HCBE Faculty Articles
Title
Testing Seasonality in Reported Crime Data
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Summer 1973
Publication Title
Journal of Criminal Justice
ISSN or ISBN
0047-2352
Volume
1
Issue/Number
2
First Page
125
Last Page
134
Abstract/Excerpt
In spite of the apparent importance of crime statistics to policy-makers and the public, these data are not often analyzed or refined in the same manner as other social series such as unemployment. In this paper, seasonal variation in FBI index crimes is investigated for a major urban area. Using Miami data for 1949–1970, a test for seasonality is developed and seasonal indices are constructed for a number of crime types. A definite seasonal pattern in Miami crime data is found to exist, although its importance seems to be declining in recent years. Some applications of seasonally adjusted data to public information and operations are also briefly discussed.
DOI
10.1016/0047-2352(73)90093-7
NSUWorks Citation
Stronge, William and McPheters, Lee R., "Testing Seasonality in Reported Crime Data" (1973). HCBE Faculty Articles. 812.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hcbe_facarticles/812
