International Journal on Criminology Volume 3, Number 2, Fall 2015 | Page 103

Burglaries in France
Table 2: Description of the groups identified by the typology
Characteristics
related to the...
Group Name Description Proportion
N1
Suburb, mixed
residential
environment
SUZ in the (distant) urban area; area of
apartment blocks and houses; suburbs;
more than 100,000 inhabitants; no special
knowledge of burglaries
22.7
Neighborhood
N2
Rural/periurban, lowdensity
residential
environment
Rural or periurban; far away from SUZs;
scattered houses or residential area of
houses, fewer than 20,000 inhabitants;
tendency to be aware of burglaries in the
neighborhood
44.3
Accommodation
Household
N3
A1
A2
A3
A4
H1
H2
H3
H4
Downtown, densely
populated residential
environment
Apartment, small
surface area, protected
Small individual
house or apartment,
not protected
Townhouse with little
protection
Large detached house,
no or many security
features
Couple; economically
active; middle/upper
income
Couple; economically
active; low income
Single person; higher
income; in active
employment or
economically inactive
Single, elderly person,
modest income
Source: “Cadre de Vie et Sécurité” survey, 2007–2014
Neighborhood in or close to a SUZ; estate
or area of apartment blocks; downtown;
more than 20,000 inhabitants; little
knowledge of burglaries
Presence of a watchperson; one or two
security devices; no dog; apartment block;
tenant; 25–70 m²
No watchperson; no security device;
individual house or apartment; tenant;
40–70 m²
No watchperson; not particularly well
secured; townhouse; homeowner or
mortgagor; 70–100 m²
No watchperson; equipped with few or
many security devices; presence of a
dog; individual house; homeowner or
mortgagor; larger than 70 m²
Couple without children; married;
graduate; intermediate or higher
occupational classes; in employment;
middle or upper incomes; 35–65 years old
Couple with child; low level of education;
tradesperson or manual or clerical worker;
in active employment; lower-middle
class or class of modest means; 25–44
years old
Single person or single parent family;
no professions and socioprofessional
categories, intermediate or higher
occupational classes; in active
employment or economically inactive;
upper-middle or upper class; 15–24 years
old and 55 years plus
Single person or single parent family;
low educational level; tradesperson or
manual or clerical worker; unemployed or
economically inactive; lower-middle class
or class of modest means; older than 45
33.1
33.9
12.2
20
33.9
29.9
20.4
19.5
30.3
Victimhood Rates by Group
The classifications produced allow different groups of households to be
identified on the basis of their sociodemographic characteristics, as well as those
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