A global analysis of the impact of Covid-19 stay-at-home restrictions on crime

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ID4698270
AuthorsAmy E Nivette (0000-0003-0597-3648, University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, corresponding author), Renee Zahnow (0000-0001-5796-9443, The University of Queensland), Raül Aguilar (0000-0002-0541-4910), Andri Ahven, Shai Amram (0000-0003-4971-1471, Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Barak Ariel (0000-0002-6912-2546, Hebrew University of Jerusalem), María José Arosemena Burbano, Roberta Astolfi, Roberta Corradi Astolfi (0000-0003-0168-9121, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo), Dirk Baier (0000-0002-8063-7276, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences), Hyung-Min Bark (0000-0001-7848-4314, Korean Institute of Criminology and Justice), Joris E H Beijers, Joris Beijers (Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement), M Bergman (0000-0002-0119-3524, National University of Tres de Febrero), Gregory Breetzke (0000-0002-0324-2254, University of Pretoria), I Alberto Concha-Eastman (0000-0002-7256-6164), Sophie Curtis-Ham (0000-0001-8093-4804), Ryan Davenport (0000-0003-2984-316X, London Metropolitan University), Carlos Díaz (0000-0002-7250-8829, Universidad Católica del Uruguay), Diego Fleitas (0000-0001-8305-2057, National University of Tres de Febrero), Manne Gerell (0000-0002-2145-113X, Malmö University), Kwang-Ho Jang (Korean National Police University), Juha Kääriäinen (0000-0001-7357-9795, University of Helsinki), Tapio Lappi-Seppälä (0000-0003-1377-661X, University of Helsinki), Woon-Sik Lim (Korean National Police University), Rosa Loureiro Revilla, Lorraine Mazerolle (0000-0002-3691-8644, The University of Queensland), Gorazd Meško (0000-0001-7466-0042, University of Maribor), Noemí Pereda (0000-0001-5329-9323, Universitat de Barcelona), Maria F T Peres (0000-0002-7049-905X, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo), Rubén Poblete-Cazenave (0000-0002-3954-1651, Erasmus University Rotterdam), Simon Rose (0000-0002-4727-9606, London Metropolitan University), Robert Svensson (0000-0002-6080-2780, Malmö University), Nico Trajtenberg (Cardiff University), Tanja Van Der Lippe (0000-0002-5245-4659, Utrecht University), Joran Veldkamp (Utrecht University), Carlos J Vilalta Perdomo (0000-0002-6030-7018), Manuel P Eisner (0000-0001-5436-9282, University of Zurich)
Year2021
Volume5
Issue7
Pages868-877
Publication date2021-06-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNature Human Behaviour (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2397-3374 • E-ISSN: 2397-3374
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1038/s41562-021-01139-z
PMID34079096
OpenAlexW3164401237
LanguageEN
Citations received91
References cited44

The stay-at-home restrictions to control the spread of COVID-19 led to unparalleled sudden change in daily life, but it is unclear how they affected urban crime globally. We collected data on daily counts of crime in 27 cities across 23 countries in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. We conducted interrupted time series analyses to assess the impact of stay-at-home restrictions on different types of crime in each city. Our findings show that the stay-at-home policies were associated with a considerable drop in urban crime, but with substantial variation across cities and types of crime. Meta-regression results showed that more stringent restrictions over movement in public space were predictive of larger declines in crime

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Demographic economics · Economics · Environmental health · Geography · Outbreak · Socioeconomics · Sociology · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Demography · Medicine · Urban Transport and Accessibility

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