Most studies examining the impact of migrants on crime rates in hosting populations are in the context of economic … migrants in developed countries. However, we know much less about the crime impact of refugees in low- and middle … limited access to formal employment, and face partial mobility restrictions, we find that total crime per person (including …

Most studies examining the impact of migrants on crime rates in hosting populations are in the context of economic … migrants in developed countries. However, we know much less about the crime impact of refugees in low- and middle … limited access to formal employment, and face partial mobility restrictions, we find that total crime per person (including …

environment. Using geocoded crime data and a novel source of within-city spatial and temporal variation in punishment severity, I … consistent with police treating enforcement effort and punishment severity as complementary. I also find that citywide crime and …

crime and fear of crime. Forty years of reforms shifted the boundaries between Russian eleven time zones. I find that a …

Do reductions in arrests increase crime? We study line-of-duty deaths of police officers, events that likely impact … contrast, we find no evidence of an increase in crime or a change in victim reporting through 911 calls. There is also no … apparent threshold of arrest decline beyond which crime increases. Our findings suggest that enforcement activity can be …