Recent contributions using police recorded calls-for-service and/or crime data to estimate impacts of COVID-19 … lockdowns on the incidence of domestic violence (DV) have reported relatively modest effects. This may reflect a low reporting … daily data on DV crimes recorded by the London Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), we propose a method for generating a …

gender-based violence has been limited. Previous studies have highlighted the effect of female political representation on … incidence of gender-based violence in the United States. Using a regression discontinuity design on mixed-gender races, we find … electoral district. The drop in femicides is mainly driven by a deterrence effect that results from higher police responsiveness …