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In addition, the [[Economic effects of crime#Secondary economic impact of crime|secondary economic impact]] of criminal offences has to be considered. Violent crime not only leads to financial or physical damage and prevention costs, but also indirectly influences the local/regional and national economy of a country. According to Detotto and Otranto <ref>Detotto,C. and E. Otranto (2010). ''Does crime affect Economic growth?'' KYKLOS, Vol.63–August 2010-No.3, 330-345.</ref>,“crime acts like a tax on the entire economy: it discourages domestic and foreign direct investments<ref>Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a direct investment by a business or enterprise in a foreign economy.</ref>. On a more local and regional level, economists define economic impact on business, property value, tourism and quality of life (social capital).
 
In addition, the [[Economic effects of crime#Secondary economic impact of crime|secondary economic impact]] of criminal offences has to be considered. Violent crime not only leads to financial or physical damage and prevention costs, but also indirectly influences the local/regional and national economy of a country. According to Detotto and Otranto <ref>Detotto,C. and E. Otranto (2010). ''Does crime affect Economic growth?'' KYKLOS, Vol.63–August 2010-No.3, 330-345.</ref>,“crime acts like a tax on the entire economy: it discourages domestic and foreign direct investments<ref>Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a direct investment by a business or enterprise in a foreign economy.</ref>. On a more local and regional level, economists define economic impact on business, property value, tourism and quality of life (social capital).
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== Measures ==
 
== Measures ==

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Security camera footage of a raid

Raid is the crime of taking or attempting to take something of value from a commercial venue by force or threat of force or by putting the victim in fear. For the crime of forceful theft from individuals, see robbery, for the crime of burglary by forcing entrance by use of ramming with vehicles, see Ram raid.

Description

  • Commercial venues: shops
  • By force or threat of force (examples)
  • Statistics, types of shops
  • Motive: financial gain

Contributing circumstances

  • Secluded location
  • Limited personnel
  • valuables
  • deserted times

Socio-economic circumstances

Although there is no real scientific consensus with respect to the causal relationship between the socio-economic background and property crime like robberies or raids, Australian research, for example, illustrates that long term unemployment amongst young male adolescents has a substantial effect on property crime rates[1].

Enthorf and Spengler(2002)[2] find that planning-intense offences like breaking and entering, robbery (raids) and violence respond relatively slow to changes in the socio-economic conditions compared to other types of crime like drug and alcohol abuse and violent crime. According to the authors, this may reflect that in a first response to unfortunate social and economic developments some of the affected might become attracted to alcohol and drug abuse, which in a later phase has to be financed with criminal activities by committing property crimes like breaking and entering.

Impacts

Social impact

  • psychological

Economic impact

Raids lead to considerable costs in both a direct (primary) and a indirect (secondary) way[3]. Direct costs of raids come in the form of:

  • Preventive costs in anticipation of raids (e.g. security measures, insurance);
  • Material and immaterial costs as a consequence of raids (e.g. physical damage, repairs, medical costs, mental harm); and
  • Responsive costs to raids (e.g. the costs of detection and prevention, persecution, support trial, etc.).

In addition, the secondary economic impact of criminal offences has to be considered. Violent crime not only leads to financial or physical damage and prevention costs, but also indirectly influences the local/regional and national economy of a country. According to Detotto and Otranto [4],“crime acts like a tax on the entire economy: it discourages domestic and foreign direct investments[5]. On a more local and regional level, economists define economic impact on business, property value, tourism and quality of life (social capital).

Mobility impact

Safety impact

Measures

  • Surveillance
  • Reaction force
  • Target hardening
  • Access control
  • Reducing attractiveness (no money in register)
  • Increasing chance of apprehension

Footnotes and references

  1. See, e.g.: Chapman, B., D Weatherburn, C.A. Kapuscinski, M. Chilvers and S. Roussel (2002). Unemployment duration, schooling and property crime. CEPR Working paper
  2. Entorf, H., H. Spengler (2002). Crime in Europe; Causes and Con-sequences. Springer-Verlag Berlin
  3. Primary economic impact (or direct effects) are generally defined as the initial, immediate economic output generated by a specific cause (in this case a criminal offence). Secondary economic impact (or indirect effects) are generated each time a subsequent transaction is made, for example, the impact of crime on the real estate value in the neighbourhood.
  4. Detotto,C. and E. Otranto (2010). Does crime affect Economic growth? KYKLOS, Vol.63–August 2010-No.3, 330-345.
  5. Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a direct investment by a business or enterprise in a foreign economy.