Which areas in Stockholm run higher risk of rape?

What is it about?

We know that places of rape share a number of commonalities, such as being close to public transportation. But there are thousands and thousands of places that share these characteristics but still are not rape places. Which are the areas that run higher risk for rape? Are they characterised by good oportunities for rape? Are they characterised by places that provide anonimity for the offender? Or easy to escape? These are the types of questions we tried to answer in two levels: for the whole city of Estocolmo and for the neighbourhoods (Basområde). Our results show that what explain risk of rape is not the same in city centers and in the periphery of the city. Profile regression allows us to identify particular covariates in different parts of the city. The paper finalises with suggestion for future research and rape prevention.

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Why is it important?

First analysis of the geography of rape at ecological level for Stockholm, Sweden Test of three different types of hypotheses: opportunity, accessibility and anonimity Profile regression allows us to identify particular covariates that help explain the risk of rape in different parts of the city --- which can be helpful for crime prevention.

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