This paper deals with the effect of gun laws on crime. Several empirical analyses are carried to investigate the … relationship between five different crime rates and alternative law variables. The tests are based on cross-section data from US …, unemployment and ethnic background of the population. Empirical analysis does not lend support to the notion that crime laws would …

-existing levels of violent crime. The cross-sectional evidence is backed by panel data analysis dating back to 1999. The annual inflow …-existing crime at destination, whereas deportations of non-convicts did not have the same effect. These finding are in line with …

In this article, we examine anti-foreigner hate crime in the wake of the large influx of asylum seekers to Germany in … effect of an unexpected and sudden change in the share of the foreign-born population on anti-foreigner hate crime. Our … county-level analysis shows that not simply the size of regional asylum seeker infl ows drives the increase in hate crime …

This study analyses the impact of a high-profile crime event on perceived public safety. At the 2015 New Year's Eve …

Recent evidence suggests a positive impact of air pollution on crime in large cities. We provide first evidence on the … levels. We use a unique combination of daily crime data with weather and emission records for the states of Baden … crime of 4.6%. …

Does large-scale refugee immigration affect crime rates in receiving countries? We address this question based on the … spatial correlations between refugee inflows and crime rates using the administrative allocation quotas as instrumental … variables. Our results indicate that crime rates were not affected during the year of refugee arrival, but there was an increase …

currently discussed factors of crime like demographic changes, youth-unemployment and income inequality. We use a panel of the … deterrence hypothesis for crime against property. Only weak support can be observed for crime against the person. Economic and …