Previous studies of the geographical and temporal features of serial sex offenses are limited by small samples and/or geographical areas, and are dated. We address a significant gap in the literature by investigating the temporal and geographical proximity of the crimes of 402 serial stranger sex offenders in the UK. Periods of incarceration were extracted from calculations of temporal proximity giving a more accurate picture of series duration and time elapsed between offenses from the same series. A notable minority of serial stranger sex offenders commit their offenses within very close geographic proximity and the same was found for temporal proximity. There were also occurrences of series spanning large distances and many years. The implications of these findings for the use of geography and time in the behavioral linking of crimes, and what they mean for policy decisions regarding financial investment in law enforcement technology, are discussed.

先前对连续性犯罪的地理和时间特征的研究受到小样本和/或地理区域的限制，并且已经过时。我们通过调查英国 402 名连续陌生人性犯罪者在时间和地理上的邻近性，解决了文献中的一个重大空白。监禁期是从时间接近度的计算中提取的，可以更准确地描述系列持续时间和同一系列犯罪之间经过的时间。值得注意的少数连续陌生人性犯罪者在非常接近的地理范围内犯罪，并且在时间上的接近性方面也发现了同样的情况。还发生了跨越大距离和多年的系列事件。这些发现对在犯罪行为联系中使用地理和时间的影响，