Highway Robbery: Testing the Impact of Interstate Highways on Robbery

Authors

James C. McCutcheon, University of Memphis
Greg S. Weaver, Auburn University
Lin Huff-Corzine, University of Central Florida
Jay Corzine, University of Central Florida
Bert Burraston, University of Memphis

Abstract

Research has shown that the occurrence of crime is based on multiple factors including a variety of geographical characteristics. Previous researchers have suggested that the environmental feature of the interstate system has an influence on crime. For this study, we test for a relationship between interstate presence and robbery at the county-level in Georgia. Additionally, we test whether or not urban/rural differences affect this relationship. Findings are consistent with previous research showing that the number of interstate exits in a county significantly increases crime; in this case the robbery rate.

Publication Title

Justice Quarterly

Recommended Citation

McCutcheon, J., Weaver, G., Huff-Corzine, L., Corzine, J., & Burraston, B. (2016). Highway Robbery: Testing the Impact of Interstate Highways on Robbery. Justice Quarterly, 33 (7), 1292-1310. https://doi.org/10.1080/07418825.2015.1102953