Global Crime Patterns: An Analysis of Survey Data from 166 Countries Around the World, 2006–2019
Journal: Journal of Quantitative Criminology
Year: 2021

Abstract Objectives This article explores the merits of commercially-based survey data on crime through cross-validation with established crime metrics. Methods Using unpublished data from 166 countries covering the period between 2006 and 2019, the article describes the geographical distribution across global regions and trends over time of three types of common crime, homicide, and organised crime. The article then explores possible determinants of the geographical distributions through regres