| dc.description.abstract | Urban authorities are continuously drawing up policies to promote cycling among commuters.
However, these initiatives are counterproductive for the targeted objectives because
they increase opportunities for bicycle theft. This paper explores Inner London as a case
study to address place-specific risk factors for bicycle theft at the street-segment level while
controlling for seasonal variation. The presence of certain public amenities (e.g., bicycle
stands, railway stations, pawnshops) was evaluated against locations of bicycle theft
between 2013 and 2016 and risk effects were estimated using negative binomial regression
models. Results showed that a greater level of risk stemmed from land-use facilities than
from area-based socioeconomic status. The presence of facilities such as train stations,
vacant houses, pawnbrokers and payday lenders increased bicycle theft, but no evidence
was found that linked police stations with crime levels. The findings have significant implications
for urban crime prevention with respect to non-residential land use. | en_US |
