crime in India. We exploit the quasi-random variation in the outcome of close elections between candidates with and without ….3 percent increase in crime in districts, including crimes against women. The effect is more pronounced when the leaders are …

public goods. To do so, we analyze policing and crime incidence under mayors directly elected by voters and under mayors … overall crime between 4.9% and 5.7%, depending on the specification. Our results further suggest that more accountable mayors …

electoral candidates and election of politicians. Using unique data that combine population registers and election statistics …

We provide evidence about voters' response to crime control policies. We exploit a natural experiment arising from the … were more likely to report crime news involving pardoned individuals; ii) voters held worse beliefs on the incumbent … governments ability to control crime and iii) with respect to the previous elections, the incumbent national government …