. These reinforce the picture of a strong impact of wages on crime. The result that incentives play a central role is …We explore the role that economic incentives, particularly changes in wages at the bottom end of the wage distribution …, play in determining crime rates. We use data on the police force areas of England and Wales between 1975 and 1996. We find …

In economic models of crime individuals respond to changes in the potential value of criminal opportunities. We analyse … this issue by estimating crime-price elasticities from detailed data on criminal incidents in London between 2002 and 2012 … burglary incidents. We first consider a panel of consumer goods covering the majority of market goods stolen in the crime …

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