ABSTRACT
The idea that networks are an important aspect of social organization has played a prominent role in modern research on disorganization and urban crime. According to social disorganization theory, more disorganized urban areas generate more criminal activity. Much of modern sociological research on crime is dominated by theories that stress the significance of social control. The results from analysis of Stockholm data can be used to evaluate the influence of local environment on individual crime. For traditional types of crimes, similar relationships have been found in many Western countries. However, their ideas about the significance of social disorganization and its underlying factors have had great impact on criminological research. Family disintegration and attachment to parents are examples of aspects of social bonds that have been found to be associated with crime. Thus, individual's economic resources are a very important selective factor, and even if these resources do not cause crime directly on the individual level, they are related to properties.
