Analysis of Social and Geographical Factors Affecting the Phenomenon of Robbery in Bandar Abbas

The arrival of domestic and foreign immigrants on the one hand, as well as the development of the city on the other hand, has led to the expansion of marginalized neighborhoods in Bandar Abbas. These factors led to the loss of stability in the city of Bandar Abbas and turned into problematic urban neighborhoods. Such conditions have provided the basis for various social, political, cultural and economic crimes, including robbery. The research method is of a survey and correlational type. This study was conducted using a library method and readout of cases of robbery occurred in 2016 in Bandar Abbas city. The sample size was calculated using the Morgan table among the cases of robbery files. A total of 351 cases of robbery were estimated and calculated. Factor analysis has been used to assess the validity of the data.  According to the obtained values from the Pearson correlation, there is a strong and significant relationship between "robbery in Bandar Abbas" and the independent variable of social components with a significant level of 0.001 and a 99.9% probability. Also, the findings from the multiple regression test indicate the fact that the impact of peer groups, families, poverty and unemployment, migration, living neighborhood and education explained the highest amount of robbery with the beta values of 0.045, 0.031, 0.020, 0.016, 0.015, 0.013, respectively, at high level, with the probability of level of 99.9%. The results showed that cultural poverty plays an essential role in the creation of crime, and is dominated by illiterate criminals, and because of the lack of opportunities for intellectual development, they have been using other cultural means, such as physical capabilities, to advance their progress. The existence of unemployment and poverty creates a significant relationship between the economic circumstances of the person committing the theft. The results showed that the more is the source of the burglar polluted and corrupted, the more likely he/she is to steal. The city of Bandar Abbas has seen the destination of Azeri tribes migrating from its origins in neighboring provinces since the 2000s in order to seek better job opportunities and also migrate from other cities in the province in order to find better jobs and make more money in the province.