Street level crime maps may be an example of a nudge in the wrong direction if they lead to fewer crimes being reported

Gibbons, Stephen

(2011) Street level crime maps may be an example of a nudge in the wrong direction if they lead to fewer crimes being reported [Online resource]

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Earlier this year, the government unveiled online crime maps, which enabled local residents to track crime right down to their street level. Steve Gibbons is not surprised that this policy may have been a nudge in the wrong direction; a recent survey indicates that residents may actually be not be reporting local crimes for fear of driving down house prices.

Item Type	Online resource
Departments	Urban and Spatial Programme Centre for Economic Performance Geography and Environment
Date Deposited	23 Aug 2011 08:53
URI	https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/37971