The need for good record-keeping and information sharing practices has taken on added significance in today's global environment. The better availability of comparable criminal justice data has the potential to provide academics with increased opportunities to develop an evidence base for policymaking.

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“…A pesar de estas similitudes en las trayectorias de los países europeos, estos y otros estudios también encontraron ciertas diferencias entre EO y EEC en la evolución de algunos tipos de delincuencia, como las agresiones (Gruszczyńska, 2004;Gruszczyńska & Heiskanen, 2018), los delitos de robo en domicilio, los robos con violencia o intimidación, los robos de vehículos a motor (Gruszczyńska & Heiskanen, 2018) y las violaciones (Aebi & Linde, 2010a, 2012Gruszczyńska & Heiskanen, 2018). Las diferencias entre los países del continente europeo no solo se reflejan en su evolución, sino también en su nivel de criminalidad (Gruszczynska & Gruszczynski, 2005), ya que en la primera década del siglo XXI las agresiones (Gruszczyńska & Heiskanen, 2018;van Dijk et al 2008), los robos con fuerza en domicilio, los robos con violencia o intimidación y las violaciones, presentaban cifras más altas en EO (Gruszczyńska & Heiskanen, 2018). No obstante, esta evolución no es totalmente homogénea a lo largo de los años.…”

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Artículo 3/2020_EJIC (nº 199) Victimización en Europa: un estudio de la distribución geográfica y temporal de los robos en domicilio y las agresiones

López

2020

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Este artículo estudia de manera longitudinal y transnacional la victimización de los robos en domicilio y las agresiones en Europa, a partir de datos de la Encuesta Social Europea desde 2002 hasta 2016. Se investiga cómo evoluciona la victimización de estos delitos de manera global y se compara la evolución y el nivel de victimización entre países europeos, más en concreto, entre Europa Occidental y Europa del Este y Central. En el análisis se ha empleado la estadística descriptiva y análisis geográficos mediante mapas de coropletas. Los resultados reflejan que, aunque la tendencia de victimización es descendente con variaciones, no puede afirmarse que exista un descenso generalizado de los robos en domicilio y las agresiones en todos los países de Europa. En este sentido, los países de Europa del Este y Central muestran un descenso de la victimización continuo y más intenso que los países de Europa Occidental, así como un nivel de victimización menor. Finalmente, dadas las limitaciones de este artículo junto con las críticas metodológicas en el estudio de las tendencias de la delincuencia, se propone que estudios futuros comparen de manera detallada la victimización mediante la recogida de datos de encuestas de victimización a nivel europeo.

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Crime in Enlarged Europe: Comparison of Crime Rates and Victimization Risks

Abstract: assault, comparison of crime statistics, police statistics, robbery, victimization risk,

Cited by 17 publications

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Trends in Police-recorded Offences

Trends in Police-recorded Offences

Using crime data in academic research: issues of comparability and integrity

Artículo 3/2020_EJIC (nº 199) Victimización en Europa: un estudio de la distribución geográfica y temporal de los robos en domicilio y las agresiones

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