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A global analysis of the impact of COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions on crime
- Source :
- Nat Hum Behav, Nature Human Behaviour, 5(7), 868-877. Nature Publishing Group, Nature Human Behaviour, Nature Human Behaviour, 5 (7), Nature Human Behaviour, 5(7), 868. Nature Publishing Group
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- 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.<br />The implementation of COVID-19 stay-at-home policies was associated with a considerable drop in urban crime in 27 cities across 23 countries. More stringent restrictions over movement in public space were predictive of larger declines in crime.
- Subjects :
- Quarantine/trends
Criminology
Behavioral Neuroscience
Sociology
health care economics and organizations
COVID-19/epidemiology
Social policy
Middle East
05 social sciences
16. Peace & justice
Justice and Strong Institutions
Juridik och samhälle
TIME
Europe
Crime/trends
364: Kriminologie
Quarantine
population characteristics
Crime
Public Health
050104 developmental & child psychology
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
SDG 16 - Peace
Social Psychology
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Physical Distancing
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Article
Public space
REGRESSION
mental disorders
Public Health/statistics & numerical data
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
4014/4013
0505 law
DECLINE
SARS-CoV-2
SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
513 Law
Interrupted time series
COVID-19
social sciences
United States
4014/523
050501 criminology
Demographic economics
4014/4002
Law and Society
human activities
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 23973374
- Volume :
- 5
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Nature human behaviour
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....fc418fdcdf3c23014881611d4c51edc2