We provide evidence for a beneficial welfare impact of a crime policy that is targeted at strengthening victim … application of the security device reduced the probability of car theft by an estimated 50 percent on average in the Netherlands …

adult crime: outcomes that carry significant negative externalities. This paper uses particularly rich datasets from Denmark …

authorities across regions upon arrival, we find that immigration significantly increases crime. The crime impact of immigration … substantially stronger effects in regions with high preexisting crime levels or large shares of foreigners …

Does internet use trigger sex crime? We use unique Norwegian data on crime and internet adoption to shed light on this … highlights three mechanisms for how internet use may affect reported sex crime, namely a reporting effect, a matching effect on … potential offenders and victims, and a direct effect on sex crime propensity. To investigate the importance of these mechanisms …