Bulletins, Circulars, Progress Reports

Bulletin 616

Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station

Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

Lowell T. Frobish, Director

June 1992

Crime and Alabama Farms: Victimization, Subjective Assessment, and Protective Action

John D. Dunkleberger, J. Mark Clayton,
Rebecca S. Myrick, and Gladys J. Lyles

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover, Contents, and Acknowledgement

Introduction
Purpose of Study
Study Design

Description of Sample Farms
     Farm Operators
     Farm Operations
     Farm Ecology

Farm Crime Victimization Experience
     Vandlism in Past 12 Months
     Burglary in Past 12 Months

     Theft in Past 12 Months
     Crime Over Operator's Farming Lifetime

Opinions and Attitudes About Farm Crime
     Community Trends in Farm Crime
     Seriousness of Local farm Crime Problem

     Attitudes Toward Rural and Farm Crime
     Fear of Farm Crime Victimization

     Attitudes and Opinions Toward Law Enforcement

Protecting Farm Property
     Security Device Availability

     Security Behavior Practices
     Sources of Information on Prevention of Farm Crime

Summary and Conclusions
Literature Cited

Appendix and Back Cover