ABSTRACT
Routine activities theory is, to some extent, a development and subdivision of rational choice theory which proposes that for a personal or property crime to occur, there must be at the same time and place a perpetrator, a victim, and/or an object of property (Felson, 1998). The crime event can take place if there are other persons or circumstances in the locality that encourage it to happen but, on the other hand, the offence can be prevented if the potential victim or another person is present who can take action to deter it.
