Offender search theories  

These describe how offenders find their targets while these targets go about their normal business (e.g. going to and from work, school, shopping, or socialising). These are most concentrated at locations of activity. People who do not operate along the routes or near the locations used by offenders will have a lower risk of being victimised, but those close to areas of offender routes and their operating locations will have an elevated risk of being a victim of crime or disorder.

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