Digital analysis of crime statistics: Does crime conform to Benford's law?

Matthew J. Hickman, Stephen K. Rice

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)333-349
Number of pages17
JournalJournal of Quantitative Criminology
Volume26
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Law

Keywords

  • Benford distribution
  • Benford's law
  • Crime data
  • Crime statistics
  • Data errors
  • Digital analysis
  • Fabricated data
  • First digit
  • Fraud detection
  • Uniform crime reports

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