Little is known about the costs of crime to victims and their families. In this paper, we use unique and detailed …

This paper investigates how different outcomes of criminal appeals impact crime deterrence. My panel data analysis … (1997-2013) indicates that crime rates decrease when convictions are affirmed by the appellate court, as long as conviction … rates are not too high. Crime rates are further found to decrease when convictions are reversed but increase when cases are …

. Yet, little is known about the impact of this inflow on labor markets, crime, and voting behavior. This article uses … crime in particular with respect to drug offenses and fare-dodging. Our analysis further suggests that counties which …

responsibility for crime control and prevention. The Yakuza Exclusion Ordinances (YEOs) of Japan aim to combat organized crime … crime. Furthermore, the heterogeneity of the YEOs' effect suggests the effectiveness of enforcement policies that … intensively target regions with lower concentration of organized crime …

One main motive behind lengthy prison terms for serious crime is to deter potential offenders from engaging in crime … discount future events when balancing the immediate utility of the crime and the costs of a potential future punishment. If … various crime indicators from administrative registers spanning over 18 years. Our results show that high discount rates …

The aim of this study was to examine the extent to which crime affects the components of aggregate demand and vice … run and long run dynamics present between crime and aggregate demand and its components. In the short run, it was found … that none of the components of aggregate demand affect crime and that the only component of aggregate demand affected by …

the most common crimes related to organized crime in Rio de Janeiro. The results indicate that the increase in punishment …

, we use national municipal-level crime data from Mexico's National Public Security System. The NPSS reports sexual crimes …-shaped trend. Each crime declined during the stay-at-home order, and then rose back to pre-COVID levels by October. Then, we …, and banning the sale of alcohol are related to higher declines in crime …

The existing empirical evidence suggests a reduction in aggregate crime as a consequence of the COVID-19 lockdown …. However, what happens when lockdown measures are relaxed? This paper considers how the COVID-19 pandemic affects crime rates … throughout Mexico when the stay-at-home orders end. We use national crime data from Mexico’s National Public Security System …