Crime and Mobility during the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Preliminary Empirical Exploration (2020)
Abstract
In this research note we document the decrease in victimisation rates during the COVID-19 lockdown period in New Zealand. We show that the changes in mobility patterns in the same period are significantly correlated with these changes in crime rates. We discuss how our preliminary empirical results accord with the theories of crime in economics and criminology.
Citation
Gunby P, Cheung L (2020). Crime and Mobility during the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Preliminary Empirical Exploration. 1-11.This citation is automatically generated and may be unreliable. Use as a guide only.
Keywords
COVID-19; crime; mobility; lockdownANZSRC Fields of Research
44 - Human society::4402 - Criminology::440214 - Sociological studies of crime44 - Human society::4406 - Human geography::440610 - Social geography