Crime under Lockdown: The Impact of COVID-19 on Citizen Security in the City of Buenos Aires

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dc.contributor.authorPerez-Vincent, Santiago M.
dc.contributor.authorSchargrodsky, Ernesto
dc.contributor.authorGarcía Mejía, Mauricio
dc.coverage.spatialAmérica Latina y el Caribees_ES
dc.coverage.spatialArgentinaes_ES
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-26T15:33:56Z
dc.date.available2021-08-26T15:33:56Z
dc.date.issued2021-08-18
dc.description.tableofcontentsThis paper studies the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown on criminal activity in the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina. We find a large, significant, robust, and immediate decline in crime following quarantine restrictions. We observe the effect on property crime reported to official agencies, police arrests, and crime reported in victimization surveys, but not in homicides. The decrease in criminal activity was greater in business and transportation areas, but still large in commercial and residential areas (including informal settlements). After the sharp and immediate fall, crime recovered but, as of November 2020, it did not reach its initial levels. The arrest data additionally allow us to measure the distance from the detainee’s address to the crime location. Crime became more local as mobility was restricted.es_ES
dc.identifier.citationPerez-Vincent, S. M., Schargrodsky, E., & García Mejía, M. (2021, August 18). Crime under Lockdown: The Impact of COVID-19 on Citizen Security in the City of Buenos Aires. Caracas: CAF. Retrieved from https://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/1777en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/1777
dc.language.isoenes_ES
dc.publisherCAFes_ES
dc.publisher.cityCaracases_ES
dc.subjectCiudadeses_ES
dc.subjectDesarrolloes_ES
dc.subjectSeguridad Ciudadanaes_ES
dc.subjectEconomíaes_ES
dc.subjectPolíticas públicases_ES
dc.titleCrime under Lockdown: The Impact of COVID-19 on Citizen Security in the City of Buenos Aireses_ES
dc.typeworkingPaperes_ES

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