COVID and crime: An early empirical look
| Autor: | David S. Abrams |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Economics and Econometrics
History Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Poison control Geographic variation Criminology Violent crime Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Homicide mental disorders 0502 economics and business Injury prevention Economics 050207 economics health care economics and organizations 050205 econometrics 05 social sciences Human factors and ergonomics social sciences Difference in differences Crime reporting Property crime population characteristics human activities Finance Criminal justice |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Public Economics |
| ISSN: | 0047-2727 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2020.104344 |
| Popis: | Data from 25 large U.S. cities is assembled to estimate the impact of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic on crime. There is a widespread immediate drop in both criminal incidents and arrests most heavily pronounced among drug crimes, theft, residential burglaries, and most violent crimes. The decline appears to precede stay-at-home orders, and arrests follow a similar pattern as reports. There is no decline in homicides and shootings, and an increase in non-residential burglary and car theft in most cities, suggesting that criminal activity was displaced to locations with fewer people. Pittsburgh, New York City, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Washington DC and Chicago each saw overall crime drops of at least 35%. Evidence from police-initiated reports and geographic variation in crime change suggests that most of the observed changes are not due to changes in crime reporting. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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