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Title: Why is There More Crime in Cities?
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1. Glaeser, Edward L.
Sacerdote, Bruce
Why is There More Crime in Cities?
NBER Working Paper No. 5430, National Bureau of Economic Research, January 1996.
Also: http://nber.nber.org/papers/W5430
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Keyword(s): Family Structure; Illegal Activities; Urbanization/Urban Living

Effect of higher pecuniary benefits, lower arrest probabilities, lower probability of recognition, and characteristics that reflect tastes, social influences, and family structure; based on victimization data; US. Based on results of the National Crime Victimization Survey, the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, and the Uniform Crime Reports. Full-text available on-line: http://nber.nber.org/papers/W5430
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Glaeser, Edward L. and Bruce Sacerdote. "Why is There More Crime in Cities?" NBER Working Paper No. 5430, National Bureau of Economic Research, January 1996.