Crime under lockdown: the impact of COVID-19 on citizen security in the city of Buenos Aires

This paper studies the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown on criminal activity in the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Following quarantine restrictions, we find a large, significant, robust, and immediate decline in property crime reported to official agencies, police arres...

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Authors: Perez-Vincent, Santiago M. (Author) ; Schargrodsky, Ernesto (Author) ; García Mejía, Mauricio (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Criminology & public policy
Year: 2021, Volume: 20, Issue: 3, Pages: 463-543
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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Keywords:
Citizen security
Crime
Covid-19
Lockdown
Displacement
Argentina