crime has continued to fall. A key question for the next Parliament is whether further real-terms reductions in police … police workforce, and factors that may have led to the continued fall in reported crime. …The coalition government's austerity programme has resulted in some sizeable reductions in the police workforce, yet …

often mischaracterized by accusations that higher levels of immigration lead to higher levels of crime. The evidence, based … on empirical studies of many countries, indicates that there is no simple link between immigration and crime, but … legalizing the status of immigrants has beneficial effects on crime rates. Crucially, the evidence points to substantial …

often mischaracterized by accusations that higher levels of immigration lead to higher levels of crime. The evidence, based … on empirical studies of many countries, indicates that there is no simple link between immigration and crime, but … legalizing the status of immigrants has beneficial effects on crime rates. Crucially, the evidence points to substantial …

to lead a life of crime than those graduating into a buoyant labour market. These effects are long lasting and …

This paper focuses on empirical connections between crime and immigration, studying two large waves of recent U … to a modest but significant rise in property crime, while the second wave had a small negative impact. There was no … effect on violent crime; arrest rates were not different, and changes in crime cannot be ascribed to crimes against …

and crime using both recorded crime and self-reported crime victimization data. Controlling for a rich set of observables …, we find that crime is substantially lower in those neighbourhoods with sizeable immigrant population shares. The effect … neighbourhoods. Considering different crime types, the evidence suggests that such neighbourhoods benefit from a reduction in more …

and crime using both recorded crime and self-reported crime victimization data. Controlling for a rich set of observables …, we find that crime is substantially lower in those neighbourhoods with sizeable immigrant population shares. The effect … neighbourhoods. Considering different crime types, the evidence suggests that such neighbourhoods benefit from a reduction in more …

This paper examines the relationship between immigration and crime in a setting where large migration flows offer an … opportunity to carefully appraise whether the populist view that immigrants cause crime is borne out by rigorous evidence. We … consider possible crime effects from two large waves of immigration that recently occurred in the UK. The first of these was …

to lead a life of crime than those graduating into a buoyant labour market. These effects are long lasting and …

This paper examines the relationship between immigration and crime in a setting where large migration flows offer an … opportunity to carefully appraise whether the populist view that immigrants cause crime is borne out by rigorous evidence. We … consider possible crime effects from two large waves of immigration that recently occurred in the UK. The first of these was …