This paper analyses the effect of local crime rates on the mental well-being of residents. Our identification strategy … addresses the problem of sorting, and endogenous moving behaviour. We find that crime causes considerable mental distress of … residents, and that these effects are mainly driven by property crime. However, individuals react also to violent crime, in …

Scheme, we find that higher local level immigration increased life satisfaction of young people and decreased life … level immigration increased natives' satisfaction with their dwelling, partner and social life. …