Numerous studies have shown that near repeat victimization of burglaries can account for a substantial minority of burglaries in urban settings. Using a method based on the distribution of potential targets to determine the size of spatial bandwidths, the presence of burglary near repeats in rural areas was examined and compared to the level of near repeats in urban areas. A significant burglary near repeat pattern was observed in rural areas, but was restricted to the spatial and temporal bands that were closest to and most recently after a previous burglary. The proportion of all burglaries that were near repeats in this nearest spatial and temporal bands was greater than that observed in urban areas. The findings lead to extending how the boost account and offender foraging principles may apply in rural settings, and the identification of crime prevention opportunities that counter near repeats in rural areas.

大量研究表明，近乎重复的入室盗窃行为可以解释城市环境中的相当一部分入室盗窃案。使用基于潜在目标分布的方法来确定空间带宽的大小，检查了农村地区附近重复盗窃的存在，并将其与城市地区的近重复盗窃水平进行了比较。在农村地区观察到了显着的近乎重复的入室盗窃模式，但仅限于最接近和最近一次入室盗窃之后的空间和时间带。在这个最近的空间和时间带中，所有接近重复的入室盗窃的比例大于在城市地区观察到的比例。研究结果扩展了 boost 帐户和罪犯觅食原则在农村环境中的适用范围，