Stay-at-home restrictions implemented to curb the spread of COVID-19 drastically altered daily life, but their impact on global urban crime remains unclear. This study analyzed daily crime data from 27 cities across 23 countries. Interrupted time series analyses revealed that stay-at-home policies correlated with a significant decrease in urban crime, although the effect varied across cities and crime types. More stringent restrictions on public movement predicted larger crime declines.
Publisher
Nature Human Behaviour
Published On
Jul 01, 2021
Authors
Amy E. Nivette, Renee Zahnow, Raul Aguilar, Andri Ahven, Shai Amram, Barak Ariel, María José Arosemena Burbano, Roberta Astolfi, Dirk Baier, Hyung-Min Bark, Joris E. H. Beijers, Marcelo Bergman, Gregory Breetzke, I. Alberto Concha-Eastman, Sophie Curtis-Ham, Ryan Davenport, Carlos Díaz, Diego Fleitas, Manne Gerell, Kwang-Ho Jang, Juha Kääriäinen, Tapio Lappi-Seppälä, Woon-Sik Lim, Rosa Loureiro Revilla, Lorraine Mazerolle, Gorazd Meško, Noemí Pereda, Maria F. T. Peres, Rubén Poblete-Cazenave, Simon Rose, Robert Svensson, Nico Trajtenberg, Tanja van der Lippe, Joran Veldkamp, Carlos J. Vilalta Perdomo, Manuel P. Eisner
Tags
COVID-19
urban crime
stay-at-home restrictions
time series analysis
crime rates
public movement
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