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A global analysis of the impact of COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions on crime.
Nivette, Amy E; Zahnow, Renee; Aguilar, Raul; Ahven, Andri; Amram, Shai; Ariel, Barak; Burbano, María José Arosemena; Astolfi, Roberta; Baier, Dirk; Bark, Hyung-Min; Beijers, Joris E H; Bergman, Marcelo; Breetzke, Gregory; Concha-Eastman, I Alberto; Curtis-Ham, Sophie; Davenport, Ryan; Díaz, Carlos; Fleitas, Diego; Gerell, Manne; Jang, Kwang-Ho; Kääriäinen, Juha; Lappi-Seppälä, Tapio; Lim, Woon-Sik; Revilla, Rosa Loureiro; Mazerolle, Lorraine; Mesko, Gorazd; Pereda, Noemí; Peres, Maria F T; Poblete-Cazenave, Rubén; Rose, Simon; Svensson, Robert; Trajtenberg, Nico; van der Lippe, Tanja; Veldkamp, Joran; Perdomo, Carlos J Vilalta; Eisner, Manuel P.
  • Nivette AE; Department of Sociology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands. a.e.nivette@uu.nl.
  • Zahnow R; Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR), Amsterdam, the Netherlands. a.e.nivette@uu.nl.
  • Aguilar R; School of Social Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  • Ahven A; Mossos d'Esquadra, Catalan Police, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Amram S; Ministry of Justice, Tallin, Estonia.
  • Ariel B; Institute of Criminology, Faculty of Law, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
  • Burbano MJA; Institute of Criminology, Faculty of Law, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
  • Astolfi R; Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
  • Baier D; Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
  • Bark HM; Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Beijers JEH; Institute of Delinquency and Crime Prevention, Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften (ZHAW) School of Social Work, Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Bergman M; Korean Institute of Criminology, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • Breetzke G; Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR), Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Concha-Eastman IA; Centro de Estudios Latinoamericano sobre Inseguridad y Violencia (CELIV), Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Curtis-Ham S; Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Davenport R; Secretariat of Health, Cali, Colombia.
  • Díaz C; Evidence Based Policing Centre, New Zealand Police, Wellington, New Zealand.
  • Fleitas D; Jill Dando Institute of Security & Crime Science, University College London, London, UK.
  • Gerell M; London Metropolitan Police, London, UK.
  • Jang KH; Department of Social Sciences, Catholic University of Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay.
  • Kääriäinen J; Centro de Estudios Latinoamericano sobre Inseguridad y Violencia (CELIV), Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Lappi-Seppälä T; Department of Criminology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden.
  • Lim WS; Smart Policing Intelligence Center, Police Science Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • Revilla RL; Institute of Criminology and Legal Policy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
  • Mazerolle L; Institute of Criminology and Legal Policy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
  • Mesko G; Smart Policing Intelligence Center, Police Science Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • Pereda N; Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
  • Peres MFT; School of Social Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  • Poblete-Cazenave R; Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia.
  • Rose S; Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Svensson R; Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Trajtenberg N; Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
  • van der Lippe T; Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
  • Veldkamp J; London Metropolitan Police, London, UK.
  • Perdomo CJV; Department of Criminology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden.
  • Eisner MP; School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
Nat Hum Behav ; 5(7): 868-877, 2021 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1253940
ABSTRACT
The stay-at-home restrictions to control the spread of COVID-19 led to unparalleled sudden change in daily life, but it is unclear how they affected urban crime globally. We collected data on daily counts of crime in 27 cities across 23 countries in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. We conducted interrupted time series analyses to assess the impact of stay-at-home restrictions on different types of crime in each city. Our findings show that the stay-at-home policies were associated with a considerable drop in urban crime, but with substantial variation across cities and types of crime. Meta-regression results showed that more stringent restrictions over movement in public space were predictive of larger declines in crime.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Quarantine / Crime / Physical Distancing / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Reviews Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America / Asia / Europa Language: English Journal: Nat Hum Behav Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S41562-021-01139-z

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Quarantine / Crime / Physical Distancing / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Reviews Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America / Asia / Europa Language: English Journal: Nat Hum Behav Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S41562-021-01139-z