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Table 1 The extent of burglary repeat victimisation as reported from a range of studies in western and developed countries

From: Examining the extent of repeat and near repeat victimisation of domestic burglaries in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Location of study and source

Proportion of burglary that was repeat victimisation (%)

Birmingham, England: 2011

(BBC 2012)

30

England and Wales: 2012/13

(ONS 2013)

14

Japan: 1989

(Farrell and Bouloukos 2001)

22

Newcastle, England: 2010

(Safe Newcastle Partnership 2011)

15

Netherlands: 1996

(Farrell and Bouloukos 2001)

21

Northumberland County, England: 2009

(Northumberland Community Safety Partnership, 2009)

7

South Auckland, New Zealand: 2014

(Chainey and Silva 2015)

10

Sweden: 1996

(Farrell and Bouloukos 2001)

13

USA: 1996

(Farrell and Bouloukos 2001)

33

  1. For each study the time measurement window for analysing repeat victimisation was 1 year