Inequality and Violent Crime
Evidence from Data on Robbery and Violent Theft
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3916882 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E Neumayer (0000-0003-2719-7563, London School of Economics and Political Science, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 101-112 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Peace Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3433 • E-ISSN: 1460-3578 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022343305049669 |
| OpenAlex | W2156152922 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 47 |
| References cited | 25 |
This article argues that the link between income inequality and violent property crime might be spurious, complementing a similar argument in prior analysis by the author on the determinants of homicide. In contrast, Fajnzylber, Lederman & Loayza provide seemingly strong and robust evidence that inequality causes a higher rate of both homicide and robbery/violent theft, even after controlling for country-specific fixed effects. The results in the present article suggest that inequality is not a statistically significant determinant, unless either country-specific effects are not controlled for or the sample is artificially restricted to a small number of countries. The reason for the link between inequality and violent property crime being spurious is that income inequality is likely to be strongly correlated with country-specific fixed effects, such as cultural differences. A high degree of inequality might be socially undesirable for any number of reasons, but that it causes violent crime is far from proven
Argument (complex analysis) · Criminology · Demographic economics · Economic inequality · Economics · Homicide · Inequality · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Poison control · Property (philosophy) · Property crime · Spurious relationship · Statistics · Violent crime · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Mathematics · Medicine · Psychology
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| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 46 |