Patterns of Victimisation Among Small Retail Businesses

• NCJ Number: 194236
• Author(s): Natalie Taylor; Pat Mayhew
• Date Published: March 2002
• Length: 6 pages
• Corporate Author: Australian Institute of Criminology
• Sale Source: Australian Institute of Criminology
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: Australia
• Note: Australian Institute of Criminology Trends & Issues in Crime and Justice No. 221; downloaded March 21, 2002.

Annotation

A review of retail crime in Australia as reported by a sample of nearly 4,000 businesses between July 1998 and June 1999.

Abstract

Utilizing victim surveys, the researchers reported on the crime victimization patterns for Australian retail businesses. The 3,834 businesses studied were in 6 designated retail sectors: cafes/restaurants, general stores, liquor stores, service stations, news agents, and pharmacies. Victimization rates were measured in three ways: crime prevalence rates, incident rates and concentration rates. For the businesses considered, burglary had the highest prevalence rate. Tabular results showed total victimization rates for each sector and also results by sector for specific crimes. In addition, the study participants were surveyed concerning repeat victimization over a 12 month period. The nature and patterns of repeat victimization and the tendency of a relatively small number of businesses to account for a substantially higher proportion of the crime victimization reported were also discussed. References, tables