Table 3 Correlations between the rate of property crime decline and Google queries for crime prevention terms
From: Searching for safety: crime prevention in the era of Google
Search term | Overall property crime rates | Burglary rates | Larceny-theft rates | Motor vehicle theft rates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Target hardening | ||||
Deadbolt | − 0.141 | − 0.135 | − 0.098 | − 0.169 |
Door locks | − 0.066 | − 0.053 | − 0.055 | − 0.066 |
Gate keypad | − 0.412** | − 0.493** | − 0.343* | − 0.299* |
Security door | − 0.539** | − 0.385** | − 0.385** | − 0.712** |
Window bars | − 0.106 | − 0.085 | 0.076 | − 0.470** |
Surveillance | ||||
Alarm system | − 0.305* | − 0.389** | − 0.128 | − 0.485** |
Car alarm system | − 0.549** | − 0.457** | − 0.380** | − 0.707** |
Home alarm system | − 0.347* | − 0.401** | − 0.154 | − 0.562** |
Home security camera | − 0.024 | − 0.079 | 0.045 | − 0.126 |
Home security system | − 0.137 | − 0.206 | − 0.009 | − 0.303* |
Motion detection camera | − 0.227 | − 0.327* | − 0.122 | − 0.275 |
Motion detection lights | − 0.246 | − 0.322* | − 0.132 | − 0.323* |
Street lights | − 0.428** | − 0.174 | − 0.318* | − 0.628** |
Formal social control | ||||
How to file a police report | − 0.530** | − 0.461** | − 0.385** | − 0.629** |
Report crime | − 0.265 | − 0.248 | − 0.091 | − 0.528** |
Informal social control | ||||
Neighborhood crime | − 0.396** | − 0.317* | − 0.320* | − 0.417** |
Neighborhood security | − 0.505** | − 0.394** | − 0.436** | − 0.477** |
Neighborhood watch | − 0.278 | − 0.217 | − 0.202 | − 0.348* |
Neighborhood watch sign | − 0.379** | − 0.358* | − 0.296* | − 0.384** |