Does Regulation of Built‐in Security Reduce Crime? Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9706654 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ben Vollaard (0000-0002-6045-5934, Tilburg University, TILEC, CentER), Jan C Van Ours (0000-0002-0144-9956, Tilburg University, CentER, University of Melbourne, Parkville, CEPR) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 121 |
| Issue | 552 |
| Pages | 485-504 |
| Publication date | 2011-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2011.02429.x |
| OpenAlex | W3123609030 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 13 |
We provide evidence that large‐scale government intervention in the use of self‐protective measures lowers crime. Since 1999, all new‐built homes in the Netherlands have to have burglary‐proof windows and doors. We find the regulatory change to have reduced burglary in new‐built homes from 1.1 to 0.8% annually, a reduction of 26%. Even though the regulation of built‐in security does not target preventative measures at homes that are most at risk, the social benefits of the regulation are likely to exceed the social costs
Business · Crime prevention · Criminology · Doors · Economics · Government (linguistics · Intervention (counseling · Natural experiment · Political science · Public economics · Scale (ratio · Social security · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Engineering · Housing Market and Economics · Law · Medicine · Psychology
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Why the Crime Drop
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Crime-differential responses to an environmental shock
| Unique citing works | 19 |
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| Citations per year | 1,58 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |