Longitudinal Trends in Violence in the Rural South
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6192557 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John A Arthur (University of Minnesota System, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 129-140 |
| Publication date | 1994-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-4036 • E-ISSN: 2157-6475 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01924036.1994.9689035 |
| OpenAlex | W2034591582 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
Since 1960, the number of violent crimes in America has increased by more than four hundred and fifty percent. Although the bulk of these crimes are being committed in urban areas, the rural areas of the country are not immune from the violence. Previous studies have noted that as a region, the South has one of the highest rates of arrests and incarcerations. Most studies on criminal violence have treated the region as a culturally monolithic entity without any recognition of differences in the patterns and distribution of violence in the rural areas of that region. The purpose of this paper is to examine variations in rural violence among twelve states in the southeastern United States using Uniform Crime Report data from 1962 to 1991. The study found that aggravated assault is the most common form of violent offending. This is followed by robbery, forcible rape, and homicide. For total violence, the rural areas of South Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana reported the highest rates. Total violence rates are lower in the rural areas of West Virginia, Arkansas, and Virginia
Criminology · Environmental health · Geography · Homicide · Injury prevention · Poison control · Political science · Rural area · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Violent crime · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Demography · Gun Ownership and Violence Research · Law · Medicine
One South
Southern Violence
The Subculture of Violence
Patterns in Criminal Homicide
Distribution of Criminal Offenses in Sectional Regions
Homicide in the United States
An Eye for an Eye? A Note on the Southern Subculture of Violence Thesis
Methodological Problems Confronting Cross-Cultural Criminological Research Using Official Data
Age Composition and the Increase in Recorded Crime
Indices of Suicide and Homicide by States and Cities
Homicide and a Regional Culture of Violence
Regional Subculture and Homicide
Production of Crime Rates
Gun Ownership and the 'Southern Subculture of Violence
Regional and Racial Effects on the Urban Homicide Rate
Deterrence, Poverty, and Type of Homicide
Institutional Setting and Industrial Conflict in Quebec
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |