Borbely, Daniel; Gehrsitz, Markus; McIntyre, Stuart; … - 2023
In this article we study the effects of permanent school closures on crime. We leverage the closure of over 300 schools … matched sample. We find that neighbourhoods affected by school closures experience a reduction in crime of about 9% of a … property crimes. We provide evidence on several mechanisms explaining the negative crime effect, such as changes in …