The great crime recovery: Crimes against women during, and after, the COVID-19 lockdown in Mexico.
Econ Hum Biol
; 41: 100991, 2021 05.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1152328
ABSTRACT
This paper considers whether the COVID-19 stay-at-home order affected crimes targeting women. To answer this question, we use national municipal-level crime data from Mexico's National Public Security System. The NPSS reports sexual crimes, lapses in alimony, domestic violence, and femicides. Using the NPSS, we track monthly changes in crimes targeting women using an event-study design. Our results show that lapses in alimony, sexual crimes, and domestic violence follow a U-shaped trend. Each crime declined during the stay-at-home order, and then rose back to pre-COVID levels by October. Then, we analyze potential mechanisms for the reduction in crimes against women. We find that infection risk, victim-criminal match, and banning the sale of alcohol are related to higher declines in crime.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Communicable Disease Control
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Crime
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Mexico
Language:
English
Journal:
Econ Hum Biol
Journal subject:
Biology
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Social Sciences
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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