RT Article
T1 A global analysis of the impact of COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions on crime
JF Nature human behaviour
VO 5
SP 868
OP 877
A1 Nivette, Amy E.
A2 Zahnow, Renee
A2 Aguilar, Raul
A2 Ahven, Andri
A2 Amram, Shai
A2 Ariel, Barak
A2 Arosemena Burbano, María José
A2 Astolfi, Roberta
A2 Baier, Dirk 1976-
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1839386940
AB 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.
DO 10.1038/s41562-021-01139-z