Ankel-Peters, Jörg; Bruederle, Anna; Roberts, Gareth - In: Q Open 3 (2022) 1, pp. 1-22
South Africa has one of the highest crime rates in the world. This paper examines the effect of weather shocks on various types of crime. Using a 12-year panel data set at a monthly resolution on the police ward level, we observe a short-term effect of temperatures on violent crime. Furthermore,...