Areas with higher off-premise alcohol outlet availability have higher rates of violent, property, and disorder crime. Less is known about the characteristics of off-premise outlets that can explain the alcohol outlets–crime relationship. This study examined the association between off-premise alcohol outlets and crime and identified the characteristics associated with crime occurring in off-premise environs (50-ft buffer around the outlet) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (N = 279). Violent, property, and disorder crime rates were 25, 19, and 17 times higher, respectively, in off-premise environs compared to anywhere else in Milwaukee. The immediate environment characteristics associated with crime in off-premise environs included security bars/gratings on the doors or windows of residential, commercial, and industrial buildings, evidence of people drinking alcohol, painted over graffiti, and foot traffic in front of the outlet. The outlet characteristics associated with crime in off-premise environs included an alley bordering the outlet, security bars/gratings on doors or windows of the outlet, outlet type (i.e., grocery or convenience store), visible garbage or litter inside the outlet, outlet lighting and building condition, and the presence of security guard employees inside the outlet. This study provides practical information for situational crime prevention efforts and local alcohol policy.

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犯罪和场外酒类商店：特征重要吗？

场外酒精饮料供应量较高的地区的暴力、财产和混乱犯罪率较高。关于可以解释酒类销售点 - 犯罪关系的场外销售点的特征知之甚少。这项研究检查了场外酒精销售点与犯罪之间的关联，并确定了与威斯康星州密尔沃基市（N = 279）的场外环境（出口周围 50 英尺缓冲区）发生的犯罪相关的特征。与密尔沃基其他任何地方相比，外部环境中的暴力、财产和混乱犯罪率分别高出 25、19 和 17 倍。与场外犯罪相关的直接环境特征包括住宅、商业和工业建筑门窗上的安全栏/格栅，人们饮酒、涂鸦和在出口前行人的证据。与场外犯罪相关的出口特征包括与出口接壤的小巷、出口门或窗户上的安全栏/格栅、出口类型（即杂货店或便利店）、出口内的可见垃圾或垃圾、出口照明和建筑条件，以及出口内是否有保安人员。本研究为情景犯罪预防工作和当地酒精政策提供了实用信息。杂货店或便利店）、插座内可见的垃圾或垃圾、插座照明和建筑状况，以及插座内是否有保安人员。这项研究为情景犯罪预防工作和当地酒精政策提供了实用信息。杂货店或便利店）、插座内可见的垃圾或垃圾、插座照明和建筑状况，以及插座内是否有保安人员。这项研究为情景犯罪预防工作和当地酒精政策提供了实用信息。