earthquake decreased burglaries but left other crime types unaffected. The effect stays significant even after controlling for … theory of crime, value and specialization. We conclude that burglars respond to damages that devaluate their prospective … takings. Yet, they cannot shift their specialization and substitute burglaries with other crime types. …

explores the impact of state E-Verify laws on crime. Using agency-by-month data from the 2004 to 2015 National Incident Based …-skilled natives of Hispanic descent, and outmigration of younger Hispanics are important channels. We find no evidence that crime was … displaced to nearby U.S. jurisdictions without E-Verify or that violent crime was impacted by E-Verify mandates. Moreover …

This paper studies the causal effect of immigration on crime in the context of the massive influx of Syrians to Türkiye … crime at the prosecution stage, while no significant effects are detected for criminal court cases or convictions. Moreover … unchanged. In contrast, both the likelihood of committing a crime and being a victim of crime increase among immigrants. The …

A stylized fact in criminology holds that those who commit crimes are more likely to be victims of crime, and vice …