Cornaglia, Francesca; Feldman, Naomi E.; Leigh, Andrew - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
We provide empirical evidence of crime's impact on the mental wellbeing of both victims and non-victims. We … differentiate between the direct impact to victims and the indirect impact to society due to the fear of crime. The results show a … decrease in mental wellbeing after violent crime victimization and that the violent crime rate has a negative impact on mental …