We study the relationship between housing inequality and crime in South Africa. We create a novel panel dataset …. An increase of one standard deviation in housing inequality explains between 9 and 13 percent of crime increases … conditions can play in the reduction of crime in an emerging economy context. …

Social network analysis can help us understand more about the root causes of delinquent behavior and crime and provide … practical guidance for the design of crime prevention policies. To illustrate these points, we first present a selective review …

This paper analyzes the impact of immigrant deportations on local crime and police efficiency. Our identification … not reduce crime rates for violent offenses or property offenses. Our estimates are small and precise, so we can rule out …